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JANUARY
Battle of New Orleans Cel, Chalmette ..........................504 589-4428 Creole Heritage Day, Natchit .................. www.caneriverheritage.org Fur & Wildlife Festival, Cameron ....................... www.furfestival.com Martin L. King Jr Celebration ................ www.cityofalexandriala.com
FEBRUARY
Boudin & Cracklin Festival, Carencro..........................318 896-3378 Jackson Parish Branch NAACP
Annual Freedom Fund Banquet ...... 318 259-2573 / 318 274-6123 MARDI GRAS Celebrations:
Statewide ................................................. www.louisianatravel.com Acadia, Evangeline, Jeff Davis,
St. Landry .......................... www.lsue.edu/acadgate/schedule.htm Baton Rouge..............................www.baton-rouge.com/MardiGras Eunice ........................................................... www.cajuntravel.com Houma...................................................... www.houmatourism.com Lake Charles .........................................www.cityo akecharles.com Lafayette ................................................... www.lafayettetravel.com Logansport .................................................................318 697-9300 New Orleans .................................www.mardigrasneworleans.com Shreveport........................................... www.shreveport-bossier.org Slidell........................................................ www.slidellchamber.com MARCH
Antiques Festival, Jackson ........................ www.felicianatourism.org Audubon Pilgrimige, St. Francisvl........www.audubonpilgrimage.info Blues & BBQ Festival................... www.hammondbluesandbbq.com Cat sh Festival, Washington .......................... www.cajuntravel.com Chef Soiree, Covington.....................................www.chefsoiree.com Craw sh Etouffee Cook-off, Eunice ................. www.cajuntravel.com Festival du Courtableau, Washington..........................318 826-3626 Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete, Pt Allen ........ www.lagniappedulcimer.org Lake Charles Black Heritage Festival.....www.cityo akecharles.com Los Islenos Festival......................................................www.sbpg.net Louisiana Craw sh Festival, Chalmette ......................www.sbpg.net Louisiana Jam .............................................. www.strawberryjam.org Louisiana Sportsman’s Festival, St. Joseph................318 766-3709 Music Festival, Chackbay ..............................www.lagumbofest.com New Orleans Black Heritage Festival ... www.neworleansonline.com Nursery Festival, Forest Hill.........................................318 748-6300 Oil eld Chili Cookoff.......................................... www.oil eldchili.com Rabbit Festival, Iowa.................................................www.iowala.org Redbud Festival, Vivian .............redbud.homestead.com/vivian.html St. Patrick’s Day, Baton Rouge.............. www.futurebound.com/Irish St. Patrick’s Day, NO.................................. www.nola.com/stpatricks Tennessee Wlms Literary Fest, NO. ...... www.tennesseewilliams.net Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials, Winn eld........................318 628-4461
APRIL
AngolaSpringRodeo,AngolaPrison...........www.angolarodeo.com Audubon Bird Festival, St. Francisvl....... www.audubonbirdfest.com Baton Rouge Blues Week........................www.louisianasmusic.com Bayou Teche Bear Festival ................. www.bayoutechebearfest.org BoggyBayouFestival,PinePrairie.....www.evangelinetourism.com Cajun/Creole Heritage Week, Ville Platte ...........www.lafolkroots.org Cajun Food & Fun Festival ........................... www.townofwelsh.com Cajun Hot Sauce Festival, New Iberia..................www.tabasco.com Cajun Joke Telling Contest, Opelousas ........... www.cajuntravel.com Cajun Music Festival, Eunice........www.eunice-la.com/festivals.html Cat sh Festival, Winnsboro .........................................318 435-7607 Contraband Days, Lake Charles..............www.contrabanddays.com Craw sh Boat Festival, Lawtell ........................ www.cajuntravel.com Cypress Sawmill Festival, Patterson ........ www.cypresssawmill.com Earth Day Festival, Baton Rouge ...................... www.earthdaybr.org Etouffee Festival, Arnaudville...................... www.cajuntr avel.com Family Fun & Food Festival, Westlake .......www.visitlakecharles.org Festival Internationale de Louisiane,
Lafayette ......................................... www.festivalinternational.com French Quarter Festival, NO.......................................... www.fq .org Great Louisiana Bird Festival.....................www.northlakenature.org Italian Festival ..............................................................225 878-1902 Jazz & Heritage Festival, NO............................ www.nojazzfest.com Jazz/R&B Festival, Natchitoches................. www.natchjazzfest.com Kent House’s Spring Herb Day ............. www.cityofalexandriala.com Holiday In Dixie, Shreveport .......................www.holidayindixie.com Louisiana Forest Festival, Dodson ........... www.thepineywoods.com Magnolia Festival, Franklin ..........................................337 828-1714 Magnolia Mound Market Days Festival .......................225 343-4955
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APRIL Cont’d...
