November 27, 2025
Spirit of Morgan City Shrimp Boat Lighting Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting
Morgan City Main Street. Visit by Santa, 5:45 pm, Corner of Brashear and Federal Ave, Morgan City, (985) 380-4600 for more information.
November 29, 2025
7th Annual Mistletoe & Moss Market – 11am to 4pm
St. Mary Chamber of Commerce. From 11 am to 4 pm under the Hwy 90 Bridge in Morgan City. Huge holiday market with craft vendors, makers, food products, and more!
November 29, 2025
Spirit of Morgan City Christmas Festival, Morgan City
Join us for a holiday extravaganza! Pictures with Santa and the Grinch, Lawerence Park 2-7. Christmas Caroling, Story Time at the Library, Letters to Santa, Cookie Decorating, Face Painting, Train Ride, Ice Skating and more including Lighting of the Oaks in Lawrence Park at 5:45pm.
December 1, 2025
Berwick’s Christmas Lighting
hosted by Town of Berwick at 3225 3rd Street. From 6 pm to 8 pm. Join us as Santa arrives by boat! They will have snacks, carols, & pictures with Santa, a children’s train ride, & more!
December 6, 2025
4th Annual Winter Festival
Hosted by Lighthouse Community Church; 3801 Hwy. 182, Berwick. From 11 am to 2 pm. Get ready for a magical day of holiday fun at Lighthouse community Church in Berwick! They’re bringing the community together for a free event filled with music, delicious food, exciting games, creative crafts, visits to Santa, & much more! Bring your friends, family, & holiday spirit & let’s make memories together at this festive celebration!
December 6, 2025
Mingle & Jingle in Franklin
Shop for family and friends. Jewelry makers, artists, homemade goods, and food, 9 am to 2 pm. Downtown Franklin.
December 6, 2025
Franklin’s Bayou to Main Market Place
Hosted by The Franklin Merchant’s Association. Get ready to kick off the holiday season in the heart of downtown Franklin from 10 am to 2 pm. Join us for a day full of festive fun! There will be facepainting, crafts with the Library, DJ Santa & His Elf, Giant Snow Globe & Snow Time, Christmas Cookie Scavenger Hunt, Pictures with Santa, Meet & Greet with Elsa, Anna, & Olaf, Shopping & Activities in the shops, Bayou to Main Vendors, and “Ruck Around the Christmas Tree” fun! Bring your friends, family, and holiday cheer for a magical day of shopping, music, snow, and Christmas spirit right on Main Street in Franklin!
December 6, 2025 – January 1, 2025
Christmas Lights on the Bayou Lighting Display will be on nightly by tuning in to 93.5 FM on Teche Drive, Main in Franklin. Over 1 million lights along Parc Sur La Teche! (337) 828-6350 for more information.
December 6, 2025
Always 1st Saturday of December
City of Franklin Christmas Under the Lamppost Decorated Golf Cart Parade and Christmas on the Bayou Lighting Display Ceremony will be held with line up at 5 pm and parade will begin at 6 pm at corner of Iberia Street and Main Street and ending at the Courthouse Square with the lighting of the parish tree and over 1 million immediately after the parade.
December 9, 2025
Marine Corps Band New Orleans Toys for Tots Christmas Concert with free admission, bring a new unwrapped toy appreciated and will be held at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium in Morgan City. Contact 985-380-4639 for more information. vspinella@cityofmc.com
December 12, 2025
The Spirit of Morgan City Christmas Parade & Movie Night,
Morgan City Main Street. 6pm, Downtown Morgan City, 2nd Street, Morgan City, followed by a movie, 985-255-612. More information is coming soon!
December 12-13, 2025
The Thrill of Hope Musical Production, 1096 Northwest Blvd. Franklin. FREE ADMISSION
3 Shows: Dec 12th 7 pm, Dec 13st 2 pm, Dec 13st 7 pm. Join us for one of Franklin’s favorite Christmas traditions as we celebrate the season with Crossing Place Fellowship’s 3rd annual ‘The Thrill of Hope’ musical production! We will have a petting zoo and winter wonderland experience FREE of charge for the children from 6:00-6:45PM and for 30 minutes after the shows
December 13, 2025
Bernice Street Lighting, come out and enjoy the annual Christmas lighting on Bernice Street!
5:30pm to 9pm, There will be popcorn, cocoa, cookies, Santa, Grinch, and maybe some other characters will be on the street.
December 13, 2025
Christmas Movie Night, at Berwick Civic Center, hosted by the town of Berwick. Meet Santa and a movie starting at 6pm. Serving hot dogs, chips, and drinks. It is free to enter, and children will have a chance to win gifts after the movie.
December 14, 2025
Parent’s Day Out
Have a Merry Little Break! Bayou Vista Community Center; 1333 Bellview Dr. is hosting a Parent’s Day Out from 1 pm to 4 pm. BVCC will entertain your kids for a few hours while you get some holiday prep done. Your little elves will enjoy: Christmas crafts & ornaments, jump house fun, holiday games, & seasonal snacks. Their volunteers will make sure your kids have a safe, festive, fun-filled day while you take a well-deserved break! *Children must be picked up by 4 pm*
December 14, 2025
Patterson Annual Christmas Parade
Patterson’s annual parade, 2 pm, along Main Street, Patterson. Contact (985) 395-5205 for more information.
December 20, 2025
Pancake Breakfast with the Grinch, Hosted by Morgan City Main Street, Morgan City Auditorium, 9am – 11am, $10 per ticket.
December 23, 2024
A Christmas on the Lake, Cajun Style. Christmas Bonfire for Papa Noel, Lake End Park near judge’s stand, Morgan City. 4:30pm-9:00pm
December 6, 2024
Patterson Christmas Bike Run, throughout Patterson, beginning and ending at Morey Park, Main Street, Patterson. Light up your bike and get your Christmas tune ready at 6 pm. Contact (985) 395-5205 for more information.
December 15, 2024
Annual “Lessons and Carols” Christmas Concert 2 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Main Street in Franklin. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at Grevemberg House, Chic& Shabby Collections, The French Door, and Gather on Main. Contact 337-828-3869 for more information. marysassumption@yahoo.com
Holiday Lights
Franklin
Christmas Lights on Bayou Teche
Teche Drive, Main, Martin Luther King and Iberia Streets, Tune in 93.5 FM
Centerville
Centerville Light Show
135 Yellow Bayou Rd in Centerville Louisiana. Our light show will run nightly from 5:30 PM – midnight (weather permitting). We do not run our show in the rain. Please come out to enjoy the lights and tune your radio to 88.9
Patterson
Idlewild Plantation Christmas Driving Tour, 5 to 9 pm, Sunday to Thursday, and 5 to 10 pm, Friday and Saturday, Kemper Williams Park, $2 per car, weather permitting.
Morgan City
Bernice Street, 5:30 to 9 pm,
Brashear Avenue/Spirit of Morgan City,
Bayou Teche Scenic Byway
Beginning around 20540 Highway 182 Jeanerette to Morgan City.
