Celebrate July on the Westside!

July 2025

Celebrate the 4th of July in West Baton Rouge!

Celebrate at the July 4th Fest in Downtown Port Allen on Friday, July 4th starting at 5:00pm. Enjoy a free, family-friendly evening with water slides, a magic show, face painting, great food, and live music! The night wraps up with a spectacular fireworks show at 9:00pm. Bring your lawn chairs and join the fun, presented by West Baton Rouge Parish Parks & Recreation and the City of Port Allen.

FIREWORKS FUN!

Historical Happy Hour!

Join the West Baton Rouge Museum for Historical Happy Hour on Friday, July 18th from 6pm to 8pm,

featuring live music by Sariah Storm and the Mysteries.

This free outdoor event offers a lively mix of blues, jazz, and rock!

LIVE MUSIC

Make a Splash!

As the weather warms up, cool off with a day at the Splash Pads. They are motion-activated, so step-on and activate the fun!

Port Allen Community
Alexander Park
Joe Myhand
Erwinville Park

SUMMER FUN

Cool off!

Snowballs have evolved from shaved ice and sugary syrup to just about any combination you can imagine – stuffed, covered, candied! Find works of art like these throughout West Baton Rouge!

SNOWBALLS

R ecipes from the Westside

Nana’s Potato Salad

Nana’s Potato Salad is the perfect side for your Fourth of July celebration. Made with tender potatoes, crisp veggies, and creamy mayo, it’s cool, colorful, and full of flavor!

Recipe: Nana's Potato Salad

Courtesy: Benedetto’s Market – 6651 LA 1 South, Addis

Photos from the Westside

Want to show off the place you love to visitors? Tag posts #OnlyLouisiana & go on a Bayou Krewe adventure!

Photo Feature – Check out this photo from West Baton Rouge native Glen Daigle of the pink micro-moon rising over the Old State Capitol!

Make sure to tag #WestBatonRouge to submit a favorite photo to feature!