What's on in Lake Charles?
238 upcoming events
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Events in Lake Charles
Thu15
Today
Wed 14 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🌳Outdoors
Trivia Night at Rikenjaks Brewing Company
Rikenjaks Brewing Company
Today
🪄Magic
Bodega Restaurant & Wine Bar
Bodega Restaurant & Wine Bar
At 10 AMFree
📖Story time
Story Time at Epps Memorial
Epps Memorial Branch Library
At 11 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Library Board of Control
Central Branch Library
At 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Book 2 Art Club
Moss Bluff Branch Library
At 4 PMFree
🧸Kids3–12 yrs
Create Your Own Monster
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Fri16
Tomorrow
At 5 PMFree
📚Literature
Epps Memorial Book Club
Epps Memorial Branch Library
At 5:30 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Charpentier District Front Porch Series
Charpentier Historic District
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧾Drop-in services
Lawyers In Libraries
Central Branch Library
At 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Science, Skeptics, and UFOs: The Next Chapter
Central Branch Library
At 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎹Blues
Neal Smith at Paul's Rib Shack
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
At 6 PM$25
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Pyrography Fall Ornaments
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
At 6 PM$200
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Beginner Pottery Class
The Art Factory
At 7 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Trivia Night at Library Riot
Library Riot
Tomorrow · 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop3–12 yrs
Fun Day Friday
Central Branch Library
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop📖Story time
Make a Zine
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🎬Cinema0–15 yrs
Box Car Cinema
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
Tomorrow · 6 PM$30–54
🧺Market📚Literature
Inkwell Night Market: A Boozy Adult Book Fair
Magnolia House Event Center
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
✨Pop🎫Concert
Andrea Richardson at Paul's Rib Shack
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
Sat 17 · 8 AMFree
🧺Market🌳Outdoors
Charlestown Farmers Market
Behind 1911 Historic City Hall
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time0–5 yrs
Saturday Story Time at Central
Central Branch Library
Sat 17 · 10 AM$5
🃏Trading cardsConsumer fair
SWLA Collectibles Convention
Habibi Shriners Event Center
Sat 17 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature0–15 yrs
Trick-or-Treat at The Charmed Page
The Charmed Page
Sat 17 · 12 PMFree
🎪Street party
2026 Lake Charles Chuck Fest
809 Kirby Street
Sat 17 · 12 PM$40
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Plein Air Painting Workshop with Nelly Gonzalez Chan
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Sun18
Sunday 18 October
Sat 17 · 5 PM$87.21–5,337
🎊Village dance
5 Year Anniversary Gala - A Halloween Mardi Gras Affair
The Royal Of Lake Charles
Sat 17 · 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Alec Dean at Paul's Rib Shack
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
Sun 18 · 10:30 AM
🎷Jazz🎫Concert
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Tia Juanita's Fish Camp
Tia Juanita's Fish Camp
Sun 18 · 12:30 PM$25.67–31.59
Consumer fair
Ever After Under The Oaks
Oak Crossing
Sun 18 · 2 PM$45
✂️Workshop
Sunday Afternoon Paint Sesh! Florals and Gourds
Painting With A Twist
Mon19
Monday 19 October
Sun 18 · 5 PMFree
🌳Outdoors🎷Jazz
Music in the Park
Nellie Lutcher Memorial Park
Mon 19Free
🖼️Exhibition🤝Volunteering
People of Hope Mobile Museum
Lake Charles Event Center (Gill Street Area)
Mon 19 · 9:15 AMFree
📖Story time
Baby Story Time at Central
Central Branch Library
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time
Story Time at Central
Central Branch Library
Mon 19 · 4 PMFree
👾Video games🏆Tournament
It's Game Time
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Mon 19 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time
Cardboard Jack-O-Lantern
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Tue20
Tuesday 20 October
Mon 19 · 6 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Open Auditions for The Twelfth Night
LCLT Studio, RM 234 at Central School Arts and Humanities Center
Mon 19 · 6 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Lvl 1 Smash Tournaments v93
496 W Prien Lake Rd
Tue 20 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Computer Basics: Resume Workshop
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Tue 20 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games
Epps Teen Scene
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Tue 20 · 4 PMFree
🎬Cinema11–18 yrs
Teen Scream Night
Central Branch Library
Wed21
Wednesday 21 October
Later
Wed 21 · 5 PM$31.59
🎷Jazz🎶Singer-songwriter
Weekend Wednesdays Jazz Series
The Venue Lake Charles
Wed 21 · 5:30 PMFree
📚Literature
Pours & Prose - A Central Branch Book Club
Central Branch Library
Thu 22Free
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Lake Charles Fire Department 150th Anniversary
Central School and Millennium Park
Thu 22 · 9:30 AMFree
💼Career
Public Defense Training Academy: Voir Dire
118 W Mill St
Thu 22 · 3:30 PMFree
🧸Kids8–10 yrs
Spooky Tween Pop Art
Central Branch Library
Thu 22 · 4 PMFree
👾Video games
Beyond the Screen
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Thu 22 · 5:45 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
All Hallows Poetry Open Mic Night
The Charmed Page
Fri 23 · 3:30 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time3–12 yrs
Fun Day Friday
Central Branch Library
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop11–18 yrs
Shrink It!
