5:00 pm –  Contradanse – Doors open for live music & dancing then the Contradanse dancers will dance  with the crowning of Le Roi et La Reine of the local nursing home at 6:30 pm (Admission: $5.00 for Adults and $2.00 for Children 5 years and under)

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

3:30 pm – 4-H Cotton Food Fest, North Side Civic Center ( judging begins at 4:00 pm)

4:00 pm – 4-H Cotton Pickin’ Pet Show, North Side Civic Center Pavilion

5:00 pm –  Family Night at the Carnival  (Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm – Bracelet hours at the Carnival

Thursday, October 11, 2018

​5:00 pm –  Family Night at the Carnival (Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm – Bracelet hours at the Carnival

Friday, October 12, 2018

 Admission all day into fairgrounds

   Adults & Children 13 yrs & over = $6.00

​     $2.00 for children 12 yrs to 6 yrs

             5 yrs and under FREE

1:00 pm – Carnival opens

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Bracelet hours at Carnival

6:00 pm to 12 Midnight – Fais-Do-Do Street Dance

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – Dj with a mix of music 

7:30 pm to 9:45 pm – Keith Frank and The Soileau Zydeco Band

10:00 pm to Midnight – Wayne Toups

Saturday, October 13, 2018

10:00 am to 10:30 am – Contestants & Visiting Queens arrive

11:00 am – Contestant interviews (private event)

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Royal Reception (private event)

1:00 pm – Family Day at the Carnival (Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Bracelet hours at Carnival

5:30 pm – Cotton Coronation – Crowning of King & Queen Cotton (Admission to Coronation – $5.00 for Adults & Children)

Sunday, October 14, 2018

8:30 am – Cotton Harvest Mass – at Our Lady Queen of All Saint church , 1220 West Dardeau Street

12:00 pm – “Grand Parade of Cotton” – main street running west to east

1:00 pm – Family Day at the Carnival  (Admission to fairgrounds is FREE)

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – Bracelet hours at Carnival

3:00 pm – Running of the Tournoi – Industrial Park

6:00 pm – Cotton Festival 2018 Closes!!

Cotton Fair is Gold Star Amusements

All Cotton Festival events are held at the North Side Civic Center – 704 N. Soileau Street