OCTOBER
1-5. Jefferson Davis Parish Fair. Jefferson Davis Parish Fairgrounds, Jennings. (337) 824-1173.
2-5. Tour du Teche Canoe Race. Port Barre to Berwick. tourduteche.com
3-5. Lecompte Pie Festival. Grounds behind the Old Lecompte High School, Lecompte. (318) 776-5488.
4. Latin Music Festival. Parc International, Lafayette. (337) 944-0011.
4. Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair. Shadows-on-the-Teche, New Iberia. (337)369-6446.
4-5. Roberts Cove Germanfest. Roberts Cove, Rayne, (337) 334-8354.
7-12. Cotton Festival. North Side Civic Center, Ville Platte. (337) 831-3340.
9-11. Atchafalaya Catfish Festival. Melville Civic Center, Melville. (337) 623-4226.
10-12. World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off. Main Street, New Iberia. (337) 364-1836.
10-12. Festivals Acadiens & Creoles. Girard Park, Lafayette. festivalsacadiens.com
21-2. 21st Annual Holy Ghost Creole Bazaar. Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Opelousas. (337) 942-2732.
25. New Iberia Beneath the Balconies. 317 E. Main St. to 102 W. Main St., New Iberia. (337) 364-1603.
25. 3rd Annual Sweet Dough Pie Festival. 174 Church St., Grand Couteau. (337) 662-3058.
25. Rougarou Fest. Downtown Houma. (985) 580-7289.
NOVEMBER
1. Southdown Marketplace Fall Arts & Crafts Festival. Southdown Plantation Home, Houma. (985) 851-0154.
6-9. Rayne Frog Festival. Fairgrounds, Rayne. (337) 334-2332.
6-9. 29th Annual Port Barre Cracklin Festival. Veterans Park, Port Barre. (337) 585-6673.
7. “If Headstones Could Talk.” St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Abbeville. (337) 740-2112.
8. Steampunk & Maker’s Fair. Downtown Lafayette.
8. Atchafalaya Basin Festival. Henry Guidry Memorial Park, Henderson. (337) 257-2444.
8. Thibodaux Fall Festival. Downtown Thibodaux. (985) 446-1187.
8. Jeanerette Holiday Festival Market. Jeanerette City Park, Jeanerette.
15. 4th Annual Beef Tongue Cook-Off. 1717 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Eunice. (337) 457-2881.
22 – Jan. 6. 2015 Festival of Lights. Historic Landmark District, Natchitoches. (800) 259-1714.
27. Rhythms on the River. River Branch Town Square, Lafayette. (337) 216-6566.
29. Fleur de Lis Arts & Crafts Show. Natchitoches Events Center, Natchitoches. (318) 238-7500.
