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Louisiana Festivals & Events in November 2026 by Weekend

Written by the USA Fest Bot team with AI help. · Published · Updated

The Mississippi River at night with a bridge lit in purple and lit hotel towers along the New Orleans riverfront
The Mississippi River at the French Quarter in New Orleans on a November night (not one of the events below). Photo: Jeremy Thompson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

November in Louisiana brings food festivals, fairs, music and the first Christmas celebrations. This guide covers 52 festivals and other public events listed on USA Fest Bot for November 2026, grouped by weekend, from Halloween weekend through Thanksgiving weekend. You’ll find the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport, the Louisiana Pecan Festival in Colfax, the Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville, Beignet Fest and the Oak Street Po’ Boy Festival in New Orleans, LUNA Fête, the Port Barre Cracklin Festival, Thanksgiving Day races in New Orleans and West Monroe, and Christmas festivals in Belle Chasse, Morgan City and Lake Charles. Each one links to its listing page and to the event’s own website.

Pick a weekend, then open the listing page and the event’s website for hours and details. USA Fest Bot doesn’t sell tickets.

Dates can change, so check the event’s website before you go.

Weekend of October 30 – November 1

Fourteen events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette. Halloween falls on Saturday, October 31, this year.

November 6–8

Fourteen events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in New Orleans, Monroe and Houma.

Rail tracks leading toward the New Orleans skyline under an orange sunrise sky
The New Orleans skyline at sunrise from Mid-City in late October (not one of the events below). Photo: Bart Everson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

November 13–15

Seven events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in New Orleans, Oberlin and Port Barre.

Moss-draped cypress trees reflected in still swamp water
Cypress trees at Lake Martin in south Louisiana (not one of the events below). Photo: Pierre5018, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

November 20–22

Four events on our list fall on this weekend, in Lake Charles, Belle Chasse and Houma.

November 27–29 (Thanksgiving weekend)

Five events on our list fall on this weekend, including events in Belle Chasse, Lake Charles and Morgan City. Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26. Also included here: Spirit of Morgan City Moonlight Market (Monday, November 23), NOAC Turkey Day Race (Thursday, November 26) and Wild Turkey 3 Miler (Thursday, November 26), which fall on weekdays before this weekend. See more turkey trots and Thanksgiving parades across the country.

Running across several weekends

These listings cover three or more of the weekends in this guide. The dates show the full span, so check the organizer’s page for which days they are open.

Running all season

These holiday listings open in November and run into December or January, so they are not tied to one weekend. The dates show the full season, so check the organizer’s page for which nights they are open.

Before you go: a short checklist

  • Open the event’s website the week you go. Each listing page links to it, and organizers post hours and updates there.
  • Check which days are event days. Some listings here cover a long span, such as State Fair of Louisiana (October 29 - November 15) and Greater Baton Rouge State Fair (October 22 - November 1). Our listings show the full span, so check the organizer’s page for the exact days.
  • Add it to your calendar. Every listing in this guide has an “Add to calendar (.ics)” link and a map link.

Find more events near you

The rest of the site covers more of Louisiana. Louisiana events collects every Louisiana listing on USA Fest Bot, and Louisiana this weekend shows what’s on in the next few days. City pages: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Houma, Slidell and Monroe. More parades, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas parades, are on parades. More runs and walks, including Thanksgiving Day turkey trots, are on charity runs and walks. Weekly markets are on farmers markets. For plans across the country, see this weekend. Missing an event you know? Submit a listing.

Quick answers

Can these dates change?

The dates in this guide match each event’s listing page on USA Fest Bot, and each listing page links to the event’s website.

Is an event I know missing?

It may not have posted its 2026 dates yet. You can submit a listing with a link to the event’s website.

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