City of Zachary

Community Events

News & Events

 

The Zachary Community Farmer’s Market is an open-air market, comprised of a group of area farmers selling fresh produce each Saturday in Downtown Zachary behind Zachary City Hall at the HugYourPeople Park at Lee Street @ Virginia Street, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Over 60 local vendors including craftspeople make a visit to the market on Saturdays to sell handmade crafts,  showcasing local artists and craftsmanship and fresh produce. On the second Saturday of each month, the Zachary Cars and Coffee Club offer an open car show displaying vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles. If you are interested in showing your classic car, this group encourages you to come out and showcase.

 

 

 


 

The Zachary Branch Library is hosting a Kids Orchestra Event on Saturday, May 4th, 11 a.m.

Collect new musical skills! Discover new library books! Learn new dance steps! Kids’ Orchestra invites children, ages 5-11, to an experiential program that combines library books with music education. Each month, children will explore a theme as they learn about an instrument, sing a song, explore a dance, and play a game – all inspired by a book in the East Baton Rouge Parish Library's collection. Please call (225) 658-1860 to register.

 

 


Nature Night Hike and Campfire – BREC’s Zachary Community Park – Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7 p.m.

Ever wonder what goes on in Conservation Areas after the sun goes down? Join BREC’s Conservation staff and learn about local nighttime ecology and nocturnal animals while you creep through the woods on a blacked-out night hike. And no Night Hike would we complete without time around the campfire and a s’more! Enjoy this great way to get the family out after the daytime heat.

Preregistration is required and spaces are limited. Children must be registered and accompanied by a registered adult.

Event by BREC Conservation and BREC
BREC's Zachary Community Park
Tickets: www.brec.org/calendar/detail/nature-night-hike-and-campfire-zachary

Contact Information:
conservation@brec.org
225-218-4979
Registration Details:
Price: $5

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Be Constructive. Calling all future architects and engineers!  Take a break from your studies and spend some time creating something cool out of cardboard with our Makedo cardboard construction tools at the Zachary Branch on Thursday, May 16 at 4 p.m.

 

 

 

 


 

The Zachary Youth Park is offering Coed Softball and Senior Men’s Softball.
Registration is now open.
The Coed Softball is for teams only and registration fee is $300.
The Senior Men’s League is for men ages 40 and up. The registration fee is $50. This will be a drafted league.

Please register at securepayment.link/cityofzacharyrecreation/
The deadline to register is May 31, 2024.
Games will begin the week of August 5, 2024.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday are the anticipated days with game times at 6:30pm and 7:30pm.

 


 

Downtown Live Concert with Pants Party

Friday, June 7th 

5-8 p.m.

Virginia Street - Downtown Zachary (4608 Virginia Street)

FREE to the community thanks to our generous sponsors

Enjoy an exciting live concert by Pants Party, food trucks, cotton candy, art vendors, and dancing under the lights on Virginia Street!

ashleigh.mchugh@cityofzachary.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Back for its second consecutive year! Saturday, June 8th La Night Jam - Presented by Tides Medical

Get ready for an amazing show on the water featuring night jumps from professional water skiers from around the world! You don’t have to go far for this top-notch entertainment in Zachary, at beautiful Tri-Lakes, home of Bennett’s Water Ski and Wakeboard School, located on Barnett Road

Louisiana’s Only Water Sports Festival and Professional Extreme Water Sports Competition and Show

Tickets are $20 a car load

 

18505 Barnette Road

Visit LANightJam.com