Town Planner: Your Beauregard & Vernon Parish Community Calendar

09/25/2026

📅 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WEEKEND EVENTS!

Here’s what’s coming up in Beauregard & Vernon Parishes this weekend! There’s a full Saturday ahead with markets, pageants, yard sales, community events, live music and more! 🛍️🎶🌲

☀️ ALL DAY & ONGOING

📍 DeRidder Farmer’s Market — Open Daily
📍 Saturdays are for Main Street — DeRidder
📍 32nd Annual Big Buck Contest — CBG GMC, Inc.
📍 Register for the City of DeRidder’s Dog Mayor Contest

🌅 MORNING

⏰ 7:00–11:00 AM — Su***de Prevention Pancake Breakfast — VFW Post 3619
⏰ 7:00 AM — Saturday Mornings at The Stadium — DeRidder
⏰ 7:00 AM–2:00 PM — Yard Sale — St. Michael’s Church, Leesville
⏰ 8:00 AM — Quick 330 — DeRidder
⏰ 8:00 AM–1:00 PM — Leesville 3rd Street Market
⏰ 8:00 AM — Curley Vincent Feed & Supply — Longville
⏰ 8:00 AM — Garage Sale on Herman Smith Road — DeRidder
⏰ 8:00–11:00 AM — Fishing Event with the South Beau Fishing Team
⏰ 9:00 AM–5:00 PM — Indoor Garage Sale — Anacoco
⏰ 10:00 AM — Ragley Heritage & Timber Pageant
⏰ 10:00 AM–3:00 PM — Kirbyville Auction Barn — Livestock Auction
⏰ 10:00 AM — No More Silence: Louisiana Teach & Vote Tour — War Memorial Civic Center
⏰ 10:00 AM–1:00 PM — Merryville Alumni Car Show
⏰ 10:00 AM — Saturday Storytime — Vernon Parish Library
⏰ 10:30 AM–6:00 PM — Saturday Shopping Calls for Fatboy & Skinnys
⏰ 11:00 AM–5:00 PM — Secondhand Saturday — Vintage Mall

🌤️ AFTERNOON & EVENING

⏰ 1:00 PM — Ready Writers Meeting
⏰ 1:00–5:00 PM — Poultry Testing — Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds
⏰ 4:00 PM — 4th Annual Fall Gathering — Stronger Sisters in Christ Ministries
⏰ 5:00 PM — West Louisiana Forestry Festival Queen Pageant
⏰ 6:00 PM — Landon Blood and the Honeysuckles — Impromptu Theater
⏰ 8:00 PM — Straight Shot Band — American Legion Post 145

📲 Don’t see your event? Send it to TownPlanner.com or post it in the comments! Let’s make sure everyone knows what’s happening across Beauregard & Vernon Parishes this weekend! ❤️📅

09/25/2026

🎉 WHAT’S HAPPENING FRIDAY:
SEPTEMBER 25, 2026

Beauregard & Vernon Parish

There is a LOT happening today! From shopping and community events to homecoming festivities, Dolly Day and Friday night football, here’s the full list all together in one place. ❤️

☀️ ALL DAY

📍 DeRidder Farmer’s Market — Downtown DeRidder
Open daily.

📍 32nd Annual Big Buck Contest — CBG GMC, Inc. — DeRidder
Contest is underway for the 2026 season.

📍 City of DeRidder Dog Mayor Contest Registration — DeRidder
Registration is open.

📍 Friday at East Village — DeRidder

📍 KEEP IT REAL FRIDAY with Katlyn L. Morrow, REALTOR

📍 Traveling Seed Swap — Beauregard Parish Library, Merryville Branch
The Merryville Seed Swap continues today.

🌅 MORNING

📍 FUN FABULOUS FRIDAY at JOICYC!
🕖 7:00 AM–6:00 PM

📍 Curley Vincent Feed & Supply — Longville
🕗 8:00 AM

📍 Indoor Garage Sale — Anacoco
🕘 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

📍 Fall Skin Reset — Aymond Med Spa
🕘 9:00 AM–4:00 PM

📍 Pick Up Early Exhibitor Tags — Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds
🕙 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

📍 Arts à la Carte — Beauregard Parish Library, Merryville Branch
🕥 10:30–11:30 AM

