58th Louisiana Cotton Festival
A Cotton Pickin' Good Time!!!!!
Friday, September 16,2011
7:00 pm -- T-Cotton Bowl Game (VPHS vs SHHS at VPHS stadium pregame 4pm)
Tuesday, October 11,2011
6:30 pm -- Contradanse-Crowning of Le Roi et La Reine (North Side Civic Center)
(Admission: $5.00 for Adults and $1.00 for Children 12 and under)
Wednesday, October 12,2011
3:30 pm -- 4-H Cotton Food Fest, North Side Civic Center (judging begins at 4:00pm)
4:00 pm -- 4-H Cotton Pickin' Pet Show, North Side Civic Center Pavilion
5:00 pm -- Carnival opens
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Bracelet hours at Carnival
(Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)
Thursday, October 13,2011
5:00 pm --Carnival opens
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Bracelet hours at Carnival
(Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)
Friday, October 14,2011
1:00 pm -- Carnival opens
1:00 to 5:00 pm -- Bracelet hours at Carnival
5:00 pm -- Beer booth opens
5:00 pm -- Admission to fairgrounds ($5.00 for adults and $1.00 for 12 and under)
7:00 to 8:00 pm -- Kim Brasso & Louisiana Boogie
8:30 to 9:45 pm -- NIK*L Beer Band
10:15 to 12:00 -- James Dupre
Saturday, October 15,2011
8:00 am to 12 noon -- Fall Farmer's Market, North Side Civic Center Pavillion (admission is FREE)
10:00 to 10:30 am -- Contestants and Visiting Queens arrive
10:45 to 12:30 pm -- Interviews for Contestants Practice for Visiting Queens
1:00 pm -- Carnival opens
1:00 to 5:00 pm -- Bracelet hours at Carnival
4:00 pm -- Cotton Coronation-- Crowning of King & Queen Cotton, North Side Civic Center (admission $5.00 for Adults and $1.00 for 12 and under)
5:00 pm -- Beer Booth opens
5:00 pm -- Admission to fairgrounds ($5.00 for Adults and $1.00 for 12 and under)
7:00 to 9:00 pm -- Geno Dellofasse & French Rockin' Boggie
Sunday, October 16,2011
8:00 am -- Cotton Harvest Services, First Baptist Church (750 W. Main Street)
12:00 noon -- "Grand Parade of Cotton"-- (Main Street)
1:00 pm -- Carnival opens
1:00 to 5:00 pm -- Bracelet hours at Carnival
3:00 pm -- Running of the Tournoi -- Industrial Park (admission $5.00 for Adults
and Children FREE for 12 and under)
6:00 pm -- End of Cotton Festival 58th