Winter festivities in Louisiana light up the season.
Like every season in Louisiana, winter is filled with charming festivals, time-honored traditions and our signature joie de vivre. Start exploring Louisiana's winter festivals and events.
Louisiana Christmas Events
Whether you’re looking for a traditional Christmas celebration or something totally unexpected, you’re sure to find an event that’s perfect for you. The six-week-long Natchitoches Christmas Festival features more than 300,000 glittering lights and decorations, cookies with Santa and a nightly drone and fireworks show. In New Orleans, Celebration in the Oaks offers a walking or driving tour through acres of dazzling lights and festive displays. And Shreveport’s American Rose Center Gardens transforms into a showstopping winter wonderland for Christmas in Roseland.
Cajun Christmas in Louisiana
The Great River Road region between New Orleans and Baton Rouge offers an unusual holiday tradition: Christmas bonfires on the Mississippi River levee. These 20-to-30-foot-high pyramids are set on fire and accompanied with warm beverages, caroling and delicious food.
Learn more about Christmas Eve bonfires
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Winter Events in Louisiana
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