Looking for something fun to do as the holiday season approaches? 225 has you covered with its Holiday Happenings guide, compiling all the events in the Capital Region into one colossal calendar.
For starters, tonight is White Light Night, Baton Rouge’s annual showcase of local art, food, wine and live music. Experience the Holiday Market at the Mill at the historic Cottonseed Oil Mill in New Roads this weekend, or decorate a gingerbread house with your kids tonight at Highland Road Community Park tonight.
Next week, there’s Broadway Presents: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer The Musical, ZooLights at the Baton Rouge Zoo and Christmas Open House in the Denham Springs Antique Village.
Enjoy the LSU Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 29, or Cajun Christmas with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys and Wayne Toups, on Dec. 1 at the Manship Theatre.
The Downtown Festival of Lights, a holiday extravaganza featuring a snow village, a train ride at the Old Governor’s Mansion and a visit from Santa at the Old State Capitol, runs from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 2. Experience a historical holiday at A Rural Life Christmas at LSU’s Rural Life Museum on Dec. 4.
Shopaholics can get their fill at the Second Annual Holiday Shop Hop on Dec. 8, which will feature more than 30 vendors with mobile pop-up booths at over 15 locations around downtown Baton Rouge. Call (225) 383-1825 for more information.
There’s Caroling in the Park at BREC’s City-Brooks Community Park at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 9, and the 66th Annual Cortana Kiwanis Downtown Christmas Parade rolls on Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m.
The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre will present The Nutcracker—A Tale from the Bayou on Dec. 17 and 18. Tickets are now on sale for Ice Skating on the River at the Raising Cane’s River Center, which will last from Dec. 21 to Jan. 2.
To top the year off, the city will host its annual New Year’s Eve bash, Red Stick Revelry, at the North Boulevard Town Square. Get all the details at redstickrevelry.com.
Find more details about these events and many more in 225’s Holiday Happenings guide, which will be updated throughout the season.
