Mayfest, winner of the Louey Award for Festival of the Year, is an annual, FREE event with live music, food & fun held in historic downtown Leesville on the first weekend in May.
Vendors from all over Louisiana and surrounding states offer home-made items and food made from scratch. Vendors - See Applications below.
Bring your lawn chairs and join us on the courthouse lawn for two free days of family fun offering live music, vendors, demonstrating artists, children's activities, and more.
MUSIC LINE-UP
Friday, May 5, 2023
4:00 pm-5:00 pm – JULIAN PRIMEAUX
5:15 pm-6:15 pm – LOUISIANA SCRAMBLE
6:30 pm-7:30 pm – OLD MAN BAND
7:45 pm-8:45 pm – ABIGAYLE HOLT & THE BOOTLEG REVIVAL
9:00 pm-10:30 pm – GLEN TEMPLETON
Saturday, May 6, 2023
9:00 am – 9:50 am – OPENING CEREMONY
10:00 am – 10:50 am - HEART UNITED CHOIR
11:00 am – 11:50 am – JOHNSON TEMPLE CHOIR
12:00 pm – 12:50 pm – PLEASANT HILL CHOIR
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – DAVE DUPLISSEY & UPTOWN JAZZ
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – LOOSEY ANNA
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – ONE TRICK PONY
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm – MARK NEWMAN
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm – JOHNNY EARTHQUAKE & THE MOON DOGS
7:30 pm – 8:45 pm – LUCAS JAGNEAUX & THE ROADSHOW
9:00 pm – 10:30 pm – ROCKIN DOPSIE JR. & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS
From starting your day with a delicious Kiwanis Pancake, to letting out your inner child (or actual child) to create a chalk masterpiece, to shopping for that perfect something from vendors from throughout the region, and dining on all that festival food, there's plenty to do when you're not singing with your favorite band! Come throughout the day for all the fun! Download the brochure now.
And, don't forget ClayFest 2023 at Gallery One Ellleven showcasing clay pottery works, including some with Vernon Parish clay! Download the flyer.
VENDORS - Please download the appropriate application and turn them in to the Vernon Parish Tourism Commission as soon as possible!
Please call the office for info on how to contact us before stopping by. Please call the main line at 337-238-0783, ext. 103.
NOTE: If you are a Food Vendor that will be selling drinks at MayFest 2023, you must indicate on your application that you will be selling 20 oz beverages.
If this is not listed on your application, you will not be allowed to sell beverages during the festival.
Only 20 oz. beverages can be sold, and all drinks must be sold for $3.00. No exception to this rule.
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Arts & Crafts | Commercial Arts & Crafts | Information Booths | Food Truck/Booth | Non-Profit Food Application (Churches and Civic Groups)
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