Louisiana Festivals Happening this Weekend: November 1 through November 5

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With Halloween behind us, we are now into the cool weather holiday/festival season. Here's what's going on this weekend.

Berwick Lighthouse Festival - Berwick - November 2, 3, 4, 5

3300 Bellview Front Street

Held on the Berwick Riverfront near the Lighthouse, the 9th annual Berwick Lighthouse Festival features live music from local and regional artists, carnival rides, arts and crafts, tours of the Berwick Heritage Museum, Best of the Basin cookoff, Cypress Car Club show, a golf cart parade, and more.

Musical acts include:

• Payton Dinger
• Cliff Hillibran and Yeah You Right Band
• Krossover
• Lowdown
• Geno Delafosse
• Aaron Foret
• Chee Weez
• Soul Shine
• Chase Tyler
• Junior LaCrosse

Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, November 5, at 8:00 AM on the Riverfront.

Harvest Festival on False River - New Roads - November 3, 4, 5

211 West Main Street

A weekend of music, carnival rides, and fun happens at the Harvest Festival on False River beginning on Friday, November 3.

Music will be provided by:

• Connie G & Creole Soul
• Lil' Nate
• Konner James
• Genevieve
• 225 Band
• Total Control
• Lakeside
• Ernest Scott & the Funk Children
• Chris Leblanc Band with Zydeco Mike
• Tyree Neal

Over 40 vendors will be in attendance.

Louisiana Swine Festival - Basile - November 3, 4, 5

200 Stagg Avenue

A Greasy Pig Chase, a boudin eating contest, a pork cookoff, a hog calling, musical entertainment, and loads of fun highlight the La. Swine Festival this weekend.

Admission fees are:

• Friday $5 for adults all day; Free for children until 5 PM
• Saturday $10 for adults all day; $5 for children all day
• Sunday $5 for adults and children all day

The Swine Festival mass will be celebrated from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Sunday at St. Augustine Church.

Louisiana Pecan Festival - Colfax - November 3, 4, 5

611 8th Street

The 55th annual Louisiana Pecan Festival happens this weekend in Colfax. Attendants will be treated to a cooking contest, a blessing of the crops, musical entertainment, an antique tractor show, carnival rides, a street dance, a parade, fireworks, and more.

Hours are:

• Friday 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
• Saturday 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The festival is free and open to the public.

Giant Omelette Celebration - Abbeville - November 4 & 5

Magdalen Square

The 39th annual Giant Omelette Celebration takes place in Downtown Abbeville this weekend. The preparation of a 5,000-egg, 12-foot omelette will begin with a procession of chefs and eggs at 1:00 PM on Sunday.

The rest of the weekend will be filled with music, arts & crafts, games, a kids' world, an antique implement show, and lots of fun for the whole family.

Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition - Jennings - November 4

432 North Main Street

The Battle of the Bows Cajun Fiddle Competition happens at the Historic Strand Theater this weekend. Categories include Youth, Junior, Adult, Senior, Professional, and Twin Fiddles.

Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for youngsters 13 to 20 and seniors 65 and up.

BBQ, Bourbon, and Blues Festival - Thibodaux - November 4

310 North Canal Blvd

The first ever BBQ, Bourbon, and Blues Festival happens this weekend at the Warren J. Harang Municipal Auditorium. Guests can enjoy a selection of over 30 brands of whiskey, live music, and some of the best barbecue in the region. Lafourche ARC benefits from the proceeds.

Tickets are $10.

Louisiana Renaissance Festival - Hammond - November 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 & December 2, 3, 9, 10

46468 River Road

Louisiana Ren Fest begins this weekend. Shows, performers, food, medieval games and rides, shopping, food, libations, tarot reading, feasts, tastings, debauchery, and so much more fill this month long festival.

Tickets online cost $24.95 for adults and $12 for children ages 6 to 12, plus fees, taxes, and processing. At the gate, if tickets are still available, they cost $30 for adults and $15 for children ages 6 to 12, plus fees, taxes, and processing. Children younger than 6 are admitted free with an adult admission.

Special ticketed events include:

Feasts

• Viking Feast (Nov 11)
• Celtic Feast (Nov 18)
• Wizardry Feast (Nov 25)
• Pirate Feast (Dec 2)
• Firework Finale Feast (Dec 9)

Tastings

• Cocktails Experience (Nov 4)
• Mead (Nov 12, 19)
• Tea (Sundays)
• Beer (Saturdays and Sundays)
• Wine (Some Sundays Nov 5, 26, & Dec 3, 10)
• Potions (Nov 25)
• Rum (Dec 2)
• Whisky (Nov 11, 18, & Dec 9)
• Fairy Tea (Friday Nov 24)

Hours are 9:45 AM to 5:00 PM.

Ozone Songwriter Festival - Mandeville - November 3, 4, 5

675 Lafitte Street

The Ozone Songwriter Festival gives performance access to the many singer-songwriters who pour their hearts into writing music but have limited availability to share their work.

Admission to the festival is free and open to the public. The Showcase Event happening on Friday is a ticketed event with a $60 general admission or $125 for the VIP experience.