Morehouse May Madness

May 03, 2025

What: Morehouse May Madness Street Festival
When: May 03, 2025
Where: Bastrop, LA (located in northeast Louisiana)
Cost: FREE

Morehouse May Madness is a street festival celebrating Morehouse Parish with the focus being on historic downtown Bastrop, LA. The festival features an art exhibit, a motorcycle exhibit, a classic car exhibit, awesome music, a kid zone, farmers market activities, music, and juried merchant and food vendors. All of these activities are located in downtown Bastrop with no gate fee.

All proceeds from the festival are used to fund future MMM festivals and for community projects through Morehouse Beautification Inc. DBA Keep Morehouse Beautiful (KMB). KMB is a 501-C-3 non-profit organization.

Click here to view the vendors that will be at Morehouse May Madness this year!

Frequently Asked Questions

+ How much does it cost?

Admission to the event is completely free!

+ What is there to do at the event?

Activities include an art exhibit, a pet contest, a motorcycle exhibit, a classic car exhibit, great music, a kid zone, a cutest baby contest, farmers market activities, and much more. There will even be a visit from Miss Louisiana.

+ Where will the activities be held?

All activities take place in historic downtown Bastrop where the beautiful Morehouse Parish Courthouse serves as the centerpiece.

+ How can I become a vendor?

To apply to become a food or merchant vendor, click here! Read the guidelines and submit a completed application. Please note that this is a juried event! Vendors cannot sell sodas or water. Schools, businesses, and nonprofits, please register here too!

+ Where do the proceeds go?

Proceeds from sponsors and vendors go to future Morehouse May Madness Street Festival events and to Keep Morehouse Beautiful to be used for downtown improvements.

+ Where do I park?

Entering Bastrop on West Jefferson - behind Bastrop Beauty School and across from the Morehouse Coroner's Office, turn left off of West Jefferson into a historic downtown Bastrop parking area - no cost.

Entering Bastrop on West Jefferson - at the intersection of Vine St. and West Jefferson on the right is a large parking area at no cost courtesy of the First United Methodist Church.

Entering Bastrop on South Franklin - at the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office located at 351 South Washington.

Become a Vendor

Applying to be a vendor is easy. Complete the application (Merchant or Food Vendor), if you are a merchant vendor, submit the requested photos on-line; agree to the Vendor Guidelines; and submit your registration fee. Schools, non-profits, and businesses, please complete the merchant application. 10 x 10 booths (no 12 x 12 tents are allowed) are $65. Effective April 1, they increase to $75. Food trailers are $85. Effective April 1, they increase to $95. Submitting an application does not guarantee a spot and vendors who are not accepted will be notified. To be guaranteed a booth, accepted vendors must pay their registration fee by Saturday at midnight prior to the Festival.
Registered vendors should notify MMM (318-282-2985) by 8 p.m. on the Friday night prior to the Festival if they will not be at Festival so that their booth(s) can be assigned to other vendors.
Booth assignments will be contained in vendor packets which are given to vendors at check-in. Booth assignments will not be provided until then.
Vendors must not place merchandise outside of 10x10 booth space and tents must be anchored with either sand bags, cinder blocks or by some other means. No 12 x 12 tents are allowed.
All vendor vehicles shall be removed from walking areas by 8:30 a.m. and shall not be allowed to re-enter until after the event has ended.
Vendors are not allowed to sell sodas or water.
More information (check-in instructions, parking availability, etc.) will be provided to vendors by email prior to the event.
Vendors will be notified by email if they are not accepted within a week of registration.