St. Theresa Bon Ton Festival

Additional Information

The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) recently honored the St. Theresa Bon Ton Festival as a Top 20 event for the third quarter of 2014.

This year’s festival is Friday-Sunday, Sept. 19-21, at 4822 Carlyss Drive in Carlyss, and it will feature live and silent auctions, a car show, carnival rides, food, karaoke, live entertainment, lawn mower pulls and a washer board tournament. Festival hours are 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free.

The Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau is a member of STS, an organization that promotes travel to and within the southeastern part of the United States. The bureau nominates all area fairs, festivals and events quarterly. The STS Top 20 Events marketing program highlights the “best of the best” from submitted entries. Events are selected from each of the following STS member states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

The Top 20 Events publication is sent to more than 1,600 newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, AAA publications and others. The combined circulation of organizations using the publication is well into the millions. The potential media coverage of these events has made the Top 20 Events list a coveted honor.

For more information, contact the Southwest Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau at 337-436-9588, or visit www.visitlakecharles.org.