The 43rd Louisiana Railroad Days Festival will be held Thursday through Saturday, Apr. 9-11.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Mar. 28
10 a.m. – 2025 LA Railroad Days Little Pageant – ages 0-14 (CrossPoint Community Church Gym, formerly DeQuincy Methodist Church)
Thursday, Apr. 9
4:30 p.m. – Festival Opening Ceremony featuring: Rhenly Hungerford and Hank Howard
5 p.m. – Vender Booths Open, Carnival Rides Open, Model Train Show
5:30 – 6 p.m.Children’s Events Begin Pre-K through 5th Grade, Scavenger Hunt Begins for 6th – 8th Grade
7 p.m. – 2026 LA Railroad Days Pageant – ages 15-23
11 p.m. – Festival Closes
Friday, Apr. 10
12 p.m. – Festival Opens, Vender Booths Open, Model Train Show, Music by Deep South Productions
1 p.m. Carnival Rides Open
2 p.m. – Parade Line-Up (Behind Popeye’s)
3 p.m. – Parade Begins
3:45 p.m. – Introduction of 2026 Festival Royalty, Parade Marshal/DFSL Club Women of the Year
5 p.m. Singer Junior High Choir
5:30 p.m. – Children’s Events
5:30 p..m – Scavenger Hunt for 6th-8th Grade
5:30-6 p.m. – Pre-K – Kindergarten
6-6:30 p.m. – 1st-3rd Grade
6:30-7 p.m. – 4th-5th Grade
Children’s events are sponsored by DeQuincy Federated Service League and DeQuincy Memorial Hospital.
6 p.m. – Gospel Night featuring local talent
7-8:15 p.m. Headliners
Louisiana All-State Choir
11 p.m. – Festival Closes
Saturday, Apr. 11
8:30 a.m. – Run The Rails! 5K Fun Run/Walk, sponsored by Our Lady of LaSalette Youth
9 a.m. – Festival Opens, Vender Booths Model Train Show
9 a.m. – Bling Your T-Shirt/Outfit Contest
10 a.m. Carnival Rides Open
10 a.m. – Old Timers Reunion at CrossPoint Community Church Gym (formerly DeQuincy Methodist Church)
10 a.m. Railroad Idol
11:30 a.m. – Recognition of Queens and Dignitaries
12 p.m. – Washer Board Tournament
12-1 p.m. – Gumbeaux Gator
12-1:30 p.m. – HeartAche
2-3:30 p.m. – Spare Parts Band
4-5:30 p.m. – Gerard Delafose & The Zydeco Gators
6-7:30 p.m. – Butch Tinker & Friends
8-9:30 Casey Chesnutt
11 p.m. – Festival Closes
