Every September, The St. Charles Parish Rotary Club hosts it's annual Alligator Festival. The festival celebrates the animal for which the swamps of Louisiana have become famous.
In only fifteen years, the W.C. Handy Blues & Barbecue Festival has become one of the largest free music festivals in the nation, drawing attendants from just about every state and many countries.
Watermelons have long been a calling card for the City of Hope. The Festival itself dates back to the mid-1920's when the city's Chamber of Commerce staged a one-day Festival each year.
Located deep in the beautiful pine forests of southern Arkansas and host city of the World Championship Steak Cook Off . Magnolia is also home to Southern Arkansas University which provides residents of Magnolia and the surrounding area with all the advantages of college life.