About Ruston

Since its beginning in 1951, the Peach Festival has been an integral part of the Ruston community. This year is no exception!   Fun, food and festivities will fill downtown Ruston on June 27-29 during the 2008 Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival. 

 

From Friday through Sunday, you and your family can enjoy events including shopping, sports, eating, kids’ activities, and some of the peachiest entertainment anywhere around. Whether you rope a steer, swing a golf club, run the roads, shop till you drop, or prefer to settle back under the stars with good food and food music, the 2008 Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival is the place for you. You can bring your favorite four-legged friend to the pet show and afterwards sink your teeth – and maybe your entire face – into a juicy Ruston peach in the peach eating contest.

 

Over 200 artisans and vendors from throughout Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and beyond will be set up in two venues, one open Friday through Saturday – day and night – and another open Saturday and Sunday. Handmade items are featured in the Beta Sigma Phi Louisiana Peach Festival Arts and Crafts show on Saturday and Sunday at the Ruston Civic Center, while both handmade and resale crafters sell their wares in downtown’s Railroad Marketplace for two-and-a-half days.

 

And wait till you hear those dreamy peach sounds! Texas swing artists Asleep At The Wheel tops the bill, along with the homegrown group, the Buddy Terzia Band. Also in the line-up are the area’s own Bayou Crossing and Mason Granade bands. On Sunday afternoon, it’s gospel music with regional groups and headliner, Malachi.

 

Yep, Ruston’s been celebrating its prized peaches for 58 years now, making the Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival one of the longest-running festivals in Louisiana. So come on over, kick back, bring the family, bring friends. Heck, bring the dog! Come to the Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival where it’s “Peaches and Stars Forever.”