Join us to commemorate
President Theodore Roosevelt’s successful bear hunt
expedition in Madison Parish where he actually
shot and killed his black bear.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Courthouse Square
Tallulah, LA
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Lots of activities (children’s games and prizes, rock climbing, face and
finger painting, fire and safety prevention activities and inflatable rides)
for children will be offered. Educational and informational exhibits featuring
a wide variety of activities as well as live animals, and information on
wildlife, hunting, and fishing will be on display. Booths showcasing many arts
& crafts will also be available. Lots of door prizes will be given away
along with surprise raffle items. There will be a variety of food booths, and
live entertainment featuring a variety of music genres will be non-stop.
The festival is
headlined by Easy Eddie and the Party Rockers along with Hadley J. Castille,
world-renowned Cajun fiddler player, Louisiana Hall of Famer, television and
movie performer from Opelousas, Vicki Baker, rhythm and blues singer from
Vicksburg, MS and Dr. Willie Naylor,
Jazz trumpeter from Chicago, Illinois. Local talent from in and around the I-20
corridor will include 71254, and old school rhythm and blues group, country and
western singer Jessie LaRae, bluegrass, Gospel, Country, Blues, Rock 'n Roll group, Grassfire, and a host of solo,
groups and gospel artists.
Cost: Free
Contact: Tina Johnson
Madison Parish Tourism Commission
1-888-744-8410
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