Lions’ Frog Derby Features Pretty Jockeys

Always a crowd pleaser, the Rayne Lions Club Frog Derby will begin at 10:30am on Saturday, November 13th, under the Pavilion stage at the annual Rayne Frog Festival.  The event began in 1946 as part of the Crowley Rice Festival and moved home to Rayne when the Frog Festival began 38 years ago.

The event features a “best dressed frog” competition in which each jockey dresses her frog in a unique, handmade costume.  The beautiful jockeys also dress in pastel-colored shorts with suspenders, coordinating checkered blouses and matching caps to jump their frogs in competition.

Concluding the colorful event is the crowning of the Frog Derby queen.  It’s too much fun to miss!