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Events

Lake Charles/Southwest Louisiana is the Festival Capital of the state! With over 75 annual fairs and festivals, there is something happening every weekend! From the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in Louisiana to the swashbuckling Contraband Days Pirate Festival or Cajun festivals, there is always something simmering in the gumbo pot or a toe tapping tune in store for visitors! 

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08/29/2010 - 09/04/2010

On-Going Events

Team Green: Clean Campus
4/22/2010 thru 9/23/2010

Description: Team Green Meetings are held every second Monday of the month on the 10th Floor in City Hall at noon.

Mechanics of Man
9/1/2010 thru 10/31/2010
Recurring daily
Times: noon-5 pm, Tues.-Fri.; 10 am-2pm, Sat
Location: Gallery By The Lake
Phone: 337-436-1008
» Visit Website
Admission: Free

Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor
9/3/2010 thru 10/23/2010
Times: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 1911 Historic City Hall
Address: 1001 Ryan Street, Lake Charles,
Phone: 337-491-9159
Admission: Free

Description: Maggi Taylor's radical manipulation of photographic realism results in an ironic visual surrealism that perfectly complements the verbal wit and irony of Lewis Carroll's writing. Taylor starts with composite images and then uses digital processes and Photoshop montage techniques to layer multiple images to create the final prints, which as simultaneously historic and contemporary.

Grand Funk Railroad
9/4/2010 
Times: 7 p.m.
Location: Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel
» Visit Website
Admission: Visit website for tickets

SPECIAL EVENT
Lake Charles Gun and Knife Show
9/4/2010 thru 9/5/2010
Recurring daily
Times: Saturday 9 am-5 pm; Sunday 9 am-4 pm
Location: Lake Charles Civic Center
Phone: 337-527-9885
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Admission: $7 for adults; kids 12 and under are free

Description: Guns, knives, gun accessories, jewelry, coins, surplus, ammo, antique guns, militia and more.2010 Dates are:Sept. 4-5; Nov. 13-14

SPECIAL EVENT
McNeese University vs. Lamar University Alumni Flag Football
9/4/2010 
Location: Cowboy Stadium, McNeese State University

McNeese University vs. Lamar University Football
9/4/2010 
Times: 7 p.m.
Location: Cowboy Stadium, McNeese State University

SPECIAL EVENT
Sulphur High School Relay Swim Meet
9/4/2010 
Times: Various Times
Location: SPAR Recreation & Aquatic Center


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