The Fiesta kicks off Thursday October 7th at the Zwolle festival grounds with dinner and entertainment at 6:00pm, admission is $2.00 per person. Festival gates open Friday at 5:00pm, admission is $3.00. Survivor mud wars begin at 5:00pm along with Johnson Carnival Rides, concessions, arts and crafts, and tamale eating contest. Plan on dancing from 8:00pm to 12:00am to music by the Don Rich Band on stage 1. Saturday gates open after the parade at 11:00am. Enjoy lots of activities including the Spanish costume contest, tamale judging and tamale eating contest, with the popular truck mudbog at 1:00pm. Foret Tradition of New Orleans will be providing music from 8:00pm – 12:00am.
For more Fiesta information and a complete schedule of events, contact the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission at (800) 358-7802 or visit www.toledobendlakecountry.com. Additional information on more than 300 other fairs and festivals throughout Louisiana can be found by logging on to www.louisianatravel.com.