Festivals, Parades & Celebrations
Future Mardi Gras dates are:
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.
March 5, 2011
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.
March 5, 2011
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.
March 6, 2011
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 18, 2011 - Festival Promenade/Artwalk
March 19, 2011 - Festival
Blooming on the Bayou
Breaux Bridge Downtown
Garden Show & Old Fashioned Trade Days
Breaux Bridge, LA
April 16, 2011
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 29 & 30, 2011
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 6, 7, 8, 2011
May 4, 5, 6, 2012
Bayou Blues Revival
Arnaudville
Music, workshops, food
May 2011 (TBA)
Bayou Chicken Cookoff
Parks, LA
July 2, 2011
National Day of the Acadians
Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville
August 15, 2011
Le Cajun Music Awards & Festival
Cade, LA
August 18-20, 2011
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 4, 2011
Parks Bayou Fest
Main Street, Parks
September 2011 - TBA
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
Tour du Teche Canoe Race
October 7-9, 2011
Canoe Race from Bayou Courtableu in Port Barre to the bank of the Atchafalaya River in Berwick.
Registration May 2, 2011 thru September 23, 2011
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 16, 2011
Atchafalaya Basin Festival
Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson
www.atchafalayabasinfestival.com
November 13, 2010
Breaux Bridge Holiday Kickoff!
November 25-27, 2010
Visit with Santa - Friday
Merchant Open House - Saturday
Parade - Sunday
Call 337-332-8500 for more information.
Fire & Water Celebration - Le Feu et l'Eau
Arnaudville, LA
December 4, 2010
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 12, 2010
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