Baton Rouge events for Dec. 5-11, 2025 | Entertainment/Life

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, Dec. 12.

FRIDAY

MOVIES ON THE PLAZA: 7 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and stay for the after-movie dance party. Event is free; refreshments available for purchase. ebrpl.com. 

BATON ROUGE ZYDECO VS. MONROE MOCCASINS (ICE HOCKEY): 7 p.m., Raising Cane’s River Center Arena, 275 S. River Road. $25. raisingcanesrivercenter.com.

LSU CANDLELIGHT CONCERT: 7:30 p.m., Broadmoor Baptist Church. With the LSU A Cappella Choir, Tiger Glee Club and Gospel Choir. lsu.edu/cmda/music.

FRIDAY NIGHT LECTURE: 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., BREC’s Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. Skygazing tips, physics phenomena, space programs and famous events are covered. For ages 14 and older. Free. hrpo.lsu.edu. Also, evening sky viewing from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY

FOURTH ANNUAL LISTENING ROOM FILM FESTIVAL: 3 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday, and 3 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 2733 North St. Films followed by Q-and-A’s, industry panels and musical performances. Full festival pass, $50; one-day festival pass, $10; film block pass, $5. https://hitcitydigital.wixsite.com/htjmuseum/donate.

SATURDAY

BATON ROUGE ARTS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Vendors sell a variety of unique, original works of art including pottery, woodwork, textiles, glass, paintings, sculptures, photographs, handmade soaps, handmade toys, jewelry and more. artsbr.org.

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations. breada.org.

COCA-COLA CHRISTMAS GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.,  Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Photos with Santa, hands-on holiday crafts and activities, balloon animals, and steam train demos by The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders. Plus, Sneaux to Geaux, a winter-themed pop-up science experience presented by BASF. lasm.org.

MONTHLY CONTRA DANCE: 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m., St. Alban’s Chapel, corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive. Newcomer instruction at 1:15 p.m. Singles and couples welcome. $7 per person; free for first-timers. Louisianacontrasandsquares.com or (225) 803-9194.

SUNDAY

FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Old Governors’ Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; and Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus reduced-price entry to LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows.

“THE JESUS EXPERIENCE”: 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Eye Wander studio, 7964 Goodwood Blvd. An immersive art experience by Aaron and Jency Hogan featuring Jesus paintings by Jency Hogan along with Aaron Hogan’s photography.

TUESDAY

BATON ROUGE CHESS CLUB: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, Unit 360. A chance to play and learn; all levels welcome. Free. 

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 18303 Perkins Road. Collect your team and jockey for first place. loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.

WEDNESDAY

TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Burgersmith, 27350 Crossing Circle, Suite 150, Denham Springs. Collect your team and jockey for first place. loom.ly/y-CKtQ4.

THURSDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket.

GUILTY OR GORGEOUS: 6 p.m., Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. Presented in partnership with LSU’s Department of Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising, this immersive experience invites guests to vote for their favorite student-designed looks, play the interactive Guilty or Gorgeous game, browse pop-up booths from NOLA Rouge and Time Warp, and purchase select items or commission future work directly from the designers. Free. Reserve spot at eventbrite.com.

WEEKLY SOCIAL BIKE RIDE: 7 p.m., Geaux Ride, 521 N. Third St., Suite A. Free. fareharbor.com.

ONGOING

ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. “A Holiday Retrospective — AGL Member Show 2025,” through Jan. 8. (225) 773-8020 or artguildlouisiana.org.

BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Exhibitions by Sarah House and Craig McMullen, through Dec. 21. batonrougegallery.org.

CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “Billy Cannon: They Called Him Legend,” through Jan. 10. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation,” “The Louisiana Experience: Discovering the Soul of America,” “African American History,” “Music and Musicians” and “Mardi Gras,” permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org.

CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “Continuum” by David Bruner, Saturday- Jan. 10, with opening reception 6 p.m.-8 pm. Wednesday. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. artsbr.org.

ELIZABETHAN GALLERY: 680 Jefferson Highway. Group show. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow the gallery’s Facebook page.

THE GALLERY AT MANSHIP: 100 Lafayette St. “A New Frame of Mind,” group exhibition that challenges the traditional role of the picture frame. through Jan. 31. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

GLASSELL GALLERY: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. LSU School of Art’s biennial cup show, “8 Fluid Ounces,” through Friday, Dec. 12.

LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Crossroads & Connections: A Century of the Railway in Baton Rouge,” now in the Republic Finance Gallery. “Landscapes Along the Railway: The Art of John Cleaveland,” Soupçon Gallery; “Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past,” Discovery Gallery; and “Shelf Queens: Model Train Masterpieces,” Colonnade Gallery. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.

LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “The Sculpture of Scott, Payton, Hayden, and Bechet,” through Jan. 25. “A Bayou State of Mind,” highlighted by the exhibition “The Bayou Collection,” a series of 40 paintings by George Rodrigue, through Jan. 4. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.

MANSHIP THEATRE JONES WALKER FOYER: 100 Lafayette St. “Manship Kids Holiday Art” and “Composition-Color-Pattern” by artist Kevin Babb, through Dec. 31. Free and open during regular Shaw Center building hours unless there is a private event.

LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Dressing Louisiana Histoires de la mode de la Louisiane,” through March 6. (225) 578-5992 or email [email protected].

MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.

OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.

OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. “Vietnam Experience: 50th Anniversary of the End of the War,” through Dec. 20. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.

USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for dry dock repairs. usskidd.com.

WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “An American War in Vietnam,” through Dec. 30. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.