What’s Happening in October? 10 Events, Fairs, and Festivals You Can’t Miss

(KMDL-FM) October brings a refreshing breath of cooler and less humid air to Louisiana. It also marks the beginning of our state's second festival season. We have a festival season in the spring; then it gets too hot to go outside; then, when it cools off in late September, we go back outside and once again put the party in the streets.

The big event in October is Halloween. There are multiple events and haunted, scary places that you can find around the area. I believe there is going to be another corn maze over in Beauregard Parish in Longville that should be opening in October as well.

Besides Spooky Season, Football Season Reigns Supreme in Louisiana

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October is also when we hit the meat of the football season. You can expect Homecoming Games for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in October; in fact, that's October 3rd.

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LSU has its homecoming festivities culminating in the big football game with Mississippi State  on October 17th. McNeese will also celebrate homecoming in October. The Cowboys host Nicholls on Halloween afternoon if you want to go and get spooky in Lake Charles.

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But October offers so much more than just football and falling leaves. You can be a part of a world championship; you can be part of the largest gathering of cultures of its kind; you can paddle a boat down a bayou as part of a more than 100-mile trek.

Louisiana Celebrates its Culture and Heritage in October

October also gives us a chance to celebrate our culture and history. Not just one culture and not just one history. There are several events that might look fun on the outside, but if you bring your kids, they just might learn a lot more about where they come from. Which is how we're going to keep these traditions alive.

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So, if you've got the energy, we've got the activities. Louisiana is ready to once again come outside to play. It's so much easier to do without all of those darn heat advisories.