• Baton Rouge Pride Fest The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. June 20 at BREC’s Magnolia Mound on Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge, LA. The annual picnic and resource fair are going to be part of a weekend of activities planned for June 19-21,the Saturday events are the largest gathering and serve as the centerpiece of the Baton Rouge Pride Fest. These events brought to you by Metropolitan Community Church of Baton Rouge and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. If you would like to join our growing list of sponsors for this year's Pride Fest, then please call 248-0404.

JUNE 26 - 28

• BEAUREGARD PARISH WATERMELON FESTIVAL:  Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds Deridder, Home to the Sugartown watermelon, the festival is a celebration of the watermelon growers of western Louisiana. Enjoy pageants, talent contest, largest watermelon contest, watermelon carving contest, watermelon eating and spitting contest, children’s games, carnival rides, car show, crafts, food and All American Lumberjack Show. Entertainment includes Barry Badon and the Bayou Boys. NOT TO MISS: The watermelon seed spitting contest. INFORMATION: http:// www.beauregardwatermelonfestival.com.

• SQUIRE CREEK LOUISIANA PEACH FESTIVAL:Downtown Ruston,One of the longest-running agriculture festivals in Louisiana, this is a popular family event. The festival features a parade, rodeo, peach cooking contest, peach eating contest, antique car show and more than 200 artisans and vendors. Headlining the musical lineup will be Country Music Association and Grammy Award-winner Ricky Skaggs. Also performing will be Hank Staples and Thundercreek and The Crossroads Band. NOT TO MISS: The peach eating contest and Ricky Skaggs show. INFORMATION: http://www.louisianapeachfestival.org.

Look for festival updates in each week's Friday FUN section of the
Morning Advocate and Visit Baton Rouge