Festival Weekend December 1-3
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 2022
CVB Contact: Alana Cooper
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: acooper@monroe-westmonroe.org
Festival Weekend December 1-3
Monroe-West Monroe, LA– Kick off the most wonderful time of year with Festival Weekend! From parades to fireworks, festival weekend is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Check out the schedule below:
Thursday, December 1st
Christmas at Kiroli (Now through December 25th)
Candy Cane Lane (Now through December 31st)
Biedenharn Museum & Gardens Open House (December 1st – 3rd)
Santa’s Christmas Village at the NELA Children’s Museum (December 1st – 23rd)
December Downtown Gallery Art Crawl
Friday, December 2nd
City of Monroe Annual Christmas Tree Lighting
Saturday, December 3rd
Christmas on the River 5k
Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade
Kiwanis Christmas Parade
Christmas on the River Fireworks
Twin City Ballet’s performance of Santa Spy
Click here for a Christmas on the River Festival Weekend guide.
For more information and a full list of holiday events in Monroe-West Monroe, visit christmasontheriver.org.
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Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings, and sporting events creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit www.monroe-westmonroe.org.