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Fri 23 · 4:30 PMFree
👾Video games🏆Tournament
D&D at the Library: Teen Edition
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Fri 23 · 6 PM$20–500
🎫Concert
Coffee:30 Cafe Country Nights: Camo Night with Dani LaCour
Coffee: 30 Cafe
Fri 23 · 6 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌙Indie
The Second Cup at Paul's Rib Shack
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
Fri 23 · 7 PM$33
🎭Theatre
Mary Poppins
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Fri 23
🕺Musical
CYT: Mary Poppins
Lake Charles Event Ctr Rosa Hart Theatre
Fri 23 · 7:30 PM$46
✂️Workshop
Paint & Sip | Horror Villain Workshop
Painting With A Twist
Fri 23 · 8:30 PM$40–199
🎫Concert
Chris Cagle
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Sat 24 · 7:30 AM$3
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Monthly Bird Walk
Sam Houston Jones State Park
Sat 24 · 9 AMFree
🧘Yoga🧘Wellness
Yoga Under the Oak
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
👾Video games
Deep Sea Divers: VR Experience
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Sat 24 · 12 PM$75
✂️Workshop
Still Life Oil Painting Workshop
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Sat 24 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Create & Make: Sewing Machine Demo
Central Branch Library
Sat 24 · 2 PM$33
🎭Theatre
Mary Poppins
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Sat 24 · 4 PM$0–17.85
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
Harvest Lights: A Fall Fundraiser Benefiting Reins of Hope
The Stables At LeBocage
Sat 24 · 4:30 PM$19.77–24.49
🎉Parties
Do The Halloween Pub Crawl in Lake Charles!
Martinis
Sat 24 · 6 PMFree
🎫Concert
Three Sheets at Paul's Rib Shack
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
Sat 24 · 7 PM$40
✂️Workshop
Halloween with a Twist Paint & Sip
Painting With A Twist
Sat 24 · 7 PM$33
🎭Theatre
Mary Poppins
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Sat 24 · 8 PM$33.85
🎉Club
Denim After Dark: A Blue & White Affair
Richard Student Union Complex
Sun 25 · 7:30 AM$30–60
🏃Running⛰️Trail & ultra
ICCS Fest and Panther Run
1536 Ryan Street
Sun 25 · 3 PM$33
🎭Theatre
Mary Poppins
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Sun 25 · 4 PM$40
Painting With a Purpose | Benefitting Queen of Pink
Painting With A Twist
Mon 26 · 3:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Harvest Creations: Paint the Season
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Mon 26 · 6 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
SUPAL1ST v3
496 W Prien Lake Rd
Tue 27 · 9 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Lawyers in Libraries
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Tue 27 · 10 AMFree
Serving Those Who Serve Us
Faith Bible Church of Lake Charles
Tue 27 · 4 PMFree
👾Video games
Teen Game Night
Central Branch Library
Wed 28 · 1 PMFree
🔢Bingo
Bingo for Books
Central Branch Library
Wed 28 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop📖Story time0–15 yrs
Boo Bash
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Wed 28 · 4:30 PMFree
🐉Tabletop RPG🎯Board games
Dungeons and Libraries
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Thu 29 · 3:30 PMFree
📖Story time0–12 yrs
Spookapalooza Spectacular
Central Branch Library
Fri 30 · 3 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
McNeese Madness 14 AGAIN
4150 Ieyoub Family Dr
Fri 30 · 6 PMFree
Cowboy Block Party featuring Keith Frank
Navarre Stadium- McNeese State University
Fri 30 · 7 PM$42
Blacklight Halloween Paint Night!
