All local banks and the Chamber of Commerce have armbands available now! Early Bird prices are $4 for children and $6 for adults. Armbands purchased at the gates December 3 (Festival Day) are $5 for children and $8 for adults. Note you can call and order armbands at 318.352.6894 and have them mailed to you [...]

This Saturday, November 19th the downtown riverbank will be closed to traffic for our ‘Turn on the Holidays’ event.  The riverbank will close at 6:00 a.m. and reopen early Sunday morning.  Also, the Church Street Bridge will close at 6:30 p.m.  Fireworks begin at 7:00 p.m. and will last about 10 minutes.  The bridge should [...]

The 2011 “City of Lights” 5K Run/Walk & 1 mile fun run will be held in conjunction with the 85th  Annual Christmas Festival December 3, 2011. Race Day registration and packet pickup will be from 6:30-7:30a.m. at the riverbank in downtown Natchitoches. Runners MUST enter gated area on Church Street at 2nd St or Williams [...]

2011 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Announces Armband are now on sale and locations to purchase at the pre-sale price The Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce would like the public to know that armbands for the 85th Annual Christmas Festival will be available at the following locations.  Adult armbands are $6, Children $4, and children 5 and [...]