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
Cajun & Zydeco Bands, Arts & Crafts, Food, Fun, Refreshments and much more! Butchering of the Pig - 1:00 pm, Squeal like a Pig Contest - 2:30 pm.
February 14, 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 15, 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: Bubba Castille 337-256-0672
or email at averycastille@cox.net
April 9 & 10, 2010
Blooming on the Bayou
Breaux Bridge Downtown
Garden and Arts & Crafts Show
Antique Car Show
Usually in April, TBA
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. Nunu's, call 337-754-5316 for more information.
May 23, 2009
National Day of the Acadians
Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville
August 15, 2009
Annual Creole Zydeco Festival
Adam Carlson Park, St. Martinville
Music, Dancing, & Fun for the Entire Family!!!
12-2 pm Zydeco Ray & The Creole Knight Riders
2-5 pm Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band
5-7 pm Leon Chavis & The Zydeco Flames
Call 337-394-4635 or 394-6980 for more info.
September 6, 2009
Atchafalaya Basin Festival
Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson
September 12, 2009
www.atchafalayabasinfestival.com
Parks Bayou Fest
Main Street, Parks
September 18-20, 2009
(Near the KC Hall & American Legion Hall)
Carnival Rides, Food & Drinks. Fair Grounds open at 9 am on Saturday. Jambalaya Cookoff, Bingo, Silent Auction, Dance Contest, Live Auction. 2008 Ford Focus Raffle!! $5.00 a ticket, drawing at 8 pm on Saturday. Call Jean Potier at 337-394-9734 for more information.
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 3, 2009
Okra Festival
Evangeline Oak Park, St. Martinville
October 2009
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 18, 2009
Breaux Bridge Merchants Open House
Breaux Bridge Artwalk
November 28, 2009
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
December 2009 TBA
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
Fire & Water Celebration - Le Feu et l'Eau
Arnaudville, LA
December 2009 TBA
Bonfires along the Bayou Teche, featuring live music, art, food
Fire & Water Website
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