22nd Baker Buffalo Festival
Baker City Park
3325 Groom Road
Baker, Louisiana 70714
For information call:
(225) 778-0300
2014
Baker Buffalo Festival
Schedule
Saturday, September 6 - 10 a.m.: Rose Queen Pageant
Friday, September 12 - 6 to 8:00 p.m.: HungerAid Magic Show
Light up your night and make someone’s day! Have fun and help restock
our local food banks!
Magicians Tim Spinosa, Chris Miller, Time Gaines, Craig Broudreaux,
David Miller, Bubble the Clown, Ooh Aah Productions and Tabitha Miller
will be performing at the Baker Municipal Center Auditorium!!
Admission is only one non-perishable food item or $1.
Saturday, September 13, 2014 - 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.:
Boxing Matches in the Baker Municipal Center Auditorium
There will be twenty to twenty-five fights for entrants ages 8 to 30 from boxing
clubs from Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas with certified referees and
boxing ring.
To view the matches:
General Admission: $10
Ring Side Admission: $15
Friday, September 19 - Baker Buffalo Festival Golf Tournament
Location:
Time:
Format:
Fee:
Woody Dumas Memorial Golf Course at Greenwood Park
8:00 a.m. Shot-Gun Start: Registration is at 7:00 a.m. with
Four-Person Scramble with The Baker Big Break
$400 per team/$100 per player: Hole Sponsorships $100
$10,000 Hole-in-One Prize, Door Prize, Ditty Bags, Breakfast and Lunch* included.
*Cooked by our very own, Mayor Harold M. Rideau!!!
Saturday, September 20 - Friends and Family Day
5K Running of the Buffaloes:
Registration : 7:00 a.m. Race Begins: 8:00 a.m.
BREC’s Greenwood Park
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5k Run/Walk (Ages 9+);
One Mile Fun Run/Walk;
1/2 Mile Run/Walk: Special Needs
Entry Fee: Adults: $12
Students: $5
Registration Location: Near the waterfront amphitheater (look for the sign)
Sponsored by:
BREC, ExxonMobil, The Rotary Club of Baker,
and the Buffalo Festival Committee
Saturday, September 20 - Friends and Family Day (Cont’d)
Family and Friends Day with Family-Style Tail-gaiting:
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
BREC’s Greenwood Park
Lot’s of activities, including: kayak and paddle board races, zip-line, corn hole
competition, King of the Wings Buffalo Wing Cook-off. Remember, alcohol is not
permitted in BREC’s Greenwood Park.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . King of the Wings: Buffalo Wing Cook-Off
and Team Corn Hole Tournament
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . Live Entertainment: Michael Foster Project,
DJ Marquis and Comedian Howard Hall
on the BREC Stage
Genre: Variety, R&B, Jazz, Zydeco
5:00 p.m.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event Concludes
Thursday, September 25 - Family Night
5:00 p.m.: . . . . . . . . Carnival Rides (Flat Rate Rides) and Vendor Booths Open
"Hybridized Animals" Art Contest Display in Auditorium
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. . . . . Children’s Public Safety Theater
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.: . . . Talent Show for Baker Students
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.: . . Live Band: Run Jane Run on BREC Stage
Genre: Variety and Rhythm & Blues
10:00 p.m.: . . . . . . . Festival Activities Conclude for the Evening
Friday, September 26 - Welcome to Baker Night
5:00 p.m.: . . . . . . . . Carnival Rides and Vendor Booths Open
"Hybridized Animals" Art Contest Display in Auditorium
6:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . Spelling Bee in Auditorium (Grades 1 - 8)
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. . . . . Discovery Dome Planetarium (Auditorium)
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.: . . Mellow Band on BREC Stage
Genre: Variety, Pop, Rock and R&B and Country
10:00 p.m.: . . . . . . . Festival Activities Conclude for the Evening
Saturday, September 27 - Baker Buffalo Festival
9:00 a.m.: . . . . . . . . . Line-up for the Baker Buffalo Festival Parade–
Old Pizza Hut Parking Lot
Main Street, Baker (Louisiana Hwy 19 and Lavey Lane)
10:00 a.m.: . . . . . . . . Baker Buffalo Festival Parade begins
11:00 a.m.: . . . . . . . . Opening Ceremony
Recognition of Festival Royalty, Dignitaries and Sponsors
Presentation of Key to the City
11:00 a.m. . . . . . . . . Carnival Rides and Vendor Booths Open
"Hybridized Animals" Art Contest Display in Auditorium
11:15 a.m. . . . . . . . . Entertainment: Adonai’s Butterflies
11:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . ExxonMobil Laptop Giveaway on BREC Stage
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Live Band: U4RIA on BREC Stage
Genre: Variety, Pop, Rock, R&B
Saturday, September 27 - Baker Buffalo Festival (Cont’d)
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Car and Bike Show & Shine in the Municipal Center Parking Lot
2:15 p.m. . . . . . . . . . ExxonMobil Laptop Giveaway on Stage
1:00 - 3:00 p.m:. . . . Children’s Games, Inflatible Obstacle Course and Hamster-Ball
in Baker Municipal Center Auditorium.
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. . . . . Entertainment: School Entertainment on BREC Stage
3:45 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Entertainment: Chris Miller, Magician Extraordinaire
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Band: Dunn Deal Allstars on BREC Stage
Genre: Genre: New and Old School, R&B, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz
10:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . Festival Concludes