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Macaroni KID New Iberia Recommends: 5 Things To Do This Week!

Get the scoop on local resources and events happening this week from New Iberia to Morgan City

By Tracie Ysaguire, Publisher for Macaroni KID New Iberia October 25, 2024

Get ready for a busy weekend in New Iberia! 

Several community events are planned for the kids to enjoy everything from parades to trunk-or-treats and fall festivals in and around New Iberia this weekend. Be sure to check out the 2024 Halloween Family Fun Guide for all the details for family fun events happening in New Iberia, Morgan City, Franklin, and St. Martinville through Halloween night. We also have Four Kooky Halloween Recipes Your Kids Will Love as we move into next week. They are both easy and fun and the kids will either love making these or being surprised with a special treat next week. 

We also have a few parenting tips and tricks for you this week from easy fall maintenance tips around the home to simple pumpkin fun you can do with the kids. If carving pumpkins is not your style, we have 5 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Hacks for Busy Parents that you can try. Also, the weather has been absolutely beautiful over the last couple of weeks, making it the perfect time for these 10 Things To Do Around the House this Fall before the cold snap hits in New Iberia. 

As we wind up the month of October next week, the holiday season is ready to make its entrance. The annual New Iberia Vendor Event in City Park is back and Macaroni KID New Iberia is happy to be back at the event again this year to keep your kids creatively entertained with a fun, easy ornament craft. There will be over 60 vendors and plenty of activities to do for the kids. Read all about the event, vendors, and activities planned this year at this annual holiday family favorite event in New Iberia. 

Now, on to more of our weekly recommendations for your free or low-cost family fun this week from New Iberia to Morgan City:



Be sure to get all the details for Halloween events happening this weekend through Halloween Night from New Iberia to Morgan City!
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Please note: Events may be cancelled due to inclement weather or other unexpected issues after the publication of this article. 

Please be sure to follow up with the original event or host for details or questions about any events listed. 


1. 20th Annual Tailgating Cook-Off - St. Joseph Catholic Church - Loreauville

Saturday
October 26, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 pm

Celebrate your Saturday afternoon at this favorite family fun event in Loreauville! The 20th Annual Tailgating Cook-Off for St. Joseph Catholic Church is back this October for a day of great food, live music, live and silent auctions, games and fun jumps for the kids, and much more.


2. Harvest Moon Festival - Downtown Franklin

Saturday
October 26, 2024
10:00 am - 7:00 pm

The Franklin Merchants Association presents the Harvest Moon Festival in downtown Franklin. The day will be filled with plenty of events with live music, hayrides, kid's activities, a pooch parade, and so much more. 


3. Morgan City Trunk or Treat - Morgan City

Saturday
October 26, 2024
3:45 pm - 6:30 pm

Make plans to meet up under the Highway 90 Bridge in Morgan City for the Annual Trunk or Treat. Enjoy trick or treating, decorating and costume contest, and plenty of treats for the kids.


4. New Iberia Halloween Parade - Downtown New Iberia

Saturday
October 26, 2024
4:00 pm

Join the ghouls, goblins, and ghosts on Main Street in New Iberia for the annual New Iberia Halloween Parade on the traditional route down Main Street. After the parade, be sure to head to Bouligny Plaza for a trunk-or-treat with the kids!


5. City of St. Martinville Hometown Halloween Trunk or Treat

Sunday
October 27, 2024
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bring the family out to the City of Martinville for the Hometown Halloween Trunk or Treat being held in front of City Hall. Attendees will enjoy face painting, storytelling, pumpkin decorating and a costume contest. Food and refreshments will be provided.

  Looking for more family fun in and around New Iberia?   

Our event calendar covers family fun events and resources for all families in 

New Iberia, Abbeville, Franklin, Morgan City, St. Martinville, and Breaux Bridge. 

If you head out to any of these events, please tell them 

you heard it on Macaroni KID New Iberia!


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