Railroad Festival schedule
The 25th annual Louisiana Railroad Days Festival schedule is as follows:
Thursday, April 10
- 5 p.m. - Festival opens, Food Booths open, Carnival Rides begin.
- 5:30 p.m. - Ms. Caboose Pageant (Womanless Pageant).
- 6:30 p.m. - Entertainment.
- 7:30 p.m. - Louisiana Railroad Days Festival Queen and Jr. Queen Pageant.
- 11 p.m. - Festival closes
Friday, April 11
- 2 p.m. - Carnival Rides open, Food Booths open, Arts and Crafts Show, Parade line up at Nichols, Bicycle Parade line up.
- 2:30 p.m. - Bicycle Parade judging.
- 3 p.m. - Parade begins.
- 3:30 p.m. - Introduction of 2008, Louisiana Railroad Days Festival Queen, Jr. Queen and Princesses, Parade Marshal and Contest Winners.
- 4 p.m. - Music by Perry Comeaux,
- 5:30 p.m. - Gospel Night begins
- 8-9:30 p.m. - Monument Quartet
- 9:45 p.m. - Disc Jockey Perry Comeaux
- 11 p.m. - Festival closes
Saturday, April 12
- 8:30 a.m. - Cannonball 5K run, 1 Mile Fun Run following.
- 9 a.m. - Carnival Rides open, All Booths open, Railroad Museum opens, Model Train Show,
Arts and Crafts Show. - 10 a.m. - Old Timers Reunion.
- 11:30 a.m. - Recognition of Queens and Special Guests.
- 12 p.m. - Railroad Idol
- 3 p.m. - Louisiana Express and Elvis
- 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. - The Bayou Katz,
- 8 p.m. - Country artist Ronnie McDowell,
- 10 p.m. - Street Dance.
- 12 p.m. - Festival closes.
