International Rice Festival
E355558
The International Rice Festival is a long-running annual celebration in Crowley, Louisiana, featuring parades, music, food, and cultural events centered around the region’s rice industry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Rice Festival canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3412672 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Rice Festival Context triple: [Crowley, Louisiana, majorFestival, International Rice Festival]
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A.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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D.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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E.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Rice Festival Target entity description: The International Rice Festival is a long-running annual celebration in Crowley, Louisiana, featuring parades, music, food, and cultural events centered around the region’s rice industry.
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A.
Hatsu-uma Festival
The Hatsu-uma Festival is a Shinto celebration held in early February to honor the deity Inari, marking the first “day of the horse” of the lunar year with prayers for prosperity and good harvests.
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B.
Sagicho Festival
The Sagicho Festival is a traditional fire festival in Omihachiman, Japan, featuring elaborately decorated floats that are paraded and then dramatically burned to mark the coming of spring.
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C.
Yabun Festival
Yabun Festival is a major annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural celebration in Sydney that showcases Indigenous music, dance, and community on 26 January.
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D.
Nagaoka Festival
The Nagaoka Festival is a major summer event in Nagaoka, Niigata, best known for its large-scale fireworks displays and traditional celebrations.
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E.
Niigata Festival
Niigata Festival is a major summer celebration in Niigata City, Japan, featuring traditional parades, folk dances, fireworks, and river events that highlight the region’s culture and history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Crowley Rice Festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crowley Chamber of Commerce
ⓘ
local businesses in Crowley ⓘ rice growers ⓘ |
| celebrates |
rice
ⓘ
rice farmers ⓘ rice milling industry ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicImpactOn |
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Acadia Parish
Crowley, Louisiana ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice industry ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
arts and crafts
ⓘ
carnival rides ⓘ cooking contests ⓘ cultural events ⓘ food events ⓘ live music ⓘ pageants ⓘ parades ⓘ rice-related exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Rice Queen pageant
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children’s parade ⓘ farm equipment displays ⓘ grand parade ⓘ livestock or agricultural exhibits ⓘ parade of queens ⓘ rice cooking contest ⓘ rice eating contest ⓘ street dances ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Junior Rice Queen
ⓘ
Rice Queen ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ricefestival.com/ ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest agricultural festivals in Louisiana ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Acadia Parish, Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Acadia Parish
Crowley, Louisiana ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ |
| name | International Rice Festival ⓘ |
| promotes |
local culture of southwest Louisiana
ⓘ
rice consumption ⓘ |
| region |
Acadiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Southwestern Louisiana
|
| startYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| tourismType |
agritourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | October ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Rice Festival Description of subject: The International Rice Festival is a long-running annual celebration in Crowley, Louisiana, featuring parades, music, food, and cultural events centered around the region’s rice industry.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Crowley, Louisiana, United States
subject linked to:
International Rice Festival 1937