FESTIVALS

Grant Parish is home to two annual festivals. The Louisiana Pecan Festival has been steadily growing in popularity and attendance since it began in 1969. Each year the Town of Colfax hosts 50,000 – 75,000 visitors for the three day festival which is always held on the first full weekend in November. The Festival begins on Friday with a Blessing of the Crop, Children’s Day activities, carnival, and live music, and continues on Saturday with more music and a huge parade at 10 AM and fireworks that night. Sunday’s activities are lower keyed, but provide an afternoon of fun for families, with carnival rides, good food and music. For more information, contact the Louisiana Pecan Festival at (318) 627-5196. Go see the Lousisiana Pecan Festival's new web site:www.louisianapecanfestival.com!

The Grant Dogwood Festival has been entertaining locals and visitors for more than 20 years with its family-oriented activities and music. The festival is always the first Saturday in April and held at LaCroix Park in Pollock. Arts and Crafts, food vendors, a parade, domino tournament are festival highlights, while visitors can purchase delicious, locally made jams and jellies including the increasingly popular (and delicious tasting) mayhaw jelly, produced from local crops. For more information contact Pollock Town Hall at (318) 765-3796.