Starks, Louisiana’s Mayhaw Festival To Return In May 2024

The Starks Mayhaw Festival is making a return this year after having to take a year off in 2023. The three-day festival will take place in the North part of Calcasieu Parish in downtown Startks, Louisiana in May 2024.

The festival is full of great food, events, live music and so much more. The festival takes place at the Starks Community Pavilion located at 107 Highway 109 North in Starks, Louisiana. Why do they have a Mayhaw festival?

It is to celebrate the harvest of the Mayhaw fruit and the festival will have vendors from all around that will be selling locally made jelly and jam made from the Mayhaw fruit. You can taste some and here is your chance to buy some homemade Mayhaw jellies at the festival.

The 2024 festival will also offer fresh lemonade, funnel cakes, barbeque, and live music while enjoying carnival games and rides. The festival dates are set for May 16th 17th & 18th, 2024. On Thursday the festival will take place from 4:00 pm to  10:00 pm. On Friday, the festival opens again at 4:00 pm and runs through 10:00 pm. Then on Saturday, the gates will open early at 10:00 am and will close at 10:00 pm.

On Saturday, they will have a Car, Truck, & Bike Show from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. If you would like to enter your vehicle into the show, you can register through the festival's Facebook page here. 

On Saturday, May 18th they will have gospel night with live music starting at 6:00 pm that night. The entertainment lineup includes,

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm -- Larry Carter

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm -- Right Road

So gather up the family and go enjoy a great event.