July / August Calendar
GREATER NOLA
July 4. Dueling Barges Firework Show. New Orleans. go4thontheriver.com
July 5-8. Essence Festival. New Orleans. essence.com/festival-2018
July 13-15. Running of the Bulls. New Orleans. nolabulls.com
July 14. Bastille Day Fete. New Orleans. bastilledaynola.com/bastilledaynola
July 17-22. Tales of the Cocktail. New Orleans. talesofthecocktail.com
Aug. 1-31. COOLinary New Orleans. New Orleans. coolinaryneworleans.com
Aug. 1-31. New Orleans Museum Month. New Orleans. neworleans.com/museum-month
Aug. 3-5. Satchmo SummerFest New Orleans. New Orleans. satchmosummerfest.org
Aug. 4. Whitney White Linen Night New Orleans. New Orleans. cacno.org
Aug. 11. Dirty Linen Night New Orleans. New Orleans. dirtylinennola.com
Aug. 11. Red Dress Run New Orleans. New Orleans. neworleanshash.com/rdrsignup.asp
Aug. 24. Nola Downtown Music And Art Festival. New Orleans. cuttingedgenola.com
Aug. 30-Sept. 3. Southern Decadence New Orleans. southerndecadence.net
Cajun Country
June 30 – July 4. Erath Fourth of July Celebration. Erath. erath4.com
July 20-21. Natchitoches/NSU Folk Festival. Natchitoches. louisianafolklife.nsula.edu
July 28. Ladies & Gentlemen’s Regatta LCYC. Lake Charles. lakecharlesyachtclub.com
Aug. 18. Arts & Crabs Fest. Lake Charles. artscouncilswla.org
Aug. 16-18. Le Cajun Music Awards and Festival. Lafayette. cajunfrenchmusic.org
Aug. 15-18. Shrimp Festival. Delcambre. shrimpfestival.net
Aug. 30 – Sept. 3. Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival. Morgan City. shrimpandpetroleum.org
CENTRAL
July 4. Red Stick White & Blue. Baton Rouge. lsumoa.org
Aug. 31-Sept. 1. Cane River Zydeco Festival. Natchitoches. natchitoches.com
North
July 27-28. Louisiana Watermelon Festival. Farmerville. farmerville.org/watermelon.php
Aug. 24-26. Ark-La-Tex Music Heritage Festival. Shreveport. klkl.fm
Louisiana watermelon festival
JULY 27-28 FARMERVILLE
This year marks the 53rd annual Watermelon Festival — an event that combines a great summer treat with fun pastimes, such as tennis, arm wrestling and tricycle races. The biggest watermelon wins the prize and watermelons are auctioned off to the public. Participants can also try their hand at a watermelon eating or speed spitting contest — or opt for dressing up your prized watermelon for the best-dress watermelon competition. Add in a parade, a pageant with “teen” and “miss” categories, plus arts and crafts and you have a full weekend in Farmerville.
