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Pumpkin Glow lights up the Natchitoches riverbank Thursday; part of the riverbank closes to cars 3 to 8 p.m.

The annual Pumpkin Glow fills the downtown Natchitoches riverbank with decorated pumpkins and live performances from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, according to the city’s events calendar. The city says the north end of the riverbank to the Church Street bridge is closed to vehicles from 3 to 8 p.m.

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  • What: the annual Pumpkin Glow, with pumpkins decorated by local groups and people around town, set out along the downtown riverbank. The city’s events calendar lists it from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
  • Local orchestras, dance groups and community organizations perform on the riverbank stage.
  • Road closure: the north end of the riverbank to the Church Street bridge is closed to vehicles from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, the city says.
  • If you’re driving downtown Thursday afternoon, plan around the closure.

Downtown Natchitoches gets its annual glow tonight. Pumpkins decorated by local organizations and residents will line the downtown riverbank for Pumpkin Glow on Thursday, Oct. 29, and local orchestras, dance groups and community organizations will perform on the riverbank stage, the Natchitoches Times reported. The city’s events calendar lists it from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Road closure

The City of Natchitoches says the north end of the riverbank to the Church Street bridge will be closed to vehicles from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday for the event. If you’re driving downtown this afternoon, plan around the closure.