FLORIEN, La. (Nov. 6, 2026) — The 46th Annual Sabine Freestate Festival is underway in Florien, with three days of activities, entertainment and competitions scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 8.

Friday’s activities include a Veterans Breakfast, Educational Day and Veterans Program featuring a guest speaker from the American Warrior Initiative. The evening schedule includes shootouts, performances by Bad Bob the Bone Butcher, Freestate Bingo and a block party dance.

Saturday’s schedule begins with festival activities at 10 a.m., followed by the parade at 11 a.m. Events immediately following the parade include the announcement of festival queens, posting of colors by the Sabine Rifles Camp, a Toledo Cruiser Car Show, the 5th Annual Ben D. Peterson Memorial Trail Ride and a shootout.

Other Saturday activities include the Wondering Show, a Studio B Dance Company performance, a stick shoot tournament, an acoustic jam session with the Stewart family, and the No Man’s Land BBQ Championship announcement.

Saturday evening entertainment includes Shane Pons Band and Cypress Royale. Additional activities throughout the day include roller car races, laser tag, championship horseshoe racing, putt-putt golf, historical demonstrations, chuckwagon wagon travel and Louisiana mechanical bull riding.

Sunday’s schedule includes gospel singing at 10:30 a.m., a community church service at 11 a.m., another shootout at 2 p.m. and a movie night at 6 p.m. The movie selection is listed as to be announced.

The festival features the theme of history, heritage and community, with shootouts scheduled throughout the weekend.