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The City of Lake Charles has announced a series of events for the fourth quarter of 2024 under its Partners in Parks initiative. These events are family-friendly, free, and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

The schedule kicks off on Saturday, October 5, with "Art in the Park—Fall into Creativity" from 9-11 am at Tuten Park. On Friday, October 11, a birthday celebration for jazz legend Nellie Lutcher will be held at Nellie Lutcher Memorial Park from 5-7 pm. The event will feature live music and food trucks.

On Saturday, October 19, the Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest for Dogs will take place from 9-11 am at Bark du Lac Dog Park. Later in the month, on Friday, October 25, Sasol’s Nature in Focus Bat Walk is scheduled at Drew Park from 6-8 pm. The month concludes with "The Great Pumpkin Trail" at Tuten Park from October 25-27.

November begins with the third annual LA Region Five STEM Center Pumpkin Chunkin’ Contest on Saturday, November 4, at I-10 North Beach. A scavenger hunt titled "Where in Downtown Lake Charles is Carmen Sandiego" follows on Saturday, November 9. Another "Art in the Park" event is planned for Hillcrest Park on Saturday, November 16. The month wraps up with the City’s annual Light up the Lake Christmas Festival on Saturday, November 30.

December features a Christmas Ornament Workshop at Historic City Hall on Saturday, December 7. The Nellie Lutcher Christmas Carol Extraordinaire will be held at Nellie Lutcher Memorial Park on Sunday, December 15. The Children’s Miracle Network will present a holiday edition of Movies with the Mayor on Saturday, December 21.

Mayor Nic Hunter commented: “As we look to close out 2024i we are celebrating the incredible programming and great attendance to our Partners in Parks events through the entirety of this year. It has truly been a wonderful, fun-filled year,” said Mayor Nic Hunter. “We will complete our fourth quarter of fun this year with some new events and the return of some crowd favorites. Our parks are a critical component of quality of life in the City of Lake Charles and we will continue to develop programming through Partners in Parks."

Launched in July of 2018 by Mayor Hunter's administration, Partners in Parks aims to combine private and public funds to improve park infrastructure and expand programming without additional taxation on local citizens.

Individuals interested in investing in city parks can do so online.

All events are subject to change. Follow official channels for updates.