Louisiana Cotton Festival

Name: Louisiana Cotton Festival
Start: 2026-10-06
End: 2026-10-11
Location: Downtown Ville Platte

Ville Platte, LA · Food & Drink

When: October 6–11, 2026
Where: Downtown Ville Platte · Ville Platte · LA
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Evangeline Parish's harvest-season festival honoring the cotton industry, with a carnival, cook-off, pet show, and parade in downtown Ville Platte. The 2026 dates above follow the festival's usual early-October pattern; the organiser had not yet posted them at verification time.

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