The Lights On Afterschool Community Celebration, hosted by The Children's Coalition for Northeast Louisiana and the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Learning (LACAL), will take place at the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo in Monroe, Louisiana, on Tuesday, October 21st, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The event celebrates the 26th annual "Lights On Afterschool" day, a project of the Afterschool Alliance, aiming to highlight and advocate for access to afterschool programs, though the official day is October 23rd. The celebration includes a special presentation at 4:30 PM under the Zoo Pavilion, and the first 100 kids receive free entry. The community is encouraged to join and support the cause, recognizing that for every child in an afterschool program, four more are waiting to get in.