Migratory Bird Celebration .................................. grandisle.btnep.org Poke Salad Festival, Oak Grove, West Carroll............318 428-2161 Strawberry Festival, Ponchatoula ...... www.lastrawberryfestival.com Railroad Days Festival, DeQuincy ............................... 337 786-7113
MAY
Poke Salad Festival, Blanchard...................................318 929-8219 A Celebration of Herbs & Gardens, Sunset......www.cajuntravel.com Baton Rouge Fest For All Festival ............................. www.artsbr.org Beegum Festival, Stonewall ...........................www.desotoparish.net Cajun Fun Fest, New Iberia ..................... www.cityofnewiberia.com Cankton Wagon Festival/Trail Ride ...................www.cajuntravel.com Cochon De Lait Festival, Baton Rouge .... www.magnoliamound.org Cochon De Lait Festival, Mansura................ www.cochondelait.com Craw sh Festival, Breaux Bridge .................... www.bbcrawfest.com DeRidder Days in the Park ..........................................337 463-8132 Doll Show & Festival, DeRidder...................................337 463-3051 Fireman’s Fair, Thibodaux ............................... www.thib redept.org Gumbo Cook-off Festival, Oakdale .............................318 335-1556 Gusher Days, Oil City ...................................... www.shreveport.com Gar sh Festival - Le Festival Du Poisson Arme’ .........337 923-7781 Great LA Gumbo Cook-off Festival, Oakdale ..............318 335-1556 Jambalaya Festival, Gonzales................ www.jambalayafestival.org Jazz & Gumbo Festival, Shreveport ................ www.shreveport.com Louisiana Dragon Boat Races, Alexandria........themuseum.org/ldbr Mayhaw Festival, Marion .......................... www.townofmarionla.com Mayhaw Festival, Starks ................ info@starksmayhawfestival.com Mudbug Madness, Shreveport.............. www.mudbugmadness.com Potpourri Festival, Westwego .......................www.nola.com/festivals Praline Festival, Houma...............................................985 868-1863 River City Fest, Logansport ............................www.desotoparish.net Sawmill Days, Fisher .................................... www.sabineparish.com Spring Music Festival, Larose .....................................985 693-7355 Tomato Festival, Chalmette .........................................www.sbpg.net Zydeco Music Celeb, Opelousas ..................... www.cajuntravel.com
JUNE
Arts & Crafts Fest Melrose Plantation............. www.natchitoches.net Bon Mange’ Festival, Gheens......................................985 532-5889 Buggy Festival, Church Point .... www.churchpointbuggyfestival.com Corn Festival, Bunkie ............................................... www.bunkie.org Crab Festival, Lacombe .........www.lacombecrabcookofffestival.com Dairy Festival, Kentwood ..................................www.kentwoodla.org Juneteenth Cultural & Arts Festival...................www.juneteenth.com Juneteenth Folklife Celebration, Opel.............. www.cajuntravel.com Smoked Meat Festival - Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee,
Ville Platte .........................................www.evangelinetourism.com Oberlin Cajun Rendezvous..........................................337 639-2702 PeachFestival,Ruston...................................www.rustonlincoln.org Swamp Pop Music Fest, Gonzales.... www.swamppopmusicfest.com
JULY
Annual Fireworks and Fais Do Do, Donaldsonville .....225 473-4814 BastilleDay,Kaplan.....................................................337643-6677 Bluegrass Festival..... www.bgfest.freeservers.com/Pecanridge.html Cat sh Festival, Des Allemands ..................................985 758-7542 Essence Music Festival, NO ...... www.essence.com/microsites/emf Folklife Festival, Natchitoches ........... www.nsula.edu/folklife/festival 4th of July Celebration, Erath.................................. www.erath4.com Hot Air Balloon Festival & Air Show - Red River Rally,
Shreveport...................................................... www.barksdale.af.mil Independence Day Festival, Florien ............. www.sabineparish.com Jean La tte Seafood Festival ..........jeanla ttetownhall@yahoo.com Marshland Festival, Hackberry ............. www.marshlandfestival.com Oyster Festival, Galliano..............................................504 632-6800 Paper Queen Pageant/4th of July, Bogalousa ............504 732-3791 St. Charles Parish Festival, Norco .................. www.stcharlesgov.net Seafood Festival, Mandeville .........................www.seafoodfest.com Watermelon Festival, Franklin .....................................504 839-3094 Watermelon Festival, Farmerville .....www.lawatermelonfestival.com
AUGUST
Baker Buffalo Festival, Baker.......................... www.cityofbakerla.net Creole Zydeco Festival,
St. Martinville...........................www.cajuncountry.org/festivals.html Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Delcambre ....... www.shrimpfestival.net Duck Festival, Gueydan................................... www.duckfestival.org Hot Air Balloon Championship,
Baton Rouge. ... www.cajunradio.org/batonrougehotairballoon.html
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