Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center

Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center houses world-class art exhibitions and showcases SWLA culture. Admission is always FREE!
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We have three gorgeous floors of gallery spaces in our historic courthouse turned art center. After extensive restoration, the 1911 Historic City Hall opened its doors as the City of Lake Charles' public art gallery and cultural facility in 2004. Since that time, Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center has showcased numerous traveling exhibitions from around the world, as well as regional and lo

cal artists. The Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center is City-owned-and-operated, under the direction of the Cultural Affairs Department. The beautiful historic building features three floors of gallery space, a clock tower, and, added in 2006, a landscaped brick courtyard. There have been many exhibitions by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Ansel Adams, Norman Rockwell, and Tasha Tudor, as well as many traveling group exhibitions. In 2007, Historic City Hall housed Titanic:The Artifact Exhibition, featuring over 100 carefully preserved artifacts from the historic vessel. The Historic City Hall is also the home to two local art galleries: Black Heritage Gallery and Gallery by the Lake. The Center has had visitors from across the country, many of which are surprised and delighted to find such high-caliber exhibitions in the Lake Area. For the past several years, Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center has been voted the Best Public Art Gallery by the Times of Lake Charles Reader's Poll. This honor recognizes the ongoing commitment the City of Lake Charles has made to providing the residents and visitors of Lake Charles with quality, educational, family-friendly entertainment and events at accessible prices. Admission to all exhibitions is free to the public. For more information, please call (337)491-9147 or e-mail [email protected].

Join us for "The Art of Everything: Matrices & Mixed Media" with SOWELA Professor Dane Landry! ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒŒThis informative galler...
09/01/2026

Join us for "The Art of Everything: Matrices & Mixed Media" with SOWELA Professor Dane Landry! ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒŒ

This informative gallery talk will explore June Wayneโ€™s background, bio, and impact. Attendees will then learn about the various mediums and techniques used by June Wayne, all connected back to specific artwork in the exhibition!

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Friday, September 18th at 5:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ 3rd floor of Historic City Hall (1001 Ryan St)
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free & open to the public
๐Ÿฅ‚ Light refreshments provided

The White Linen Night Cocktail Competition has COMMENCED! ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจStarting TODAY, these downtown businesses will be serving up...
09/01/2026

The White Linen Night Cocktail Competition has COMMENCED! ๐Ÿฅ‚โœจ

Starting TODAY, these downtown businesses will be serving up their exclusive White Linen Night cocktails and competing to see who can bring home the title of "Best Cocktail!"

Velvet Room at Panorama - ๐‚๐จ๐œ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐จ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐จ

Villa Harlequin - ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐’๐จ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง

๐ƒ๐๐‘ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ - ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ž
*๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต!*

Luna Bar and Grill Downtown - ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Augustine - ๐‚๐ฎ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ž

Panorama Music House - ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก

Tia Juanita's Fish Camp Lake Charles - ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ข

Bux Kajun Korner - ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ฒ๐š๐ง

Pujo Street Cafe - ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ

VOTING WILL CLOSE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 10:00 PM!

๐Ÿ”— ๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ "๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ" ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR-VB7IpWh9SN5QuqOsIVlOgO0U7qXbUiW-Fz1STMLTsBEAw/viewform?usp=header

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Saturday, September 12 | 5-9 PM
Downtown Lake Charles

08/31/2026

โœจ Something NEW is debuting at White Linen Night! โœจ

Weโ€™ve been keeping a little secretโ€ฆ and weโ€™re finally ready to share it! ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿค

All Put Together is launching a brand-new Lake Charles collection, featuring some of our favorite things about the city we call home. Think unique gifts, accessories, apparel and pieces that are perfectly Lake Charles. โšœ๏ธ

And what better night to debut it than White Linen Night in Downtown Lake Charles โ€” Saturday, September 12! The streets will be filled with art, music, performances and all the downtown fun from 5โ€“9 PM.

๐Ÿฅ‚ Come dressed in white, stroll downtown and be one of the first to shop the new collection!

We have a feeling youโ€™re going to LOVE this one. ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ“ All Put Together | Downtown Lake Charles
๐ŸŒ™ White Linen Night | September 12

Fresh flavors, local finds, and a morning well spent! โ˜€๏ธโ˜•Grab a friend and catch the Charlestown Farmers Market every Sa...
08/31/2026

Fresh flavors, local finds, and a morning well spent! โ˜€๏ธโ˜•

Grab a friend and catch the Charlestown Farmers Market every Saturday from 8:00 am to noon on Bilbo St behind Historic City Hall (1001 Ryan St)! And don't miss the return of Meet Me at the Market on Saturday, September 12th from 8:00 am to noon on the front lawn!

๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ:
๐Ÿชด September 5th
๐ŸŒป MEET ME AT THE MARKET - September 12th
๐ŸŒฑ September 19th
๐ŸŒท September 26th

08/31/2026

Only TWO WEEKS until White Linen Night! ๐Ÿค๐ŸŒ™

If you havenโ€™t found an outfit yet, nowโ€™s the time! Head downtown and shop local at All Put Together and Miaโ€™s for everything you need to make your White Linen Night look one to remember! ๐Ÿ›๏ธโœจ

Join us for a double opening reception celebrating the arrival of "Nympheus Luminansis: Water Lilies of the Light" and t...
08/29/2026

Join us for a double opening reception celebrating the arrival of "Nympheus Luminansis: Water Lilies of the Light" and the return of the Artisans' Gallery! ๐ŸŒŠโœจ

"Nympheus Luminansis: Water Lilies of the Light" pays homage to the paintings of famed artist, Claude Monet, and explores the profound relationship between color and light. Each canvas is conceived as a distinct atmosphere, a chromatic variation where the painted surface becomes the meeting point between reality and perception!

The Artisans' Gallery features local artists from various backgrounds with specializations in different mediums, coming together once again for their Fall exhibition!

This double opening reception will take place during the infamous White Linen Night! After you peruse through the gallery, make your way outside and join the festivities!

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday, September 12 | 5-9 PM
๐Ÿ“ Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center (1001 Ryan St)
โœจ FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Join us TOMORROW for the Theater Grand Re-Opening at Central School Arts & Humanities Center!Dress to impress for an eve...
08/27/2026

Join us TOMORROW for the Theater Grand Re-Opening at Central School Arts & Humanities Center!

Dress to impress for an evening of art, culture, and history!

๐Ÿ”— ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ˆ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/back-in-session-a-grand-re-opening-tickets-1994093869443?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ:
Friday, August 28th from 6:00-9:00pm
Central School Arts & Humanities Center (809 Kirby Street)

We are gearing up for a busy month at Historic City Hall! Come check out these FREE events happening during the month of...
08/27/2026

We are gearing up for a busy month at Historic City Hall! Come check out these FREE events happening during the month of September:

๐ŸŒฎ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ
Tuesday, September 1 | 11 AM- 2 PM
Front plaza of Historic City Hall

๐ŸŒป ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ
Saturday, September 12 | 8 AM- NOON
Front plaza of Historic City Hall

๐ŸŒ™ ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
Saturday, September 12 | 5 - 9 PM
Downtown Lake Charles

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ & ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐ฌโ€™ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Saturday, September 12 | 5 - 9 PM
1st & 2nd floor of Historic City Hall

๐Ÿช ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ & ๐Œ๐ข๐ฑ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค
Friday, September 18 | 5 PM
3rd floor of Historic City Hall

๐Ÿฆ† ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž: ๐‡๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Friday, September 25 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM
2nd floor of Historic City Hall

๐ŸŒณ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง
Friday, September 25 | 6 - 8 PM
Front lawn of Central School Arts and Humanities Center (809 Kirby St)

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As the countdown to White Linen Night continues, we want to take a moment to thank our amazing sponsors! โœจ๐ŸŒ™Thank you to ...
08/26/2026

As the countdown to White Linen Night continues, we want to take a moment to thank our amazing sponsors! โœจ๐ŸŒ™

Thank you to Walt Sanchez for City Court Judge, Panorama Music House, First Federal Bank of Louisiana, No Boundaries Nightclub , Upscale Productions, United Rentals, Image360 Lake Charles, and FOX29 Lake Charles for making it possible for White Linen Night to return for another year and keeping it free for the community to enjoy!

The magic of the holiday season is coming back to Lake Charles for our annual Light Up the Lake Christmas Celebration! ๐ŸŽ„...
08/26/2026

The magic of the holiday season is coming back to Lake Charles for our annual Light Up the Lake Christmas Celebration! ๐ŸŽ„โœจ

As part of the annual Christmas Celebration, the City will host a Christmas Walking Parade on Saturday, November 28, featuring festive performances and holiday cheer along a 0.65-mile route on the Lake Charles Lakefront!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
๐Ÿฅ Marching bands
๐ŸŽถ Community choirs
๐Ÿฉฐ Local dance teams
๐ŸŽ… Festive characters
๐Ÿš— Classic cars, decorated wagons, & more!

Unlike traditional float parades, this event will highlight walking groups and live performances. A special Performance Zone will give groups the chance to stop and showcase their talents for the crowd, from choreographed dances to holiday skits and musical numbers!

The parade is FREE to enter, but groups must register by Sunday, November 15, to participate!

๐Ÿ”— ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง-๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSde-FNi59A4duA4uxtlhB14oLYbjD5byeMZ2Sp6oxyYUkAGGA/viewform

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1001 Ryan Street
Lake Charles, LA
70601

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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