Get Out and Be Seen Baton Rouge!

🎬 Outdoor & Family-Friendly Events

• Movies on the Plaza (Main Library at Goodwood): Family-friendly outdoor film nights every Friday in June at Goodwood Library Plaza axios.com+9batonrougefamilyfun.com+9visitbatonrouge.com+9axios.com+8225batonrouge.com+8batonrougefamilyfun.com+8.

• Food Truck Round-Up at Perkins Rowe (Friday, June 13): Sample eats from ~15 mobile vendors like Capitol Seafood and Ninja Snowballs, with live music by Derrick Lemon visitbatonrouge.com+4225batonrouge.com+4225batonrouge.com+4.

• KID FEST 2025 (Saturday, June 14 – Scotlandville Parkway): Kids’ activities including face painting, bounce houses, STEM/arts zones, live performances, and local vendors allevents.in+2225batonrouge.com+2nz.trip.com+2.

🎨 Arts & Culture

• Carved & Crafted: The Art of Letterpress (Downtown, all-day Friday & Saturday, June 13–14): A creative craft showcase in the Downtown Development District downtownbatonrouge.org+1axios.com+1.

• Set It Off Festival (Saturday, June 14 – Chelsea’s Live): All-ages hardcore and metal rock fest featuring 13 local & touring bands allevents.in+2225batonrouge.com+2225batonrouge.com+2.

🎤 Music & Nightlife

• Thomas Cain Live (Friday, June 13 – Texas Club): Soulful concert at 456 N Donmoor Avenue nz.trip.com+1allevents.in+1.

• Blue Crab Redemption (Saturday, June 14 – Texas Club): Seafood-themed concert/culinary event celebrating Gulf Coast flavors 225batonrouge.com+3nz.trip.com+3allevents.in+3.

📚 Community & Cultural Festivals

• 30th Annual Juneteenth Music Festival (Saturday, June 14 – Donaldsonville): Live music, food vendors, and local crafts nz.trip.com+7225batonrouge.com+7explorelouisiana.com+7.

• Hooray Soirée: Little Olympians Children’s Gala (Saturday, June 21 – Baton Rouge): Although next weekend, worth noting for family planning en.wikipedia.org+3explorelouisiana.com+3batonrougefamilyfun.com+3.

🌳 Nature & Parks

• BREC “Late Night Hype” at Howell Community Park (Friday, June 13, 7–10 PM): Community evening program with music and activities brec.org.

• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center: Open daily with boardwalk trails through swamp and forests—a peaceful spot for a Saturday or Sunday outing en.wikipedia.org+1southernliving.com+1.

• Highland Road Park Observatory: Offers sidewalk astronomy events hosted by LSU/Baton Rouge Astronomical Society en.wikipedia.org.

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