Visit Jeff Davis

10/31/2026

🍲🔥 GUMBO IS BREWING AT FALL FEST!

The pots are bubbling, the teams are cooking, and the competition is heating up!

We’re giving you a little sneak peek at today’s gumbo cookoff festivities. From the hardworking teams to the delicious gumbo, there’s plenty happening at Fall Fest!

🏆 JUDGING BEGINS AT 2 PM!

Who will take home the bragging rights for the best gumbo? Stay tuned!

📸 This is just a taste of today’s fun… MORE PICTURES COMING SOON!

10/31/2026

🎃 IT’S GUMBO DAY, JEFF DAVIS PARISH! 🎃🍲

The cook teams are SET UP, the pots are on, and the gumbo is ROLLING! 🔥

Today is the day! Grab your family, bring your friends, and join us for a full day of Cajun food, live music, and fall fun!

🎶 Live Music with Chubby Carrier & Geno Delafose
🍲 Gumbo Cook-Off
🥔 Potato Salad Showdown
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🐐 Petting Zoo
🎯 Kids’ Games & Fun Jumps
👻 Halloween Costume Contest

📍 Jeff Davis Parish Fall Festival
⏰ Festival fun kicks off at 10:30 AM!

Come hungry, bring your dancing shoes, and get ready for some good old-fashioned Cajun fun!

SEE Y’ALL AT 11 AM! 🪗🔥

10/30/2026

🎃 ’Twas the Night Before Gumbo… 🥘

’Twas the night before gumbo, all through the town,
The pots were all ready, the spoons gathered ’round!

The cooks were preparing, with recipes true,
For tomorrow the air will smell just like ROUX! 🤎

The forecast says rain, but don’t you fear,
We’ve moved under the arena, so the fun is still here!

SEE Y’ALL TOMORROW AT THE Jeff Davis Parish Fall Festival & Gumbo Cook-Off! 🍂

10/30/2026

🎃 TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! 🍲🎶

A BIG thank you to Ben & Summer Blanchard with Goosehead Insurance and Bubba Oustalet Ford for being Bronze Sponsors of this year’s Fall Festival & Gumbo Cook-Off! 🧡

10/30/2026

1️⃣ DAY TO GUMBO! 🎃

The countdown is almost over!

TOMORROW We are bringing Fall Fun to Jeff Davis Parish! 🍂

There’s something for everyone to enjoy, including the kids!
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🐐 Petting Zoo
🎯 Kids’ Games
🏰 Fun Jumps
👻 Halloween Costume Contest
🫟Face Painting
📸 Photo Prop Stations

Bring the kids, grab your family and friends, and get ready for a day full of fall festivities, great food, live music, and plenty of Cajun fun!

📅Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰11 AM-2:30 PM
📍Jeff Davis Parish Fairgrounds | Jennings, LA
🎟️5 Admission

Thank You to All Our Event Sponsors!
•Kid Zone Sponsor - Cajun Chevrolet Cadillac
•Petting Zoo Sponsor - The Bank

Special Treats will be available for purchase from King Liam's Ice Cream Truck, Different Voices. One Community. & Java Joltz!

📍 We’ll see you tomorrow at the Jeff Davis Parish Fall Festival & Gumbo Cook-Off!

Come for the gumbo, stay for the fun! ❤️💛

10/30/2026

🍲 2 DAYS TO GUMBO! 🎃

Behind every great community event is a group of incredible supporters!

Today, we’re saying THANK YOU to our amazing JDP Fall Fest Sponsors!

Your generosity and support help bring this celebration to life and make it possible for our Parish to come together for a day of food, music, family fun, and Louisiana traditions. ❤️

From our presenting sponsors to every local business and organization supporting our efforts, we are grateful for each and every one of you.

Your support makes a difference right here in Jeff Davis Parish!

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ 11 AM–2:30 PM
📍 Jeff Davis Parish Fairgrounds | Jennings, LA
🎟️ $5 Admission

The countdown is ON! We’ll see you Saturday for a bowl of gumbo and a whole lot of fall fun! 🍲🪗

10/29/2026

🏆 A GOLDEN thank you to Cajun Chevrolet Cadillac for being a GOLD SPONSOR of this year’s Fall Festival & Gumbo Cook-Off! 💛

We are so grateful for your generosity and support in making this community event possible!

🎃🍲 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON — JUST 2 DAYS TO GO! We can’t wait to see y’all Saturday!

10/28/2026

🍲 3 DAYS TO GUMBO! 🎶🪗

The countdown continues, and we’re turning up the music! 💃🔥

Get ready for Chubby Carrier and Geno Delafose to bring the sounds of Southwest Louisiana to Fall Fest!

🎶 CHUBBY CARRIER
10 AM–12 PM

🎶 GENO DELAFOSE
12:30–2:30 PM

Grab a bowl of gumbo, bring your dancing crew, and enjoy a day of great food, live music, and fall festival fun! 🍲🎃

📅 Saturday, October 31, 2026
⏰ 11 AM–2:30 PM
📍 Jeff Davis Parish Fairgrounds | Jennings, LA
🎟️ $5 Admission

🔗 Visit jdpfallfest.com for more information.

Who’s ready to hit the dance floor? Tag your dancing partner below! 👇💃

10/28/2026

We’re getting excited! 🥄🎉 A big thank you to KPLC for highlighting our fun festival!

We’ve got over 25 gumbos lined up—WOWZA! 🤩 Bring your appetite and come join the fun. See y’all Saturday! 🍲

The second annual Jeff Davis Parish Fall Festival and Gumbo Cook-Off takes place Saturday, Oct. 31 in Jennings with gumbo tasting, live Zydeco music and family activities.

10/28/2026

🎉 SATURDAY IS THE BIG DAY! 🍲🎃

A BIG thank you to Ochsner American Legion Hospital for being our Wristband Sponsor for this year’s Fall Festival & Gumbo Cook-Off! 🧡

🎟️ Just $5 gets you in for ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT GUMBO and a day full of family fun!

🍲 Delicious gumbo
🎃 Pumpkins
🐐 Petting zoo
🎨 Face painting
🎯 Kids games & MORE!

📍 Jeff Davis Parish Fairgrounds
📅 Saturday, October 31