January
Livestock Shows, New Iberia, iberiatravel.com/dail.php
New Orleans Sugarbowl, New Orleans, Allstatesugarbowl.org
February
Annual Cajun Squeezebox Shootout, Jennings,
squeezeboxshootout.com
Here’s the Beef Cookoff, Opelousas
Camellias in the Country, St. Francisville, audubonbirdfest.com
Black Heritage Festival, Lake Charles, bhflc.org
Louisiana Redbud Festival, Vivian, laredbud.com
March
Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials, Winnfield, cityofwinnfield.com
Creole Festival, Jeanerette
World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cookoff Contest, Eunice, eunice-la.com
Rabbit Festival, Iowa, iowarabbitfestival.org
Merryville Heritage Festival, Merryville, myspace.com/merryvilleheritage
Rice and Gravy Cookoff, Lafayette, acadianvillage.org
Audubon Pilgrimage, St. Francisville, audubonpilgrimage.info
Que ‘n on the Red, Alexandria, queinonthered.com
Louisiana Nursery Festival, Forest Hill, louisiananurseryfestival.com
April
Battle of Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill battleofpleasanthill.com
Festival International, Lafayette, festivalinternational.com
Franklin Parish Catfish Festival, Winnsboro, franklinparishcatfishfestival.com
Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Week, Ville Platte, www.lafolkroots.org
Pyromania, Lafayette, pyrocajun.com
Cajun Woodstock for St. Jude’s, Church Point, cajunwoodstock.com
Crawfish Étouffée Cookoff, Ville Platte, evangelinetourism.com
Cajun Hot Sauce Festival, New Iberia, SugArena.com
Boggy Bayou Festival, Pine Prairie, evangelinetourism.com
LA Railroad Days Festival, DeQuincy
Annual Battle of Jackson Crossroads, Jackson, battleofjacksoncrossroads.org
Audubon Country Birdfest, St. Francisville, audubonbirdfest.com
Springfest, Denham Springs, denhamspringsantiquevillage.com
Corney Creek Festival, Bernice, bernicela.org/events.html
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, Ponchatoula, lastrawberryfestival.com
French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, fqfi.org
Louisiana Forest Festival, Winnfield, laforestfestival.com
Grant Dogwood Festival, Pollock, grantcoc.org/festivals.html
Angola Prison Rodeo, Angola, angolarodeo.com
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, nojazzfest.com
Contraband Days, Lake Charles, contrabanddays.com
May
Poke Salad Festival, Blanchard, pokesaladfestival.com
Cochon de Lait Festival, Mansura, cochondelait.com
Crawfish Festival, Beaux Bridge, bbcrawfest.com
Mayhaw Festival, Starks, starksmayhawfestival.com
May Festival, Abbeville, mceschool.org
Jambalaya Festival, Gonzales, jambalayafestival.org
Mudbug Madness, Shreveport, mudbugmadness.com
Zwolle Logger Festival, Zwolle, zwollela.net/loggers.asp
Sawmill Days, Fisher, toledo-bend.com
D’Arbonne Stampede Days Rodeo, Farmerville, darbonnerangeriders.com
Choctaw-Apache Tribe Powwow, Zwolle,
choctaw-apache.org
Riverboat Festival, Columbia, caldwellchamber.com
FestForAll, Baton Rouge, artsbr.org
River City Fest, Logansport, desotoparishchamber.net
Greek Festival, New Orleans, greekfestnola.com
Cajun Heartland State Fair, Lafayette, cajundome.com
June
Smoked Meat Festival, Ville Platte, smokedmeatfestival.com
Cajun Crossroads Festival, Mansfield, desotoparishchamber.net
Juneteenth, Donaldsonville, africanamericanmuseum.org
Arts & Crafts Festival, Natchitoches, historicnatchitoches.com
Cajun Crossroads Festival, Mansfield, juskatie.com/cajuncrossraod.html
Corn Festival, Bunkie, www.bunkie.com
Buggy Festival, Church Point, churchpointbuggyfestival.com
July
Lebeau Zydeco Festival, Lebeau, lebeauchurch.com/events.asp
Annual Stars and Stripes Celebration, Jennings, cityofjennings.com
4th of July Festival, Erath, erath4.com
Go 4th on the River, New Orleans, go4thontheriver.com
Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration, St. Francisville, audubonbirdfest.com
Swamp Pop Music Festival, Gonzales, swamppopmusicfest.com
Tales of the Cocktail, New Orleans, talesofthecocktail.com
Watermelon Festival, Farmerville, lawatermelonfestival.com
NSU Folklife Festival, Natchitoches, louisianafolklife.nsula.edu
Mandeville Seafood Festival, seafoodfest.com
Satchmo Summerfest, New Orleans, fqfi.org
Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet, Delcambre, shrimpfestival.net
August
White Linen Night, New Orleans, cacno.org
Creole Zydeco Festival, St. Martinville, cajuncountry.org
Cajun Music Festival, Mamou, mamoucajunmusicfestival.com
Hot Air Balloon Championship, Baton Rouge, laballooning.com
Duck Festival, Gueydon, duckfestival.org
September
Original Southwest LA Zydeco Festival, Plaisance, zydeco.org
New Orleans Seafood Festival, New Orleans, neworleansseafoodfestival.com
Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival, Morgan City, shrimp-petrofest.org
Claiborne Parish Fair, Haynesville, claiborneone.org/haynesville/fair.html
DeltaFest, Monroe, deltafest.com
Frog Festival, Rayne, rayne.org
North Louisiana Fall Bluegrass Festival, Oak Grove, sabinebluegrass.com
Alligator Festival, Luling, stcharlesrotary.com/alligatorfestival.htm
Oil and Gas Festival, Evangeline, oilandgasfestival.com
Louisiana Chicken Festival, Dubach, dubachla.com/chicken.html
Louisiana Sugarcane Festival and Fair, New Iberia, hisugar.org.
