13th Annual Community History Festival: The Sportsman’s Life!

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Pride-Chaneyville
Meeting Room

Event Details

Come out and join Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library in celebrating their 13th Annual Community History Festival—The Sportsman’s Life.  The whole family will enjoy a day of FREE country fun, food, games, crafts, and entertainment.

Activities will also include rodeo roping, a bouncing bull pen, archery, basketball arcade, Virtual Reality Headsets, electronic reel fly fishing, football toss, face painting, balloon animals, meet and greets with notable local sportsmen, and much more! 

There’ll be guest speakers, including an exclusive author talk and book signing with famed chef Philippe Parola on his new book “Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em!," followed by a tasting of delicious Invasive Asian Carp Fish Pies, with samples to go around!  You can purchase a copy of his book at http://cantbeatemeatem.us/ and have it signed at the festival.  We will also have speakers from LSU's Natural Renewable Resources Department, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and a duck calling demo with Gunny's Custom Calls LLC! 

Various artists and craftsmen will participate, along with local vendors who’ll be available for the purchase of homemade and handcrafted items. The Louisiana Lagniappe Dulcimers and R U Red-dy will provide music for the event. The ever-popular old-fashioned Cake Walk will be held every hour! 

Come take a step back in time, revisiting the storied past of the Pride-Chaneyville area.  We will be harking back to the old days, celebrating the sportsman’s life throughout our area, and passing down Sportsman wisdom to the current day.  We will have everything from notable local sportsmen meet and greets, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries, LSU’s Renewable Natural Resources Department, local hunting, fishing, sports, rodeo booths, tailgating and more! 

We are located at 136000 Pride-Port Hudson Rd., Pride, Louisiana, 70770.  For more information, call (225) 658-1540.

Event Type(s): History
Age Group(s): 20somethings, Adults, Children, Young Adult (Teens)