Painting With A Twist
Fri 30 · 8:30 PM$36–1,087
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Here Come the Mummies
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Fri 30 · 9 PM$13.85–191.12
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Them Guys w/ Grey Areas
Panorama Music House
Sat 31 · 11 AMFree
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Fest
City of Lake Charles
Sat 31 · 1 PM$29
Family Friendly Halloween Fun! Squishy Kitty Paint Sesh
Painting With A Twist
Sat 31 · 9 PM$13.85–191.12
🎉Club
Halloween Bash w/ BOOM BOOM
Panorama Music House
Tue 3 · 11 AMFree
Truck Stop Tuesday
Historic City Hall's Front Plaza
Tue 3 · 6 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop11–18 yrs
Teen Art Society
Central Branch Library
Wed 4 · 3:30 PMFree
📚Literature11–14 yrs
Middle School Book Club
Central Branch Library
Wed 4 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Shoebox Time Capsule
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Thu 5 · 3:30 PMFree
📖Story time🧘Wellness
Fun with Fideaux
Central Branch Library
Thu 5 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
DIY Gift Tags
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Thu 5 · 5:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🍽️Food
Dinner and a Movie
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Fri 6 · 4 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Cajun Table à la Bibliothèque
Central Branch Library
Fri 6 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop
Bean-tastic Mosaics
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Fri 6 · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Fiber Arts Creators Group
Central Branch Library
Fri 6 · 6 PM$40.42–60.91
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Southlake Theatre
Fri 6 · 8 PM$13.85–143.85
🌐World music💜Soul / Funk
Cha Wa in Concert
Panorama Music House
Fri 6 · 8:30 PM$40.42–58.70
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
Southlake Theatre
Fri 6 · 8:30 PM$33–1,087
🎫Concert
Neal McCoy
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
🎪Kids' show🪇Music for toddlers2–8 yrs
Kinder Songs
Central Branch Library
Sat 7 · 11 AMFree
📚Literature
Epic Journey - A Moss Bluff Branch Book Club
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Sat 7 · 2 PMFree
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Create & Make: Quilting 101
Central Branch Library
Sat 7 · 3 PMFree
🎪Kids' show0–15 yrs
Kinder Songs
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Sat 7 · 5 PM$44.30–265.80
💿DJ set
Girls just wanna have brunch - Sing-a-long Brunch - DJ DG FLY
Coffee: 30 Cafe
Sat 7 · 7 PM$9.97
🎫Concert
Live Music with Jamie Bergeron!
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Lake Charles
Sun 8 · 9 AM$701.37
✂️Workshop💼Career
LAKE CHARLES | Small Town Tour with Kim Haberley | LA
Ginger Vine Salon
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
📖Story time
Hands on Homeschool
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Mon 9 · 11:45 AMFree
Young Pastors Fellowship
Pat's of Henderson | Cajun
Mon 9 · 12 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Discipleship Collaborative Fall Luncheon
Trinity Baptist Church
Mon 9 · 12 PMFree
🏷️Other
Ministers of Missions Lunch
Trinity Baptist Church
Mon 9 · 4 PMFree
African American Fellowship Dinner
Trinity Baptist Church
Mon 9 · 5 PMFree
🏷️Other
Rural/Small Church Pastors Dinner
Trinity Baptist Church
Mon 9 · 5:30 PM$15
🏷️Other
Louisiana Alumni & Friends Gathering
Trinity Baptist Church
Tue 10 · 7 AMFree
🏷️Other
Discover Church Planting Breakfast
Eggs Up Grill
Tue 10 · 1 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Collage & Scrapbooking Crafternoon
Central Branch Library
Tue 10 · 5:30 PMFree
🍽️Food
Brewing Better Coffee at Home
Central Branch Library
Tue 10 · 7 PM$38
That’s My Jam — The R&B Experience Featuring Pleasure P
Lake Charles Event Center Buccaneer Room
Tue 10 · 7 PM
🎫Concert
Go DJs Global Lounge 2727 present "That's My Jam" featuring Pleasure P
Lake Charles Event Center
Thu 12 · 8 AM$75
Nonprofit Institute: Empowering Nonprofit Leaders
L’Auberge Casino Resort
Thu 12 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
Homeschool Advisory Board
Central Branch Library
Thu 12 · 3:30 PMFree
♙Chess
Chess Club - Casa De Ajedrez
Central Branch Library
Thu 12 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌏South Asiaup to 15 yrs
Diwali Elephant Craft
Epps Memorial Branch Library
Thu 12 · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop0–15 yrs
Create a Scarecrow
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Online Safety & Parental Controls 101
Central Branch Library
Thu 12 · 8:30 PM$114–21,612
🎭Theatre🎫Concert
Matt Mathews
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Fri 13 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
Fun Day Friday
Central Branch Library
Fri 13 Nov · 6 PMFree
2026 Region 5 Art Awards & Annual Meeting
Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM$69–210
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Fri 13 Nov · 7:30 PM
🎫Concert
Beatles vs. Stones - A Musical Showdown
Lake Charles Event Ctr Rosa Hart Theatre
Fri 13 Nov · 9:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Matt Mathews
Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Sat 14 Nov
🪑Flea market
2026 Lake Charles Flea Fest
Burton Complex Event Barn
Sat 14 Nov
Fall Festival and Chili Cook Off
Sam Houston Jones State Park
Sat 14 Nov · 7:30 AM$67.05
MBSD Luxury Bus Lake Charles CasinosTour
Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino
Sat 14 Nov · 10 AM$161.90
Chi O golf tournament
Frasch
Sat 14 Nov · 2 PMFree
Faux Stained Glass
Central Branch Library
Sat 14 Nov · 7 PM$9.97
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Live Music with Four Horses!
