Blush & Bashful Weekend - Celebrating 30 Years of Steel Magnolias

Come celebrate 30 years of Steel Magnolias!
Blush & Bashful Weekend - November 7-10!
Weekend Event Itinerary (Subject to change)
Thursday, Nov. 7
2:00 PM - Armadillo Cake Contest. Entries will drop off cakes at the NSULA Family & Consumer Sciences Building, Room 225 (Columns Cafe) between 2:00-4:00 PM. Judging will begin at 4:30 PM.
Friday, Nov. 8
6:00 PM - Red Carpet Premiere of Steel Magnolias at Parkway Cinema where the movie originally premiered in 1989.
7:00 PM & 9:30 PM - Show times. $5 movie ticket (Friday only) Tickets can be purchased at HERE beginning July 1, 2019. (Showings continue through Nov.14)
Saturday, Nov. 9
9:30 AM - Unveiling of the Natchitoches Film Trail, location TBD
10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Easter Egg Hunt & Children's Activities in Beau Jardin
2:00-3:00 PM - Steel Magnolias Movie Panel discussion and displays at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame & Northwest Louisiana History Museum
4:30 PM - Character Look-Alike Contest on the Downtown Riverbank Stage
8:00 PM - Dolly Look-Alike Contest at Cane River Brewing Company
Sunday, Nov. 10
11:00 AM-1:00 PM - Blush & Bashful Brunch at the Prudhomme-Rouqier House
Steel Magnolia Filming Site Tours throughout the weekend by Tours by Barbara. Book a tour by calling 318-663-5468.
Natchitoches, Louisiana is home to the 1989 hit movie Steel Magnolias. See map below to tour the filming sites. Download the map.
Download commemorative postcards.


Date and Time
Friday Nov 8, 2019 Thursday Nov 14, 2019
Contact Information
Natchitoches Convention & Visitors' Bureau
1-800-259-1714
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