Louisiana Peach Festival 2025: What to Expect in Ruston This June

Of the largest cities in North Louisiana, the smallest one has the biggest and oldest festivals all about peaches. The Louisiana Peach Festival is returning to Ruston and kicks off on Saturday, June 7th, 2025. The festival will feature live music, local eats, local artists, and activities for the kids to make sure nobody's left out of the summer fun.

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The When and Where of The 2025 Louisiana Peach Festival

On June 7th, the Peach Festival will take over Downtown Ruston for the day. Since 1951, the peach festival has been a tradition in Ruston and brings in thousands of visitors to the small city every year.

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A celebration of the arts and music, the festival has prided itself on the hours of local music performed live at Ruston's Railway Park Stage. It's not just music on display in Ruston for the Peach Fest; plenty of local woodworkers, artists, glassblowers, leatherworkers, and many other crafters will gather as part of the over 70 vendors taking part.

Key Attractions At the 2025 Louisiana Peach Festival

12 hours of live music from 10 different local acts will kick off at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 7th, when the Russ-Town Band takes the Railway Park Stage.

Here are the times each act will take the stage:

1. Russ-Town Band @ 9:00 AM
2. Elise Clare Cuasey @ 10:00 AM
3. Zebb Rogers @ 11:00 AM
4. Haley Brooke @ 12:00 PM
5. LA Jay & the Zydeco Backwood Boyz @ 1:00 PM
6. The Lovers @ 2:00 PM
7. Chancie Neal @ 3:00 PM
8. Hidden Tracks @ 4:30 PM
9. Mr. Taylormade & the Taylormade Band @ 6:30 PM
10. The Band of Heathens @ 8:30 PM

There will be events specifically to keep the kids entertained, starting at 10 AM at the Kids Alley. Kids Alley will be in the Sexton Lot in Downtown Ruston and feature arts and craft activities and performances just for the kids.

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The Kids Alley schedule is listed here:

1. DJ Kylin @ 10:00 AM
2. Scence Guys @ 11:00 AM
3. Lady Chops @ 11:30 AM
4. Family Salsa with Yatta @ 12:30 PM
5. Kids Karaoke with DJ Jy @ 1:00 PM
6. Drama Club @ 2:00 PM
7. Ruston Community Theater @ 3:00 PM
8. Peachy Storytime @ 4:00 PM

That's just the surface of events happening as part of the Louisiana Peach Festival, plenty of other fun events will be found across Ruston.