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5 days ago · Sept. 13 Yacht Rock Beer Fest Sugar Mill Pond in Youngsville Slam free beer samples and dance along to live music performances covering some yacht rock hits. Sept. 26-29 Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival Main Street in New Iberia Celebrate Louisiana’s sweetest crop with parades, car shows, live entertainment and more. Sept. 27 + 28 NOLA...
- French Quarter Festival. Started in 1984, the French Quarter Festival boasts the biggest free music extravaganza in the United States. Hear music throughout the French Quarter from top artists performing everything from jazz and rhythm and blues to zydeco and New Orleans funk.
- Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. Editor's Note: Photo taken from the establishment's official social account. Posted by Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.
- International Rice Festival. If rice is a fave food in your diet then head over to the International Rice Festival. Established nearly 80 years ago, the International Rice Festival is an autumn mainstay on the Louisiana festival landscape.
- French Food Festival [Last event in 2019] The 41st French Food Festival royalty coronation ball was held on September 20, kicking off festivities. Pictured are...
Presented by Maritime Museum Louisiana, this fun family festival attracts over one hundred classic boats, hundreds of spectator boats and wooden boat and music enthusiasts for this two-day celebration, open to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
- Louisiana Fur & Wildlife Festival
- Festival International de Louisiane
- Louisiana Pirate Festival
- Rayne Frog Festival
- Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo
- Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
- Zwolle Tamale Fiesta
- Rougarou Fest
- Sabine Freestate Festival
Cameron The Fur & Wildlife Festivaltests the skills of outdoor enthusiasts in an array of competitions, including trap setting, goose-calling trials, nutria skinning, and oyster shucking. The festival is dubbed one of the "oldest and coldest" festivals in Louisiana.
Lafayette For more than 25 years, Festival International de Louisianehas been celebrating south Louisiana's French cultural heritage. Native musicians as well as performing artists from Europe, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean play on the festival's six stages — more than 18 different world nations are represented at the festival! And more than 300...
Lake Charles Formerly known as the Contraband Days Festival, the Louisiana Pirate Festivalhonors Louisiana’s “patron” pirate (and hero of the War of 1812’s Battle of New Orleans), Jean Lafitte. Fireworks, carnival rides, games and live entertainment are all part of the pirate-themed fun of this family-friendly event at the Lake Charles Civic Center...
Rayne West of Lafayette in the "Frog Capital of the World," the town of Rayne dedicates its annual festival to its favorite amphibian. The Rayne Frog Festivaldelights visitors with frog racing and jumping competitions, as well as live music, dancing, frog cookoffs (yes, they are tasty) and the Grand Parade. Find more things to do in Rayne.
New Orleans Bayou St. John in New Orleans sets the stage for the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloowhere festival-goers arrive in canoes, rafts, paddleboards and homemade boats to enjoy the non-stop live music from the waters of the bayou. The festival is packed with a huge live music lineup, food, arts and even a floating bar. If you don't want to be waterlo...
Morgan City The Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festivalis held every Labor Day weekend. The shrimping and oil industries are admittedly strange bedfellows for a festival, but this event celebrates the livelihood of these two vital south Louisiana industries. A great cultural microcosm of Louisiana, the festival is everything great about the state – f...
Zwolle For more than 40 years, the town of Zwolle has celebrated its Spanish and Native American heritage with the Zwolle Tamale Fiesta, a three-day event held the second weekend of October each year. More than 15,000 people gather in Sabine Parish to attend the celebration each year, and they consume tens of thousands of tamales.
Houma The Rougarou Festis a free family-friendly festival with a spooky flair that celebrates the rich folklore that exists along the bayous of Southeast Louisiana, including the legend of the Rougarou. Simply put, a Rougarou is the French Cajun version of a werewolf that lurks in the swamps. Get your spook on while you dance to music, eat deliciou...
Florien The Sabine Freestate Festival, a family-friendly event held in the village of Florien, honors the strange and fascinating past of this region that was once known as “the Neutral Strip,” a buffer zone between Spain and the United States in the years following the Louisiana Purchase. The festival honors its quirky history with crafts, games, ...
Louisiana Festivals & Annual Events. With some 400 different festivals each year, it’s easy to see why Louisiana is often called the Festival Capital of America. We celebrate just about every crop harvested, every indigenous dish, and every type of music that's played here.
Mar 7, 2023 · Most festivals occur when there’s a break in the sub-tropical heat, usually in the spring months of March and April, as well in the fall in October. Our list compiles more than a dozen festivals in Louisiana that celebrate the music, food and culture of the Bayou State.
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It's near impossible to try to take inventory of all the spring festivals in Louisiana. A better idea is to just stop by and enjoy! Louisiana can properly claim the title "Festival Capital of the World," with more than 400 festivals scheduled annually around the state.
