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JUNE 13-15
LOUISIANA CORN FESTIVAL: Corn Festival Fairgrounds, Bunkie. Three-day family fun event with arts and crafts, food, carnival, corn-eating, -shucking and -cooking contests. http://www.bunkie.org or (318) 346-2575.
JUNE 14-15
MELROSE PLANTATION ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL: grounds of Melrose Plantation, La. 119, 16 miles south of Natchitoches. Enjoy browsing at one of the oldest arts and crafts shows in the state. You’ll find handcrafted items, pottery, baskets, crafts, jewelry, dolls, sculptures, all displayed by more than 100 juried craftspeople. Sponsored by the Association for the Preservation of Natchitoches. (800) 259-1714.
JUNE 27-19
SQUIRE CREEK LOUISIANA PEACH FESTIVAL: Ruston Civic Center and various sites near downtown Ruston. The town honors the peach with dozens of events, including peach-growing, -cooking and -eating contests, arts and crafts, music, street dancing, food, fishing tournament, games, pageants and much more. (318) 255-2031.
June 8-10
LOUISIANA CORN FESTIVAL: Corn Festival Fairgrounds, Bunkie. Three-day family fun event with arts and crafts, food, carnival, corn-eating, -shucking and -cooking contests, pirogue races, street dance Friday and Saturday nights. The festival also includes a softball tournament, city-wide parade, and talent contest on Sunday. http://www.bunkie.org or (318) 346-2575.
June 9-10
MELROSE PLANTATION ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL: grounds of Melrose Plantation, La. 119, 16 miles south of Natchitoches. Enjoy browsing at one of the oldest arts and crafts shows in the state. You’ll find handcrafted items, pottery, baskets, crafts, jewelry, dolls, sculptures, all displayed by more than 100 juried craftspeople. Sponsored by the Association for the Preservation of Natchitoches. (800) 259-1714.
June 21-24
SQUIRREL CREEK LOUISIANA PEACH FESTIVAL: Ruston Civic Center and various sites near downtown Ruston. The town honors the peach with dozens of events, including peach-growing, -cooking and -eating contests, arts and crafts, music, street dancing, food, fishing tournament, games, pageants and much more. (318) 255-2031.
June 29, 30-JULY 1
LOUISIANA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL: Lakefront Harbor, Mandeville. Seafood and other delicacies from a variety of food booths, live music, etc. Four fun-filled days to celebrate this 28th annual event. http://www.seafoodfest.com.
Look for festival updates in each week's Friday FUN section of the
Morning Advocate and Visit Baton Rouge

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