Upcoming Events

2-22-2012 Remember to tell your friends about our calendar. We are the place other sites visit when they want to look like they are in the know. Scroll down. There is a LOT here! This is a PRELIMINARY version of our Upcoming Events Calendar. Check back OFTEN for Updates. Soon, we will have up the BEST CALENDAR we have ever done. Please let others know. A work {continuously} in progress. Almost daily. Thx, RRR

Thanks for visiting our Upcoming Events Calendar. Over the years, many have came here to find out what is going on.
Our goal is to work hard to get it right in 2012.

The below businesses will have their Event Calendar Posted right here. Own a fun place? Perhaps you should consider doing what they do and having your entertainment events. Contact rob@riverratrob.com if you are interested. Thx.

Band / Event Schedule (2-1-12)
Check them out on Facebook

Opens April 27-29 for 2012 Season
(Their events calendar coming soon)

Blind River Bar Facebook www.BlindRiverBar.com

The Tiki Hut will be re-opening mid / late February.
Band / Event Schedule Coming Soon.

Check them out on Facebook / Website

Acoustic Music Returns on Thursday, starting in March!

Facebook Website

Spanky's Downtown Head of Island (Maurepas, LA) Facebook
Spanky's Events Calendar (updated 1-11-12)

GBC 2012 Schedulele Facebook

"Be careful on the water. You have a duty to yourself and those that love you."

