Festivals, Parades & Celebrations
Future Mardi Gras dates are:
February 16, 2010
March 8, 2011
February 21, 2012
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park's Mardi Gras Parade
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Saturday before Mardi Gras
Float decorating, mask making and a Mardi Grad Parade for families. The parade starts at 2 p.m. - so bring your beads! For more information call 1-888-677-7200 toll free or 229-4764 locally.
La Grand Boucherie
Magnolia Park, St. Martinville
Always the Saturday before Mardi Gras
Gene Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Sid Melancon
LA Ice Gator Girls
SideShow
Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys
Arts & Crafts, Food, Fun, Refreshments and much more! Butchering of the Pig, Squeal like a Pig Contest, Cracklin Throwing Contest, Acadiana Puller "Battle on the Teche" Arm Wrestling Competition.
February 13, 2010
Mardi Gras Newcomer’s Parade
Main St., St Martinville
Sunday before Mardi Gras
1:00 pm
Parade will travel down Hwy31 (Main Street), starting at St. Martinville Senior High School, ending at Main Street and Denier Street. For visitor information call 337-394-2233.
February 14, 2010
Acadian Memorial Festival
Evangeline Oak Park, St. Martinville
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Museum style festival which hightlights Cajun traditions in food and music. Wooden boats, theatre, Mardi Gras mask making, storytelling, Longfellow film and readings, reanactment of the arrival of the Acadians on the Bayou Teche. LeBlanc & Trahan Families honored at this year's festival. Call 337-394-2258 for more information.
March 20, 2010
Parks Cracklin Cookoff
Rousseau Poche Memorial Park
In Memory of Mark Dore
Parks, LA
Food, Music, Fun for Entire Family
$5000 Raffle Giveaway
Friday Night Fais Do Do 7:00 pm till
Saturday: Registration for Cookoff $20 entry fee for two man team. Music & Area Local Bands All Day.
Saturday Night Fais Do Do. For more information call Adley Theriot at 337-288-3509 or Clint Laviolette at 337-230-1860.
April 9 & 10, 2010
Blooming on the Bayou
Breaux Bridge Downtown
Garden Show & Old Fashioned Trade Days
Breaux Bridge, LA
April 17, 2010
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge
3 day festival featuring over 30 Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop Bands on 3 stages. Food, shopping, carnival, parade, contests, and demonstrations. A multiple year LAFF Festival of the Year, STS Top Twenty Event, Top 25 Small Town Event.
www.bbcrawfest.com
April 30, May 1, 2, 2010
May 6, 7, 8, 2011
May 4, 5, 6, 2012
Bayou Blues Revival
Arnaudville
Music, workshops, food
May 2010 (TBA)
Bayou Chicken Cookoff
Parks, LA
July 3, 2010
National Day of the Acadians
Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville
August 15, 2010
Le Cajun Music Awards & Festival
Cade, LA
August 20 & 21, 2010
Annual Creole Zydeco Festival
Adam Carlson Park, St. Martinville
Music, Dancing, & Fun for the Entire Family!!!
12-2:30 pm Zydeco Ray & The Creole Knight Riders
2:30-4:30 pm - Same Ole' Step
4:30-7:00 pm - Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers
Call 337-394-4635 or 394-6980 for more info.
September 5, 2010
Tour du Teche Canoe Race
September 17-19, 2010
Canoe Race from Bayou Courtableu in Port Barre to the bank of the Atchafalaya River in Berwick.
Parks Bayou Fest
Main Street, Parks
To be held in 2011 - postponed for 2010
Breaux Bridge City Wide Garage Sale
Breaux Bridge, LA
Call Lynn Roy at 337-332-3609 or Denise Mitchell at 800-690-8299 for more info.
October 2, 2010
Okra Festival
Evangeline Oak Park, St. Martinville
October 2010
Pepper Festival
Evangeline Oak Park, St. Martinville
Music, Arts & Crafts, Pepper Hot Sauces, Cajun Food, and more! Free Motorcycle Run in the morning and the World Famous Pepper Eating Contest in the afternoon!!!!!
October 17, 2010
Atchafalaya Basin Festival
Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson
www.atchafalayabasinfestival.com
November 13, 2010
Breaux Bridge Merchants Open House
November 26, 2010
Saturday after Thanksgiving. Call 337-332-8500 for more information.
St. Lucy Festival of Lights & KC Christmas Parade
St Martin de Tours Church Square, St. Martinville
Food, Arts & Crafts, Music, Outdoor Mass, Christmas Parade and entertainment all leading up to the Lighting of the Church Square at 6:00 pm.
For more information call 337-394-9404 or 337-224-1627.
Parade runs along Main Street
December 12, 2010
Fire & Water Celebration - Le Feu et l'Eau
Arnaudville, LA
December 2010 TBA
Bonfires along the Bayou Teche, featuring live music, art, food
Fire & Water Website
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