• Saturday March 31, 2012

• Little Pageant 

DeQuincy Elementary School Auditorium

1605 W. 4th Street

Saturday April 7, 2012

• Ride The Rail (Bicycle Ride) 

  Thursday April 12, 2011

• 5:00 p.m. Festival Opens

  • Food Booths Opens

  • Carnival Rides Open 

• 5:30 p.m. Bows and Barks Doggie Pageant

• 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Railroad Days Jr. Queen and Miss Queen Pageant

• 11:00 p.m. Festival Closes

 Friday April 13, 2012

• 3:00 p.m.  Festival Opens

  • Food Booths Open

  • Carnival Rides Open

  • Arts and Crafts Open

• 4:30 p.m. Parade Line-Up at Nichols 

•   Bicycle Parade Line Up at Exxon
• 5:00 p.m. Parade Begins at Nichols
• Introduction of 2012 Railroad Festival Queens, Parade Marshall and poster contest winners
• 5:45 pm. Look-a-Like Contest
• 6:30-9:00 p.m. Gospel Night

• 9:45  Outdoor Movie for Teens

• 11:00 p.m. Festival Closes

Saturday April 14, 2012

• 8:30 a.m. Cannon Ball 5K Run Sponsored by The Knights of Columbus 1 mile fun run to follow

• 9:00 a.m. Festival Opens

• Carnival Rides Open

• Museum Opens

• Model Train Show

• Arts and Crafts Open

• 10:00 a.m. Old Timers Reunion Methodist Church Hall

• 11:00 a.m. Recognition of Queens and Visiting Dignitaries

• 11:30 a.m. Railroad Idol Contest

• 1:00 p.m. TBA

• 3:00 p.m.  Joel Sonnier

• 4:30 p.m.  The Joel Martin Project

• 5:00p.m.   TBA

• 8:00 p.m.  MARK CHESNUT - sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad & DFSL

• Festival closes at midnight

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• Activities for Children

• Saturday, April 14th

• Children's Stage in the Park

  • 10 am Preschool
  • 10:30 am K-2nd Grade
  • 11 am 3rd - 5th Grade