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Festival/Event
Due to Covid-19 many cities have canceled or changed the typical dates of many festivals. Please confirm the dates on each event’s website.
Festival/Event
Location City
When Is Event
Activities
Phone Number
Website
Mardi Gras
New Orleans
the day before Ash Wednesday late February or early March
one of the nations best rowdy adult celebrations w/elaborate parades and floats
800/672-6124
Mardi Gras
Shreveport
the day before Ash Wednesday late February or early March
original family oriented mardi gras w/lots of parades
888/458-4748
New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
New Orleans
Mid March
175 wineries and 75 area restaurants showcase their offerings
grand tasting
504/529-9463
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Ponchatoula
early April
states largest free festival
entertainment
crafts & food
816/776-6916
French Quarter Festival
New Orleans
mid April
free music on multiple stages
historic courtyard tours
jazz brunch w/60 booths
504/522-5730
Louisiana Pirate Festival
Lake Charles
late April/early May
100 events on land & water
concerts
marketplace & cajun food
pirate costume contest & cannon demos
337/436-5508
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans
late April/early May
music lovers rendezvous
folklife village
food & crafts
504/941-5100
Festival International de Louisiane
Lafayette
late April
french culture & arts
multiple music stages
theatre & street musicians
food
337/232-8086
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Breaux Bridge
early May
cajun and zydeco music
arts & crafts
crawfish races
cooking demos & parade
337/332-6655
Mudbug Madness
Shreveport
late May/ Memorial Day weekend
cajun and zydeco music
fried alligator
crawfish races
gumbo & lots of boiled crawfish
318/222-7403
Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival
New Orleans
late June
2 day free festival w/great traditional music and seafood
504/558-6100
Satchmo Summerfest
New Orleans
late July to early August
free jazz concerts
art exhibits
jazz mass
street parade
337/685-2653
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
New Orleans
3rd weekend in August
fleet blessing of elaborately decorated boats
zydeco music
arts & crafts
cook off
337/685-2653
Louisiana Shrimp & Petrroleum Festival
Morgan City
first Monday in September(labor day weekend)
voted best Louisiana festival
blessing of the fleet
parade & fireworks
arts and crafts
800/256-2931
Red River Revel Arts Festival
Shreveport
early October
100 visual arts artists
headline entertainers
26 food booths
street performers & parade
318/424-4000
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
Lafayette
early October
celebrate the upbeat rhythm of cajun life in dance music crafts & cuisine
bayou food festival
louisiana craft fair
800/346-1958
Gumbo Festival
Bridge City
mid October
the best spicy seafood and gumbo
dances
contests
504/436-4712
Louisiana Gumbo Festival
Chackbay(north of Thibodaux)
early October
top 20 Se event with great cajun cooking and music
carnival & parade
985/633-9949
World Championship Gumbo Cookoff
New Iberia
mid October
cajun and creole cooking
music
gumbo tastings & samples
337/364-1836
La Fete Des Vieux Temps
Raceland
mid October
pig roast & great cajun food
live bands
arts & crafts
985/637-2166
Louisiana Holiday Trail of Lights
Shreveport/Monroe/Alexandria
mid November to January 1
5 city tour of light displays
home tours
fireworks & parade
800/551-8682
Natchitoches Christmas Festival
Natchitoches
late November till early January
states oldest holiday celebration
historic homes tours
boat rides & Christmas flotilla on river
parade
holiday trail of lights
318/352-6894