Spectacular Natchitoches Christmas Festival
Festival of Lights
Natchitoches, United States
Light festivals and light art
What it is
A festival of lights with over 300,000 lights along the Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana, plus Saturday fireworks.
One of our top picks.
Dates
The organizer has published these dates as provisional, so they may still change.
“100th Natchitoches Christmas Festival … November 21st, 2026–January 6th, 2027”
Before you go
- Where
- Natchitoches, United States
- Tickets
- Festival day: $20 admission all day; ages 6 and under free. Ticket page
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against natchitocheschristmas.com. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text. One of the sources could not be fully re-checked, so a person will review this listing.
Notes from the last check
The official site and schedule give the 100th Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights as November 21, 2026 to January 6, 2027, with the festival day on Saturday, December 5, though the schedule says dates are subject to change and the home page conflicts on the festival day and season start.
Dates, prices and details change. This information is gathered and checked automatically and may contain mistakes. Always confirm with the official website before you book travel.