Local Festivals
Louisiana, rightfully called the “festival capital” of America, hosts more than 400 festivals each year. On average, that’s more than 1 per day. We celebrate just about every crop harvested, every indigenous dish cooked, and every type of music that’s played here. No matter when you visit, you can find a festival that will feature live music and great food.Many of these festivals are held right here in South Louisiana.
A few of the more known and popular festivals are Festival International de Louisiane, Festivals Acadiens, and of course Mardi Gras!
We have compiled a list of festivals more localized to Lafayette and surrounding communities with links for more information:
Food, Harvest and Wild Game Festivals:
- Boudin Cook-Off— Lafayette
- Cajun Hot Sauce Festival— New Iberia
- Cattle Festival – Abbeville
- Crawfish Festival — Breaux Bridge
- Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off Festival— Eunice
- Duck Festival — Gueydan
- Frog Festival— Rayne
- International Rice Festival — Crowley, Louisiana
- Louisiana Cotton Festival— Ville Platte
- Louisiana Pepper Festival— St. Martinville
- Giant Omelette Celebration — Abbeville
- Shrimp Festival — Delcambre
- Shrimp and Petroleum Festival— Morgan City
- Sugarcane Festival — New Iberia
- Viande Boucannee (Smoked Meat Festival) — Ville Platte
- Balfa Cajun/Creole Heritage Week — Ville Platte
- Buggy Festival — Church Point
- Festivals Acadiens — Lafayette
- La Grande Boucherie des Cajuns — St. Martinville
- Mardi Gras – EVERYWHERE (Lafayette)
- Cajun Music Festival— Mamou
- Creole Zydeco Festival — St. Martinville
- Festival International de Louisiane— Lafayette
- Le Cajun Festival Music Awards — Lafayette
- Rhythms on the River – Lafayette
- South Louisiana Blackpot Festival and Cookoff— Lafayette
- Zydeco Festival— Opelousas