Community Calendar

The Annual Skeletons on Tower is happening! This family friendly month long event begins on Tower Drive and in the Pavilion Circle in Monroe.

Businesses, families and individuals can participate by sponsoring and decorating skellies with your family friendly design.

The public is invited to view the Skeletons on Tower throughout the month of October.

The Annual Skeletons on Tower is happening! This family friendly month long event begins on Tower Drive and in the Pavilion Circle in Monroe.

Businesses, families and individuals can participate by sponsoring and decorating skellies with your family friendly design.

The public is invited to view the Skeletons on Tower throughout the month of October.

The Annual Skeletons on Tower is happening! This family friendly month long event begins on Tower Drive and in the Pavilion Circle in Monroe.

Businesses, families and individuals can participate by sponsoring and decorating skellies with your family friendly design.

The public is invited to view the Skeletons on Tower throughout the month of October.

Come dressed in your scariest or cutest costume for this annual boo-fest, featuring costume contests, a trick-or-treat trail, food trucks, vendors and more. Admission to the zoo is included in the fee, and train rides and boat rides will be available. The zoo will be decked out in holiday attire, so get your fright on. Proceeds from the event will go toward the renovation of the zoo's Catwalk.

Enjoy tables and booths set up throughout the zoo featuring different food trucks, vendors, and shopping merchants! Kids are encouraged to dress up in their Halloween costume and trick or treat through the zoo.

Various shops. Kickoff Downtown's Holiday Shopping Season with Refreshments & Specials.

As we enter our 105th year of service to the community, The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ouachita proudly announces its 71st Annual Pancake Day to be held at First Methodist Church on Loop Road in Monroe on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Meals will be served from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and dine in and take out are available. Tickets can be purchased from Kiwanis members and at the door for $10.

Donations from Pancake Day enrich the lives of children and those in need in Ouachita Parish and Northeast Louisiana. Last year’s Pancake Day allowed the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ouachita to give over $24,000 to children’s organizations, scholarships, and nonprofits. The Kiwanis Club sponsored K-Kids at Highland Elementary, the Builder’s Club at River Oaks, Key Clubs at West Monroe, Neville, Sterlington High Schools, and OCS. We awarded scholarships to graduating Key Club seniors. Other highlights include partnering with MedCamps, sponsoring the Bikes for Books program at the Ouachita Parish Library , investing in the Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum, and funding hundreds of books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for children in our area.

With the community’s support through sponsorships and ticket sales, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ouachita plans to have another successful year raising funds to reinvest in improving the lives of children in our community. Sponsorship and ticket information is available at kiwanisgreaterouachita.org or by emailing kiwanisgreaterouachita@gmail.com.

Northeast Louisiana offers the public a chance to showcase their talents in music. Ages 6 to 17 are invited to sing or play an instrument on Saturday, November 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pecanland Mall.

Check out all the light displays in a walk-through wonderland in Downtown West Monroe beginning at 5:30pm each night!

Check out all the light displays in a walk-through wonderland in Downtown West Monroe beginning at 5:30pm each night!