Things To Do This Weekend in Lake Charles & SWLA (September 11-12, 2026)

Lake Charles, Louisiana - It's going to be another busy weekend around the Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana area, and we're hooking you up with a full list of events happening Friday and Saturday here in SWLA...

We're fortunate here around the Lake Charles & SWLA area that we have so many great things to do, from catching a football game to a concert, to movies, live music, and so much more. If you're bored and can't find anything to do, that sounds like a YOU problem!

If you're ever bored and needing something to do, our friends at Visit Lake Charles do a great job of keeping everyone updated on things going on around Lake Charles.

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Things To Do This Weekend, September 11-12, 2026 in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Friday, September 11, 2026

• 80’s Bash — Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park RV Resort Lake Charles — 3 p.m. through Sunday at 11 a.m
• Cowboy Block Party featuring The Chee Weez — Navarre Stadium at McNeese — 6 p.m. — Free
• Come From Away — ACTS Theatre — 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 12, 2026

• Charlestown Farmers Market — Downtown Lake Charles, behind 1911 Historic City Hall — 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Moss Bluff Farmers Market — 325 Sam Houston Jones Parkway — 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
• Gillis Trade Days Farmers Market — Gillis Grocery & Cafe — 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
• Squeeze the Day 5K — Sam Houston Jones State Park — 8–10 a.m.
• South Coast Book Festival — Lake Charles Event Center — 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Royal Princess Ball — Jacqueline’s Artsy Creations — 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Handbuilt Cauldron Mug Workshop — Paint and Fire — 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Family-Friendly Paint Sesh: Fall Fox Sweeties — Painting with a Twist — 1–2:30 p.m.
• White Linen Night: A Downtown Gallery Promenade — Downtown Lake Charles — 5–9 p.m.
• Double Opening Reception — Historic City Hall — 5–9 p.m.
• Lake Area Drum Circle — Prien Lake Park — 5:30–7:30 p.m.
• McNeese Football vs. Tarleton State — Navarre Stadium — 6 p.m.
• Smooth Summer Nights Cruise-In — Lake Charles — 6–9 p.m.
• Come From Away — ACTS Theatre — 7:30 p.m.
• Joe in Concert — Golden Nugget Lake Charles — 8 p.m.