📍 Lunch — Vernon Parish Council on Aging
🕥 10:30–11:45 AM

📍 Emerald & Velvet Boutique Fridays
🕥 10:30 AM–6:00 PM

📍 Lunch — Beauregard Council on Aging, DeRidder
🕚 11:00 AM

📍 First Responders Appreciation Fish Fry
🕚 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

📍 Friday Finds — Vintage Mall
🕚 11:00 AM–5:00 PM

☀️ AFTERNOON

📍 Grand Opening — The Body Shop Day Spa & Boutique
🕛 12:00–6:00 PM

📍 Merryville Homecoming Parade — Merryville
🕑 2:00 PM

🌙 EVENING

📍 Friday Bingo — VFW Post 3619
🕔 5:00–9:00 PM

📍 1st Annual DeRidder Dolly Day — First Street School, DeRidder
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM 💗

🏈 FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

📍 DeRidder Dragons vs. Washington-Marion — DeRidder
🕖 7:00 PM
👑 Homecoming

📍 Merryville Panthers vs. Pickering Red Devils — Merryville
🕖 7:00 PM
👑 Merryville Homecoming

📍 Pickering Red Devils at Merryville Panthers — Merryville
🕖 7:00 PM

📍 Leesville Wampus Cats vs. Pineville — Leesville
🕖 7:00 PM
🎓 Senior Night

📍 South Beauregard Knights at St. Louis Catholic

📍 East Beauregard Trojans vs. Lakeside
🕖 7:00 PM / TBD

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📲 Find even more community events at TownPlanner.com or in the Today for Town Planner app!

Have an event coming up in Beauregard or Vernon Parish? Submit it at TownPlanner.com so we can help get the word out! ❤️📅

09/25/2026

09/24/2026

🎟️🔥 WHO’S FEELING LUCKY?! 🔥🎟️

VFW Post 3619 is bringing TWO BIG PRIZES to the Beauregard Parish Fair — and tickets are only $2 EACH! 🇺🇸

🚢 WIN a $600 Carnival Cruise
🥩 OR a $500 Meat Package!

That’s right — TWO chances to WIN BIG for just $2 a ticket! 🙌

🎡 Come find VFW Post 3619 at the Beauregard Parish Fair, October 6–10! Stop by our booth, grab your raffle tickets, visit with us, and help support the work we do for our Veterans and community.

⭐ DRAWING: OCTOBER 10, 2026
📍 Beauregard Parish Fair
🎟️ Tickets: ONLY $2

Tag your friends. Share this post. And make sure you stop by our booth before the drawing! 🇺🇸🎡

$2 could turn into a CRUISE or a freezer full of MEAT! 🚢🥩🔥

09/24/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! Come out and support the Dragons! The parade rolls at 5 PM!

The route and lineup starts at the B Optimist Building parking lot (628 High School Drive) and travels down High School Drive. It will turn on North Frusha Street to Bilbo. From Bilbo, it will turn on O’Neal Street and travel to the school.

LINEUP FOR PARADE FLOATS IS AT 4 PM.

09/24/2026

📅 What’s Happening Thursday, September 24?

Beauregard & Vernon Parish

There’s plenty going on around town today! Here’s your Thursday lineup:

☀️ All Day / Ongoing

* 🥕 DeRidder Farmer’s Market — Downtown DeRidder
* 🦌 32nd Annual Big Buck Contest — CBG GMC, Inc.
* 🐾 Registration for the City of DeRidder Dog Mayor Contest
* 🚌 Sign Up to Become a Beauregard Parish School Bus Driver
* 🌱 Traveling Seed Swap — Beauregard Parish Library, Merryville Branch
Stop by and claim up to 3 seed packets per visit while the Seed Swap is in Merryville this week.

🌅 Morning

* 💆 9:00 AM–4:00 PM — Fall Skin Reset — Aymond Med Spa
* 🧘 9:30 AM — Yoga — Vernon Parish Council on Aging
* 💪 10:00 AM — S.E.A.T. Exercise Class — Grace Church, DeRidder
* 🎟️ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM — Beauregard Parish Fair Exhibitor Tag Pickup — Beauregard Parish Fairgrounds
* 🍽️ 10:30–11:45 AM — Lunch — Vernon Parish Council on Aging
* 🍽️ 11:00 AM — Lunch — Beauregard Council on Aging, DeRidder

