The festival is held the first full weekend in November and is held in downtown Colfax, Louisiana. Festival events include the Grand Parade, live music, contests, fireworks and the Queen's Ball. We look forward to seeing you this year at the 43rd Annual Louisiana Pecan Festival, November 4th, 5th and 6th, 2011 in downtown Colfax!

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Schedule of Events

Friday, November 4th, 2011

8:00 a.m.          Blessing of the Crops

                        Main Stage!!

8:30 a.m.          Vendors Open           

                        Front Street

                   Cooking Contest Begins

                        Main Stage!!

9:00 a.m.       Children’s Day Begins

                        Colfax City Park

                        Country Store Opens

           Children’s Art Contest Results

                        Pecan House Opens

 

11:00 a.m.        Tim Oates Performs

                        Main Stage!!

 

NOON     Cooking Contest Results

                        Main Stage!!

                        Carnival Opens

                       

       Antique Tractor Show Opens

                        Across from DMV

 

2:00 p.m.    Pecanettes Perform

             Kids Pie Eating Contest

                       

                       

3:00 p.m.    Stan Rachal Performs

                        Main Stage!!

8:00 p.m.          Queen’s Ball

            Featuring: STATIC

 

                Back by popular demand

Grant Civic Center –
ends @ midnight

 

Saturday, November 5th, 2011

8:00 a.m.          Vendors Open           

                        Front Street

Antique Tractor Show Opens

                       

10:00 a.m.        Grand Parade

Grand Marshall – Anna Margeret

Will perform directly after parade

                       

 

Honorees-Vonice & Larry Wainwright

 

11:00 a.m.        Country Store Opens

            Children’s Art Contest Results

 

NOON  Carnival Opens

Parade Results

        Presentation of Queen and Court

                       

                        Main Stage!!

 

1:15 p.m.          Pecanettes Perform

 

                       

2:00 p.m.          Rachet Performs

                                         

                        Main Stage!!                

 

4:30 p.m.          Pecanettes Perform

                        Pie Eating Contest

                        Main Stage!!

 

5:30 p.m.          Street Dance

                        Joel Martin Project

                        Main Stage!!

 

8:30 p.m.          Fireworks

 

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

11:00 a.m.        Church

12:30 p.m.        Vendors Open

                        Front Street

                       

 

2:00 p.m.          Wehunt Band performs

                        Main Stage!!

 

Festival ends at 5:00 p.m. We hope you had a great time and we look forward to seeing you again in 2012.

Special Thanks to all of the following Sponsors!

Roy Edwards Logging

Colfax Reunion Nursing &

Rehab. Center

Southwest Beverage

Kramer Funeral Home

Colfax Banking Company

Louisiana Lottery, Co.

Cleco

Big Daddy’s Daiquiris

The Chronicle

Michael Wahlder

Cougar Stop

Bank of Montgomery

District Attorney Jay Lemoine

Dean Nugent’s State Farm

Grayson’s BBQ

Carol’s Creations

Walker Wright, Tax Assessor

Sabine State Bank

Despino Tire

Justiss Oil

Kay Radio

Town of Colfax

Pantry Pal

Darrell’s Restaurant

Fads n Frames

 

Logs Provided by Roy Edwards Logging!

 

 

 

Be sure to visit the Louisiana Pecan Festival Office for all your official Festival merchandise.  Hats, aprons, artwork, tshirts, syrup and more!

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Also visit the Country Store in the old train depot for all the homemade treats you can eat!  They have pies, candy, pecans, jams and jellies and so much more!

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