Festivals, Parades & Celebrations
Future Mardi Gras dates are:
February 12, 2013
March 4, 2014
February 17, 2015
February 9, 2016
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
Cajun & Zydeco Music, 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.
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.
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 17, 2012
Wild Game Cookoff
Catfish Heaven, Cypress Island
March 31, 2012
For more information, call 337-205-2443.
Parks Cracklin Cookoff
Rousseau Poche Memorial Park
In Memory of Mark Dore
Parks, LA
SideShow
Gary Usie & 3 of a Kind
Dance Hall Band (Sid Melancon, Charlene Howard, Cortney Laparouse, Randt Hebert)
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 visit parkscracklincookoff.com
April 13 & 14, 2012
Blooming on the Bayou
Breaux Bridge Downtown
Garden Show & Old Fashioned Trade Days
Veterans Park, Breaux Bridge, LA
April 21, 2012
Great Bayou Teche Dog Paddle
Breaux Bridge, LA
April 22, 2012
For more info visit techeproject.com or call Michelle Brignac at 337-394-1220 or Nicole Patin at 337-394-6232.
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
May 4, 5, 6, 2012
Bayou Blues Revival
Arnaudville
Music, workshops, food
May 2011 (TBA)
Bayou Chicken Cookoff
Parks, LA
National Day of the Acadians
Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville
August 15, 2012
Le Cajun Music Awards & Festival
Cade, LA
August 17 & 18, 2012
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 Riders2:30-4:30 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 2, 2012
Breaux Bridge Jambalaya Cookoff
Veterans Park, Breaux Bridge
September 8, 2012
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!!!!!
September 15, 2012
Breaux Bridge City Wide Garage Sale
Breaux Bridge, LA
October 6-7, 2012
Okra Festival
Evangeline Oak Park, St. Martinville
October 6, 2012
Tour du Teche C anoe Race
October 7-9, 2011
Canoe Race from Bayou Courtableu in Port Barre to the bank of the Atchafalaya River in Berwick.
Atchafalaya Basin Festival
Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson
www.atchafalayabasinfestival.com
November 10, 2012
Fire & Water Celebration - Le Feu et l'Eau
Arnaudville, LA
December 1, 2012
Bonfires along the Bayou Teche, featuring live music, art, food
Fire & Water Website
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 9, 2012
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