JANUARY
1 - New Year's Day
6 - Twelfth Night - Civic Center
6 - Louisiana Fur & Wildlife Festival Pageant - Civic Center
12-13 - Louisiana Fur & Wildlife Festival - Cameron Elementary School
15 - Martin Luther King, Jr Coalition Festival - Civic Center
18-20 - Parish Livestock Show - Burton Coliseum
19 - Charlie Pride Concert - L'Auberge du Lac
27-2/3 - Western Haritage Days - Burton Coliseum
28 - Mardi Gras Queens' Pageant - Civic Center
30-2/3 - District Livestock Show - Burton Coliseum
FEBRUARY
1-3 - Southwest District Livestock Show & Rodeo - Burton Coliseum
2 - Groundhog Day
3-4 - LRCA Open Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
10 - Town of Vinton Mardi Gras - Downtown Vinton
14 - Valentines Day
16 - Mardi Gras Merchants' Parade - Downtown Lake Charles
17 - Krewe of Illusions Court Presentation - Civic Center
17 - Cajun Extravanganza Mardi Gras Cook-off - Civic Center
17 - Mardi Gras Zydeco Dance - Civic Center
17 - Krewe of Barkus Parade - Civic Center, Bord du Lac Drive
17 - Krewe of Omega Parade - Downtown Lake Charles
17 - Krewe of Cosmos Court Presentation - Sulphur High Auditorium
17 - Mardi Gras Trail Ride - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
17 - Louisiana Christian Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
18 - Mardi Gras Chicken Run - Civic Center
18 - Mardi Gras Taste of Louisiana - Civic Center
18 - Mardi Gras Children's Day - Civic Center
18 - Mardi Gras Children's Parade - Downtown Lake Charles
18 - Mardy Gras Lighted Boat Parade - Civic Center
19 - Presidents Day observed
19 - Mardi Gras Royal Gala - Civic Center
19 - Krewe of Golden Years - Civic Center
20 - Krewe of Charlie Sioux Parade Party - Broad & Ryan
20 - Red Hat Parade - Downtown Lake Charles
20 - Krewe of Krewes' Parade - Downtown Lake Charles
23-25 - Louisiana Rodeo State Finals - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
23-25 - Central Gulf Coast Boat, Sport & RV Show - Civic Center
24 - Black Heritage Festival Pageant - Civic Center
MARCH
2-4 - Calcasieu Parish High School Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
3 - Black Heritage Festival - Civic Center
3 - Bowl for Kids' Sake, Big Brothers Big Sisters - Petro Bowl
11 - Daylight Savings Time begins at 2am (set clocks ahead one hour)
16-18 - Iowa Rabbit Festival - Iowa City Park
17 - Saint Patrick's Day
17 - Louisiana Christial Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
23-25 - Choupique High School Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
24 - Westlake Family Fun & Food Festival Pageant - S.P. Arnett School
24-25 - Southwest Louisiana Garden Festival - Burton Coliseum
31 - Apex Broadcasting Easter Fest - Civic Center Grounds
APRIL
1 - April Fool's Day
1 - Palm Sunday Tour of Homes - Historic Downtown Lake Charles
6 - Good Friday
8 - Easter
12-14 - Louisiana Railroad Days Festival - DeQuincy Railroad Museum
20-21 - Hackberry High School Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
22 - Earth Day
28 - March of Dimes Walk America - Civic Center
MAY
1-13 - Contraband Days - Civic Center Grounds
4-5 - South Cameron High School Rodeo - West Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur
5 - Cinco de Mayo
12 - McNeese State University Graduation - Burton Coliseum
13 - Mother's Day
17-19 - Starks Mayhaw Festival - Starks
18 - Downtown at Sundown Concert Series - Downtown Lake Charles
19 - NAMI Walks for America - Civic Center
25 - Downtown at Sundown Concert Series - Downtown Lake Charles
28 - Memorial Day observed
28 - Memorial Day Avenue of Flags - Orange Grove Cemetary
JUNE
1 - Downtown at Sundown Concert Series - Downtown Lake Charles
8 - Downtown at Sundown Concert Series - Downtown Lake Charles
9-10 - All-Breed Dog Show - Burton Coliseum
14 - Flag Day
16 - McNeese State University Football Fest - Burton Coliseum
17 - Father's Day
JULY
4 - Fourth of July
4 - Red, White, Blue and You Festival - Civic Center
21-22 - Cajun Music & Food Festival - Burton Coliseum
AUGUST
4 - Campfire Cajun Classic Fishing Tournament - Calcasieu Point Landing
25 - Family Festival - Civic Center
SEPTEMBER
3 - Labor Day
3 - BooZoo's Labor Day Festival - St Raphael's K of C Council, Iowa
15 - La Famillia Festival - Civic Center
23 - Calca-Chew Food Festival - St Margaret Catholic Church
OCTOBER
6-7 - Lake Area Exotic Bird Show - Civic Center
8 - Columbus Day observed
12-14 - Celtic Nations Heritage Festival - Civic Center
13 - Vinton Town Celebration - Vinton
20 - Ragley Heritage Festival - Ragley Historical Square
31 - Halloween
NOVEMBER
4 - Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am (set clocks back one hour)
10 - Moss Bluff Veteran's Day Parade - Moss Bluff
11 - Veteran's Day
11 - Veteran's Day Avenue of Flags - Orange Grove Cemetary
14-17 - Mistletoe & Moss Holiday Market - Civic Center
15-17 - Moss Bluff Harvest Festival - VFW 9933, Moss Bluff
23 - Thanksgiving Community Dinner - SPAR Recreation Center, Sulphur
27 - Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
1 - Southwest Louisiana Christmas Lighting Festival
1 - Christmas Under The Oaks Balloons on Parade - Downtown Sulphur
1 - Lake Charles "Light Up The Lake" - Civic Center
1 - Lake Charles Christmas Street/Boat Parade - Civic Center
1 - DeQuincy Christmas Parade - Downtown DeQuincy
1 - DeQuincy Tour of Homes - DeQuincy
1 - Starks Christmas Parade - Starks
2 - Holiday Tour of Homes - Private Homes, Lake Charles
5-12 - Hanukah - Lake Charles Children's Museum
7 - Vinton Christmas Parade - Downtown Vinton
8 - Westlake Christmas Parade - Downtown Westlake
8 - Iowa Christmas Parade - Downtown Iowa
8 - Moss Bluff Christmas Parade - Moss Bluff
15 - McNeese State University Graduation - Burton Coliseum
25 - Christmas Day
26-1/1 - Kwanzaa
31 - New Year's Eve