🌤️ Afternoon

* 🤝 12:00 PM — DeRidder Rotary Club Meeting
* 🦁 12:00 PM — Leesville Lions Club Meeting — Leesville Golf Course
* 🎱 12:30 PM — Thursday BINGO — Beauregard Council on Aging

🌆 Evening

* 🚚 4:00–7:00 PM — Chick-fil-A at Park Terrace — DeRidder
* 🎉 5:00 PM — DeRidder Homecoming Parade
* 🎱 5:00 PM — Thursday Night BINGO — VFW Post 3106, Leesville
* 📚 6:00–7:00 PM — Virtual Author Talk with Lucky Diaz — Online through Beauregard Parish Library
* 🐄 6:00 PM — 3rd Quarterly Meeting — Beauregard Cattlemen’s Association
* 🤠 7:00 PM — Thursday Night Mean Dummy Roping — Da Pub
* 🏈 Rosepine Eagles vs. Oberlin — Rosepine
Military Appreciation Night! 💜🦅

📲 Find more local events and complete details at TownPlanner.com or in the Today for Town Planner app.

Have an event coming up in Beauregard or Vernon Parish? Submit it at TownPlanner.com so we can help get the word out! ❤️

09/24/2026

🙏 A Legacy of Faith That Has Stood the Test of Time

Before Beauregard Parish was even formed, Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church was already standing in the Bancroft community bringing families together in worship, prayer, fellowship, and faith.

For 152 years, this little country church has continued to serve as a light in the community. It has weathered generations of change, hurricanes, rebuilding, and even the 2023 wildfire that came frighteningly close to the church grounds. Through every trial, God has been faithful and Brushy Creek has remained standing.

Today, that legacy continues as lives are touched, the Gospel is shared, and souls are led to the Lord.

Please join Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church for its 152nd Homecoming Celebration:

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🕙 10:00 a.m. until
📍 125 Brushy Creek Cemetery Road, Bancroft, LA

Brother Robert Gillis will bring the message. Please bring your favorite covered dish for fellowship lunch.

Come help honor the past, celebrate God’s faithfulness in the present, and look forward to all He still has in store for this special church and community. ❤️

09/24/2026

T8 Ranch
Get signed up for the cook off!
Vendors welcome!!

🎗️ Cancer Awareness Weekend is coming to T8 Arena! 🎗️
📍 837 Lumas Road, DeRidder, LA 70634
October 2–4, 2026

Wear pink and join us for a full weekend of competition, great food, shopping, auction items, and support for cancer awareness! 💗

🤠 Friday, October 2
⭐️ Breakaway Roping begins at 7:00 PM
Contact Tate Richard at 337-496-8838.

🍚 Saturday, October 3
⭐️ Anything Over Rice Cookoff — 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

⭐️ Team Roping begins at 10:00 AM

⭐️ Auction items include a meat hunt, guided goose hunt, and dove hunt!

🏇 Sunday, October 4
⭐️ Barrel Racing begins at 11:00 AM
Lead Line, Peewee 3D, Youth 4D, and Open 4D divisions. Questions, contact Heather Wisby at 337-692-5586.

🍚 Cookoff Teams
Bring your best dish—anything goes, as long as it is served over rice! Teams of 3 or more are $75. Set up begins at 8:00 AM. Generators, tents, and burners are welcome!

🔗 Register your cookoff team here:
https://form.jotform.com/262574697690070

After registering, pay the cookoff fee through Venmo:
-D-Richard

🛍️ Vendors Welcome All Weekend!
Vendor registration is just $35 for the entire weekend. Vendor setup begins Friday at 3:00 PM, and all vendors must be set up by 7:00 PM. Electrical and water hookups are not provided, but generators are welcome.

🔗 Register to be a vendor here:
https://form.jotform.com/262574300425148

🤝 Sponsor Opportunities
Help support Cancer Awareness Weekend while promoting your business!

• $500 Sponsor — Your banner will be displayed at T8 Arena throughout the weekend.

• $1,000 Corporate Sponsor — Your banner will be displayed, plus your business will be recognized as the corporate sponsor of either the Barrel Racing or Breakaway Roping event.

• $2,000 Team Roping Sponsor — Your business will be recognized as the corporate sponsor of the Team Roping event.

• Cookoff Sponsor — Sponsor the Anything Over Rice Cookoff! Contact us for sponsorship details.

All sponsors should contact Tate Richard at 337-496-8838 for more information.