ALL DATES, EVENTS, & LOCATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

Date	Day	Event 2012 (Watch for our new map of Lake Maurepas and surrounding waterways) Coming early spring.
		FEBRUARY
		HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!!! http://www.mardigrasday.com/schedule.php (link to a very good parade schedule) .....a lot of people have no idea what they are celebrating, so........ History of Mardi Gras
		Tiki Hut Opens this month (maybe next month). Exact date coming soon.
22nd	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday What is Ash Wednesday?
25th	Saturday	The Mustang Sally Band performs at Moon Light Inn. www.MustangSallyBand.com
		MARCH
		Crawfish Season kicks off. We cooking up something, too. "So, you want to learn how to boil crawfish?" Coming soon.
1st	Thurs	Acoustic music returns to Sarita's every Thursday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm. March 1st: Toni O / March 8: Debbie Landry / March 15th: Jodi James / March 22: Kerry & Allison / March 29th: Gram Rea That's a LOT of talent!
		NOTE: I have requested the date that Sun Buns / Prop Stop / Swamp Waters / will open. Will post as soon as I know.
9th-11th	Fri-Sun	website with all the details (Gonzales, LA)
11th	Sunday	Daylight Savings Time Begins History of Daylight Savings Time
17th	Saturday	St. Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day (Irish: Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig), colloquially St. Paddy's Day or simply Paddy's Day, is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa AD 385–461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on 17th of March.
16-18th	Fri-Sun	Amite Oyster Festival Get the details at: Amite Oyster Festival on FaceBook
20th	Tues	Spring Begins
31st	Sat	Customer Appreciation Day / Block Party (tentative date) Details and flyer coming soon!
		APRIL
		It's April and time to get that water vehicle of yours ready. Warm weather is here!
		Our "Week Day Rider" Watercycle {jet ski} Riding Club starts back up.
6-8th	Fri-Sun	April 6th, Tin Lizzy's opens for the season! Follow Tin Lizzy's on Facebook The Allison Collins Band @ Tin Lizz'y's April 7th AND 8th!!!!!
13th-15th	Fri-Sun	The Ponchatoula Louisiana Strawberry Festival The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival: Awesome Music! visit: www.lastrawberryfestival.com for ALL the details.
21st	Sat	Spanky's (Head of Island) 2nd Annual "Taste of Maurepas"
22nd	Sun	Meeting at The Tiki Hut and going to Boopalu's The River Rat Rob Watercycle (Jet Ski) Rally For responsible jet ski operators. (Details coming soon. Email Rob at rob@riverrattob.com if you'd like to attend). Please reference in the subject line of the e-mail "Watercycle Rally". (Boats are welcome, too).
27-29th	Fri-Sun	Blind River Bar Opens for the 2012 Boating Season
28th	Sat	The Baton Rouge Boat Club's "Amite 100" (Our first poker run of the year). Details coming soon.
28th	Sat	Biloxi, MS website with details
		"Blessing of the Boats" @ Warsaw Marina. No date {yet}. (Late April). Brief History of The Blessing of the Fleet Warsaw Marina on Facebook
		MAY
		Krewe of Orion Poker Run is in May. Details coming soon.
April 27th - May 6th	Fri-Sun	New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival http://www.nojazzfest.com/ Facebook
4th-6th	Fri-Sun	Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (Named one of the Top 10 Events in Louisiana) http://www.bbcrawfest.com/
4th-6th	Fri-Sun	Talladega (A NASCAR THING)
4-5th	Fri-Sat	visit www.bloodrivermarina.com for details. Blood River Landing's Tickfaw 200 Check out what Blind River Bar is doing for this year's Tickfaw 200 (flyer with details)
4th-6th	Fri-Sun	Biloxi, MS website with details
5th	Saturday	Toni O and Blue Haze to perform @ Sarita's Cinco de Mayo. (Just one more reason for Gringos to have a big party). Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Sarita's Cinco de Mayo (It's a Mexican Thing) What is Cinco de Mayo....really? (Hint: It's NOT Mexico's Independence Day! (interesting and impressive) "Sarita's. The ONLY Mexican Restaurant (I know of) that you can get to by boat, this side of the Rio Grande. "El Rat-O"
13th	Sunday	Mother's Day Guys, for sure, don't forget Mom on this special day!
20th	Sun	The Tchefuncte River (tentative route). The River Rat Rob Watercycle (Jet Ski) Rally For responsible jet ski operators. (Details coming soon. Email Rob at rob@riverrattob.com if you'd like to attend). Please reference in the subject line of the e-mail "Watercycle Rally". (Boats are welcome, too).
24th-27th	Thur-Sun	Check out www.jambalayafestival.org for all the details! (Great food AND music!)
26th-27th	Sat-Sun	website with all the details
28th	Monday	"Memorial Day" (It's more than just a three day weekend) Memorial Day: One of our MOST important holidays. Remember our fallen Warriors! What is Memorial Day?
		JUNE
1st	Friday	Hurricane Season Begins *EXCELLENT WEBSITE about Hurricane Preparation* http://www.emergencymanager.org/hurricane.html A friendly reminder. Stock up on supplies. Be prepared. And remember, every year the experts get it WRONG about the predicted # of hurricanes.
2nd	Saturday	The Beginning of Summer Lake Bash (no details available)
9th	Saturday	Party on Lake Verret (not to be confused with the Lake Bash on Lake Maurepas). Lake Verret Remember this date. More details coming soon. It's going to be big. REALLY BIG. THREE of the top bands out of Pierre Part! Don Rich / Transit / South 70 The date is set for Saturday, June 9th. You NEVER KNOW about South Louisiana weather, so the rain out date is Sunday, June 10th. If both days suck (inclimate weather), the event is rescheduled to the following weekend, Saturday, June 16th and if the weather is still bad, Sundday, June 17th. Have it, we shall. It's gonna happen.
17th	Sun	Happy Father's Day
19th	TUESDAY	Route not yet determined. Check back. Note: Starting in June, the watercycle rallies will be weekdays, (due to increased boat traffic on weekends). The River Rat Rob Watercycle (Jet Ski) Rally For responsible jet ski operators. (Details coming soon. Email Rob at rob@riverrattob.com if you'd like to attend). Please reference in the subject line of the e-mail "Watercycle Rally". (Boats are welcome, too).
20th	Wed	Summer Begins
20th-21st	Fri-Sat	Gonzales, LA http: www.swamppopmusicfest.com
21st-25th	Thurs-Mon	"The Cruise" Bag of Donuts / Chee Weez / Molly Ringwalds Together, on one special cruise. www.bandoverboard.com (for details)
27-29th	Fri-Sun	Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo website: www.tarponrodeo.org (established 1928; the oldest fishing rodeo in the United States)
		JULY
4th	Wed	It's America's Birthday!
7th	Sat	"Shaking The Lake" at The Lake Maurepas Sand Bar; Blind River Side Hosted by The Redneck Yacht Club
		AUGUST
4th-5th (Tentative date based on last year).	Sat-Sun	*I am told that a "gar" is what occurs when an alligator has sex with a catfish* Gar Fish Rodeo at Blind River Bar. Come out and see (what is perhaps) the ugliest fish on the planet. (Good food, live music, great people, and a good time). Ever eat gar balls? Here's your chance! (doesn't sound too good, but they are!
Aug. 30th-Sept 3rd	Thur-Mon	http://www.shrimp-petrofest.org/ (Morgan City)
11th	Saturday	Emerald Coast Poker Run www.emeraldcoastpokerrun.com (This is the BIG one!)
		SEPTEMBER
3rd	Monday	Labor Day: What are we celebrating?
8th	Saturday	The End of Summer Lake Bash. (no details available)
		OCTOBER
		Stop! Don't put that water vehicle up yet! We still have a lot of warm weather.
5th-7th	Fri-Sun	Talladega (A NASCAR THING)
13th-14th	Sat-Sun	website with all the details
31st	Wednesday	Happy Halloween!
Oct.25th-Nov.4th	Thur-Sun
		French Settlement Creole Festival (need details)
		Sorrento Boucherie Festival (need details)
		NOVEMBER
4th	Sunday	Daylight Savings Time Ends History of Daylight Savings Time
11th	Sunday	Veteran's Day
22nd	Thursday	Happy Thanksgiving

30th	Friday	End of Hurricane Season
		DECEMBER
19th	Wednesday	The perfect place to get the kids picture with Santa. You can go to the Mall and get a photo (like this) ....or you can come to Sarita's and get a photo (like this) Santa at Sarita's (6:00 - 9:00 PM)
25th	Tuesday	Merry Christmas to all from Ratland.
31st	Monday	Happy New Year!

Upcoming Events is the most visited areas on this website. While we try to list ALL the happenings on the water, we are happy to add worthy land functions, too. Fund raisers, benefits, and charity events; if it’s a worthy cause, we will be glad to post. Send information (preferably a flyer) to rob@riverratrob.com (remember to mention something in the subject line). One of the reasons we are able to list so many is events is that our friends and regular visitors send us the information. If you know of an event we do not have listed, please e-mail us the details. Note: We are busy updating our calendar for 2012, so be {a little} patient. Thanks.

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