Natchitoches Parish Fair and Rodeo

05/17/2026

What an incredible turnout at the 4th Annual City of Lights Crawfish Cook! 🦞☀️

Thank you to everyone who came out and spent this beautiful Saturday with us while helping raise money for a great cause. The support from our community means so much, and we couldn’t have asked for a better day!

A huge thank you to all of the teams who showed up and served some absolutely DELICIOUS crawfish, and thank you to our sponsors for helping make another successful event possible.

🏆 Congratulations to this year’s winners:

People’s Choice Winner – Slap Pappys
🥇 1st Place – D & J Tuning
🥈 2nd Place – Servpro of Alexandria
🥉 3rd Place – Charlie’s Crawbabies

Also, a BIG thank you to our NPFB Queen, Maddie Hendon, for representing the fair board this past year at events all over the state of Louisiana. You did an amazing job, and we are so proud of you! 👑

We appreciate everyone who helped make this event such a success, and we can’t wait to do it again next year! 🦞

05/16/2026

Come out and join us for the 4th Annual City of Light Crawfish Cookoff at the Natchitoches Parish Fairgrounds! 🦞☀️

The crawfish will be hot and ready starting at 11, and the band is geared up and ready to play from 2–5! Come spend this beautiful Saturday with great food, good music, and even better company. We can’t wait to see everyone out here!

05/16/2026

Look what’s on the way to the fairgrounds!!!!!!! This is 3000 pounds of prime crawfish headed to the 4th Annual City of Lights Crawfish Boil Cookoff!

Come out today for $30 and get ya some!!! 🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞

05/14/2026

🦞🎉 Mark your calendars! The 4th Annual City of Lights Crawfish Boil Cook-Off is coming to the Natchitoches Parish Fairgrounds THIS Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 11 AM – 5 PM!

Come hungry and enjoy a full day of crawfish, friendly competition, and community fun as teams battle it out for the title of best boil.

Tickets: https://www.strideevents.com/event/city-of-lights-crawfish-boil/2026/dashboard

Even better — every pound cracked supports a great cause. All proceeds benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and their work helping neighbors in need right here in our community.

Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and get ready for a great day for a great cause! 🦞💛

04/29/2026

🦞 The countdown is on! The 4th Annual City of Lights Crawfish Boil Cook-Off is happening May 16th at the Natchitoches Parish Fairgrounds!

Early bird tickets are on sale NOW—don’t wait to grab yours! 🎟️

Want to show your cook-off spirit before the big day? Event t-shirts are also available for purchase now, online store closes May 3rd!

Come out for a day full of crawfish, community, and competition—all while supporting the local St. Vincent de Paul Society.

T-shirts: https://poseys.chipply.com/CityofLights/
Tickets: https://www.strideevents.com/city-of-lights-crawfish-boil/event-information

03/31/2026

🦞🎉 Mark your calendars! The 4th Annual City of Lights Crawfish Boil Cook-Off is coming to the Natchitoches Parish Fairgrounds on May 16, 2026 from 11 AM – 5 PM!

Come hungry and enjoy a full day of crawfish, friendly competition, and community fun as teams battle it out for the title of best boil.

Early bird ticket pricing is available now, so grab yours before prices go up! Tickets: https://www.strideevents.com/event/city-of-lights-crawfish-boil/2026/dashboard

Even better — every pound cracked supports a great cause. All proceeds benefit the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and their work helping neighbors in need right here in our community.

Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and get ready for a great day for a great cause! 🦞💛

03/19/2026

THANK YOU so much Vaughn Chevrolet for your continued support and participation for this great cause! In fact, last year was so much fun and Vaughn did such a great job as a team boiling the crawfish that we’ve upped a year so this year is the “4TH ANNUAL CITY OF LIGHTS CRAWFISH BOIL COOKOFF “!!!!!
Come out to the fairgrounds May 16th and taste their great crawfish again this year!!!!🦞🦞🦞🦞

🔥🦞 We’re doing it AGAIN! 🦞🔥

Vaughn Chevrolet Buick is proud to sponsor the 3rd Annual Crawfish Cook-Off and you do NOT want to miss it!

📅 May 16th
💲 $30 All-You-Can-Eat Crawfish
👕 Event T-Shirts – $25

Come out for great food, good times, and even better company! 🙌

❤️ All proceeds from this event will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul, so every bite supports a great cause.

Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and come celebrate with us for year THREE! 🎉

Natchitoches Parish Fair and Rodeo

09/29/2025

Exhibit and Premium Pickup today from 3-6!

09/27/2025

995 likes, 11 comments. “2 MORE DAYS OF FAIR FUN! 🎡🎠🎢🎟️”

09/26/2025

09/26/2025

The winner of 2025 Hunter Owen’s Memorial Award is Miss Ashlynn Hayes!

This award is very special to our livestock program and continues Hunter’s love of the sport for future exhibitors!

Pictured here are Becky and Rusty Owens, Ashlynn Hayes and Maddie Hendon, 2025 Miss Natchitoches Parish Fair Queen.