Events

Join park staff in a discussion on the documented dye colors produced or imported into the Natchitoches colony with examples of raw materials and select finished products.

Art Show Opening: Celebrating Mothers & Music Saturday, May 10, 2025 1:30 – 3:30 PM Natchitoches Art Guild & Gallery 584 Front Street, Natchitoches, LA 318-352-1626 Free & Open to the Public Join us at the Natchitoches Art Guild & Gallery for our next Art Show Opening—a special afternoon celebrating the beauty of mothers and […]

Please join us at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum as legendary high school coach and 2018 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Lewis Cook and author Gaylon H. White discuss their new book “COACH OF A LIFETIME: THE STORY OF LEWIS COOK JR., LEGENDARY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH”. You […]

Please join us at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum as Bayli Quick Broseete, curator at Briarwood Nature Preserve, talks about the sanctuary and the legacy of Caroline Dorman, a pioneering conservationist, and the first woan to advocate for the creation oof a natural forest in the United States.  Briarwood […]

Please join us at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum as the Natchitoches Leadership Through Athletics Committee hosts “The Best of Best” awards ceremony honoring several Natchitoches Parish senior athletes for their outstanding contributions in athletics, academics, and other co-curricular areas. Free and open to the public. Please visit our […]

Join Interpretive Ranger Felicia as we explore beginner knitting techniques and stiches. Anyone who works with yearn and textiles are invited to join in and share your knowledge with the group. Participiants are encouraged to bring your favorite pattern or even one you are interested in creating! Please bring your own knitting needles and any […]

People have used maps for centuries to find their place from one way to another. Today we have a nice app that allows us to get turn by turn directions, but beofre the cellphone these maps were drawn by hand. Luckily some of those paper maps have survived all this time and allow us to […]

Join us May 23rd for the Louisiana Cameo Girl State Pageant!

Join the community of Natchitoches for the 2025 Spring Market! See local products and produce while participating in the fun activities listed below. Memorial Day Observed/6th Annual Battle of the Badges City Police/Sheriff's Office/Fire Department/City Marshal - from 9 am to 11 am Porcupine Pinecones (Take Home) - from 9 am to 11 am Pine […]

Connect with rich heritage of Cane River by joining us at Oakland Plantation to play historic games and take some time off to explore our national park.

The Department of Engineering Technology at NSU will be hosting its Annual Robotics & Engineering Camps for the summer of 2025. This year there will be two camps specified for different age groups. The camps will be conducted at Williamson Hall with synchronous and asynchronous activities. The purpose of such activities is to generate more […]

Join the community of Natchitoches for the 2025 Spring Market! See local products and produce while participating in the fun activities listed below. NCHS Band Performance - from 9 am to 11 am Decorate your Very Own Canvas Vegetable Tote (Take Home) - from 9 am to 11 am

The Northwestern State Baseball youth camp is a great opportunity for your child to learn from the coaching staff and players. This camp will have skill instruction, mental instruction, and games included.

Northwestern State University’s Department of Music will sponsor Music Jam 2025, a summer music camp, on June 2-6 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Performing Arts Complex. The camp is for children age 5-11. Those attending will take part in singing, playing instruments, music games, composing and crafts. The cost is $150 with a […]

For children ages 5 - 11. Limited spots! Registration is now open and there is limited space available. Each week long session runs Monday-Friday from 1-5 p.m. Drop off is from 12:30-1 p.m. and pick up is from 5-5:30 p.m. Please contact NSU Art Camp Director Professor Corbin Covher at [email protected] to receive registration forms […]