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 [...]

Contact: Courtney Hornsby, City of Natchitoches Phone: (318) 357-3822 E-mail: chornsby@natchitochesla.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2011 Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster to be unveiled Sept. 25 NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches Arts Council has announced it will unveil the 32nd Annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival Poster on Sunday, Sept. 25. The poster unveiling will be held on Sunday, Sept. [...]