Avoyelles Upcoming Events: Mark Your Calendars!

Avoyelles Agenda

FEBRUARY

20 - 5 to 7 p.m.
Annual Fish Fry, St. Alphonsus Knights of Columbus, 3659 Main St., Hessmer, drive-thru pickup available, $12 donation. Call 318-563-4550.

20 & 21 - 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
2026 Communion of Reparation Vigils in observance of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s appeal in Pontevedra, Spain, St. Genevieve’s Catholic Church, 4052 LA-452, Marksville. For additional information, contact Karen Gremillion at (337) 323-8231.

21 - 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Couples Retreat, St. Peter Church, Morrow. Registration 7 a.m., $70 per couple. Call Heather Cormier at (318) 359-1513.

21 - 2 p.m.
Banquet Honoring African American Educators, Avoyelles Parish NAACP, Cochon De Lait Pavilion, 1822 Leglise St., Mansura. Call 318-305-8860 or 359-7020, avoyelles.naacp@gmail.com.

22 - 8:30 a.m.
Bayou Blast Youth Shootout, Camp Grant Walker, Pollock. $25 per participant. Call 4-H office (318) 964-2245.

22 - 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Jambalaya plate lunch undraiser, Fifth Ward Baptist Church, 181 J.V. Coco Road, Fifth Ward. $12 donation, contact Fifth Ward Baptist Church at (318) 253-5056.

27 - 5 to 7 p.m.
Annual Lenten Fish and Shrimp Fry Dinner, Knights of Columbus of Belledeau, St. Martin of Tours Church Hall, 1981 LA-114, Hessmer. $12 donation. Call KC Council at (318) 240-0007.

27 - 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Annual Fish Dinner, Knights of Columbus of Mansura, St. Paul Catholic Church, 1879 Leglise Street. Drive-thru pick-up only, $12 a Plate, for additional information, KC Council at (318) 359-9635.

28 - 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Gumbo dinner and bake Sale fundraiser, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, church hall, 5765 LA-107, Dupont. Plate is $12. Call KC Council at (318) 359-9635.

MARCH

7 - 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Spring Farmers Market at the Crossroads, New Life Tabernacle, 1001 La. Hwy. 1207, Deville. Call Remington Paul, (318) 201-7867 or Katelyn Scardanello, (318) 753-2095.

7 - 6 p.m.
Bingo Night, St. Mary’s Assumption School in Cottonport, 850 Front Street. Bingo cards for $25, for more information, contact the school at (318) 876-3651.

14 - 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Second Annual Spring Bayou Bass Tournament, Spring Bayou Complex, Marksville, entry is $90 per boat, with two-person teams. Call Jeffrey Carmouche, 318-305-5222 or Clint Armond, 318-305-7475.

14 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“Wild Over Wildlife!”, Avoyelles Parish 4-H, Bayou Chicot State Park. Registration is $25 plus one personal hygiene item includes park entrance, lunch, T-shirt. Registration closes March 6, 2026. Participants must register online through 4HOnline by visiting https://oh.4honline.com.

21 - 7:30 p.m.
Glow Run featuring a 5K race and 1-mile fun run, Paragon Casino grounds in Marksville to benefit the Avoyelles Society for the Developmentally Disabled (ASDD). Registration is $25, for more information or to register, participants may visit ASDD’s Facebook page.

21 - 12 p.m.
“Hot Ones” Wing Challenge, Hessmer Gym, 4153 East School Street in Hessmer, entry fee is $20 per person, contact organizers through their Facebook page for more information.

21 & 22 - 4 p.m.
Annual Spring Fair, St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 3659 Main Street in Hessmer. For more information, contact Jessie Paulk at (318) 542-3768 for cornhole details, Beryl Bordelon at (318) 729-0936 for the sweet shop or Duston Dauzat at (318) 305-5004 for donations.

28 - 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Seventh Annual Bass Tournament, Knights of Columbus Council 1217, Spring Bayou, Boggy Bayou Landing. The tournament entry fee is $90 per boat. For more information, contact Jordan Bordelon at (318) 359-2406.

28 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
4th Annual Springtime Market, Village of Hessmer, Hessmer Gym, 4153 E. School St. For more information, contact Julia Shire at (318) 717-0774 (call or text) or by email at cherokeemystic21@gmail.com.

29 - 2 to 4 p.m.
Annual Spring Festival, Hessmer Baptist Church, 2927 Main Street, free admission. For more info, visit their facebook page.

29 - 10 a.m. to noon
Annual Spring Dinner, Mansura Volunteer Fire Department, 1808 L’ Eglise Street in Mansura, $13 donation. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the Mansura Volunteer Fire Department at (318) 964-5319.

29 - 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Palm Sunday Dinner, The Knights of Columbus Council #9418, Fifth Ward KC Hall, 2573 Hwy. 1, Marksville. $13 donation per plate, for more information or to purchase tickets call (318) 253-9936.

APRIL

3 - 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.
Annual Good Friday Fish Fry, Dupont Volunteer Fire Department, 5626 Hwy. 107 in Plaucheville. Tickets are available at Cooyon’s in Dupont, from any member of the Dupont Volunteer Fire Department or by messaging the department directly. For more information, residents may email dupontvolfd@gmail.com.

18 - Community-wide garage sale and the organization’s Annual Spring Market, The Friends of the Sarto Old Iron Bridge and Big Bend Museum. For more information or to obtain a registration form, contact organizers at (318) 500-4036 or email bigbendmus3um1927@gmail.com.

18 & 19 - Gates open at 8 a.m.
2026 Spring Angola Prison Rodeo, Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish. $20 per person and are available for advance purchase online at www.angolarodeo.com. Contact the LA State Penitentiary at 225-655-2300 or 225-655-2607, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.