Happenings

Trick or Treat

Yes, those little ghouls and goblins will be out and about this Friday.  The Town of St. Francisville and the Main Street Merchants will be passing out treats between the hours of 5:30 pm till 7:30 pm.  Trick or treating throughout West Feliciana parish on Friday, October 31, is from 5:30 pm till 7:30 pm.  Drive slowly and carefully during these witching hours!

 

Halloween Extravaganza

The Myrtles Plantation invites you to experience the true meaning of Halloween at America’s most haunted house on October 31 and November 1.  Tickets will go on sale at 6 pm for $10, first come, first served.  (Cash or check only.)  Advance ticket sales will continue up to and resume after the Halloween Extravaganza.  Parking will be available at the NAPA store across Highway 61 with jitney service for those who need it.  Food and beverages for purchase will be sold in the courtyard.  For additional information, please phone 800-809-0565 or 635-6277.

 

All Hallows Eve of the 1800s

Audubon State Historic Site invites you to discover Halloween traditions of the 1800s during the program All Hallows Eve to be held on October 31, of course.  Between 6:30 and 8:30 pm, on the grounds of Oakley Plantation an old-fashioned torch light celebration will be held exploring the traditions of Halloween in the United States.  Guests are invited to join in historic Halloween activities including Jack-o-Lantern carving, apples on a string, a candlelit rope maze, fortune telling, superstitions, storytelling, Halloween treats, and more.  Children of all ages are invited to attend in costume.  For more information, call 888-677-2838 or 635-3739.

 

Music at The Mag

Friday, October 31 – The Delta Drifters begin around 7 pm.

 

Down Hearth Cooking

Demonstrations of 19^th century down-hearth cooking, using 19^th century recipes and reproduction cooking equipment, will be held at Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site on Saturday, November 1 from 11 am until 3 pm.  Featured recipes will be taken from the historic Turnbull-Bowman Family Papers.  For more information call 888-376-1867 or 635-3110.

 

The Spinning Wheel

On Saturday, November 8, Audubon State Historic Site presents this program that centers on the work required on a plantation to provide the thread and cloth utilized by the house and its inhabitants.  There will be demonstration of spinning on the spinning wheel along with how the wool and cotton are prepared.  The program runs from 10 am until 2 pm, and for more information, call 888-677-2838 or 635-3739.

 

The Weaving Room

As a follow up to the earlier program on spinning, Audubon State Historic Site will present a demonstration and talk about the use of the plantations original weaving loom on Saturday, November 8 from 2 pm until 4 pm.  This program centers on the work required on a plantation to provide the thread and cloth utilized by the house and its inhabitants.  For more information, call 888-677-2838 or 635-3739.

 

Save the Date

With the enormous success of our White Linen Night held in August, the St. Francisville Merchants Association has teamed up again to offer White Light Night on Friday, December 5 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm following the lighting of the town’s Christmas Tree.  This year’s Christmas in the Country will be held the weekend of December 5, 6 & 7 with the Friends of the Library Annual Home Tour to be conducted on Sunday, December 7.  More information to come!