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Lake Charles
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM$102–1,153
🎫Concert
Clint Black
L'auberge Du Lac Casino And Resort
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM$78–347
🎫Concert
Clay Walker
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM$59
Clay Walker
Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Sat 14 Nov · 8 PM
🎫Concert
Clint Black: Back On The Blacktop Tour
L'Auberge Casino Resort - Lake Charles
Mon 16 Nov · 10 AMFree
✂️Workshop🪕Country
Move it Monday
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Mon 16 Nov · 2:30 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Adult Crafternoon
Central Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 2 PMFree
Painted Wooden Bangles
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Pumpkin Chunkin' — 4th Annual STEAM Challenge
Moss Bluff Branch Library
Tue 17 Nov · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Teen Art Society — Comic Book Night
Central Branch Library
Wed 18 Nov · 4 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop
Corn-tastic Creations
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
Wed 18 Nov · 5:30 PMFree
Pours & Prose - A Central Branch Book Club
Central Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 11 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
Library Board of Control Meeting
Central Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 3:30 PMFree
📖Story time
Bilingual Story Time / Hora de cuentos en inglés y español
Central Branch Library
Thu 19 NovFree
🗣️Talk
Lawyers In Libraries
Central Branch Library
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PM$43
🎭Theatre🩰Classical
Lake Area Ballet: The Nutcracker - Sensory-Inclusive Performance
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PM
🎭Stage
Lake Area Ballet Theatre Presents: The Nutcracker (Sensory Show)
Lake Charles Event Ctr Rosa Hart Theatre
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM$52–1,163
🩰Classical🩰Ballet
Lake Area Ballet: The Nutcracker
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
Fri 20 Nov · 7 PM
🎭Stage
Lake Area Ballet Theatre Presents The Nutcracker
Lake Charles Event Ctr Rosa Hart Theatre
See also in Lake Charles
At 12 PMFree
📚Literature
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Westlake Branch Library
Sat 17 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Science, Skeptics, and UFOs: The Next Chapter
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Wed 21 · 11 AM$33.85–535.38
🗣️Talk🏛️Politics & Economy
Capitol Conversations - A Luncheon with US Senator John Kennedy
West Cal Arena, Sulphur
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🎬Cinema
Family Movie Friday
Hayes Branch Library
Mon 26 · 10 AMFree
📚Literature
Sulphur Book Club
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Sat 31 · 2 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Learn Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Mon 19 · 5 PM
👾Video games🏆Tournament
Sulphur High Smash - October '26
100 Sycamore St, Sulphur
At 3 PMFree
👾Video games
Teen Game Lounge
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🔢Bingo🌳Outdoors
Bingo!
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
Tue 3 · 5 PMFree
🎲Games
Brimstone Brigade - Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition
Sulphur Regional Branch Library
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues in Lake Charles
Rosa Hart Theatre at Lake Charles Civic Center
19 events
Rosa Hart Theatre
5 events
Carnegie Memorial Branch Library
19 events
Panorama Music House
5 events
Lake Charles Event Ctr Rosa Hart Theatre
6 events
Central Branch Library
43 events
Grand Event Center at Golden Nugget - Lake Charles
8 events
Epps Memorial Branch Library
12 events
Southlake Theatre
5 events
Paul's Rib Shack Barbecue
5 events
Painting With A Twist
6 events
Moss Bluff Branch Library
15 events