Discover Hammond: Family Experiences, Culture, and BBQ

Hammond combines a hands-on play and learning experience for children and their families with performing arts, contemporary art, local history, and the Hammond Smokin’ BBQ Challenge, held every March in Downtown Hammond. These different highlights give you an initial guide for planning your stay and choosing a vacation rental or vacation home.

Family Experiences and Performing Arts

The Louisiana Children’s Discovery Center in Hammond’s historic downtown district offers children and their families a hands-on play and learning experience. For a family day out, this venue provides a clear focus centered on discovering things together. When planning your trip, you can combine the experience with other cultural impressions without structuring the entire day around a single theme.

The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in Downtown Hammond, Louisiana, hosts classical and contemporary concerts, dance and theater performances, musicals, and other special events throughout the year. The theater therefore adds a changing program of music, dance, and acting to your stay. If cultural evenings are important to you when choosing your accommodation, it is worth checking the events taking place during your travel period.

Art and History in Hammond

The Southeastern Louisiana University Contemporary Art Gallery presents national and regional exhibitions of contemporary art. This creates a different focus from the theater: the emphasis is on exhibitions and engaging with current art. Since its founding, the Hammond Regional Arts Center has offered monthly art exhibitions recognized locally, regionally, and nationally. Together, these two venues show that Hammond offers regular exhibitions in addition to events.

Those who want to get to know Hammond through its history can plan a walking tour through the Hammond Historic District. The tour includes twenty stops and can be explored online or on site. These two options allow you to view the route before your visit or use it directly during your stay. At Railroad Park, historical markers also provide information about the importance of trains and strawberries in Hammond. This creates another way to explore the area’s local development, distinct from its art and performing arts offerings.

BBQ as a Seasonal Highlight

The Hammond Smokin’ BBQ Challenge takes place every March in Downtown Hammond and began in 2003. Competitions include the professional main competition, the local Backyard Challenge, and a children’s division. These different areas make the event appealing to various interests within a travel group. If you would like to visit Hammond in March, you can include the BBQ Challenge as a special occasion in your plans and complement the rest of your stay with art, history, or family experiences.

The Right Accommodation for Your Trip Planning

When looking for a vacation rental or vacation home in Hammond, it helps to determine your desired mix of activities and travel pace. This allows you to align your accommodation choice with your planned itinerary without limiting your stay to a single experience.

More Destinations for Your Plans

If you would like to consider other places from the same selection in addition to Hammond, you can find the direct links here: Amite City, Tickfaw and Ponchatoula.

For the overarching travel overview: Tangipahoa Parish.