October
Louisiana Gumbo Festival, Thibodaux, lagumbofest.com
Louisiana Book Festival, Baton Rouge, louisianabookfestival.org
Annual Bee-Gum Festival, Stonewall, desotoparishchamber.net
Louisiana Art and Folk Fest, Columbia, louisianaartandfolkfestival.com
Germanfest, Robert’s Cove, robertscovegermanfest.com
Gumbo Cookoff, New Iberia, iberiachamber.org
Pepper Festival, St. Martinville, stmartinkiwanis.org
Rice Festival, Crowley, ricefestival.com
International Acadian Festival, Plaquemine, acadianfestival.com
Heritage Festival, Robeline, robelineheritage.org
LSU Rural Life Museum Harvest Days, Baton Rouge, rurallife.lsu.edu
Red River Revel, Shreveport, redriverrevel.com
Annual Jennings Alive Arts and Crafts Shows, Jennings, cityofjennings.com
Cattle Festival, Abbeville, louisianacattlefestival.org
Yambilee Festival, Opelousas, yambilee.com
Art For Arts Sake, New Orleans, cacno.org
New Orleans Film & Video Festival, New Orleans, neworleansfilmfest.com
Gretna Heritage Festival, Gretna, gretnafest.com
The Cotton Festival and Le Tournoi de la Ville Platte, Ville Platte, lsue.edu/acadgate/villeplt.htm
Livingston Parish Fair, Livingston, livingstonparish.org/resources/Fair.html
Rapides Parish Fair, Alexandria, lsuagcenter.com/parish/rapides
Louisiana Pie Festival, Lecompte, asliceoflouisiana.com
French Food Festival, Larose, bayoucivicclub.org
Louisiana Tournoi, Ville Platte, louisianatournoi.com
Boucherie, Sorrento, eatel.net/~fred/boucherie
Cajun Oktoberfest, Sorrento, thecajunvillage.com
Lumberjack Festival, Springhill, springhilla.com/lumberjack.html
Annual Zwolle Tamale Festival, Zwolle, www.sabineparish.com/fest/tamale.asp
Cotton Festival, Ville Platte, evangelinetourism.com
Octoberfest, New Orleans, deutscheshaus.org
Voodoo Music Experience, New Orleans, thevoodooexperience.com
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, Baton Rouge, gbrsf.com
State Fair of Louisiana, Shreveport, statefairoflouisiana.com
LA Swine Festival, Basile, laswinefestival.com
November
Youth Center Fair, Cutoff, visitlafourche.com
Scott Founders Day Festival, Scott, scottlouisiana.org
Florien Free State Festival, Florien, sabineparish.com/fest
Pecan Festival, Colfax, louisianapecanfestival.com
Thibodauxville Fall Festival, Thibodaux, visitlafourche.com
Celebration of the Giant Omelette, Abbeville
giantomelette.org
Great Chili Challenge, New Iberia, hbcsni.org
December
St. Lucy Festival of Lights, St. Martinville, cajuncountry.org/festivals.html
Rice Capital Championship Gumbo Cookoff, Crowley, crowleychamber.com
Sounds of Christmas, Jennings, cityofjennings.com
Jennings Christmas Parade Festival, Jennings, cityofjennings.com
Caroling in Jackson Square, New Orleans, patioplanters.org
LSU Rural Life Museum Christmas, Baton Rouge, rurallife.lsu.edu
Christmas Wonderland in the Pines, Jonesboro, jacksonparishchamber.org/christmas.html
Holiday in Dixie, Shreveport, holidayindixie.com
Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights, Natchitoches, christmasfestival.com
