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Festivals and Events. For exact festival dates, contact the local visitors bureaus here
Click the links below for festivals and events near that city:
| Map | Call | Festival/Event | City | Founded | Rate Range | Festival Month | Video | Book | Group | ||
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| Cajun Music & Food Festival | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1987 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Boudin Cook-Off & Acadiana Bacon Festival | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2008 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Festival of the Bonfires | New Orleans | Lutcher | 1989 | $ | 6 | Dec | |||||
| Amite Oyster Festival | New Orleans | Amite | 1976 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||||
| International Rice Festival | Lafayette | Crowley | 1936 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||||
| Rayne Frog Festival | Lafayette | Rayne | 1971 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Holiday Trail of Lights | Shreveport | Bossier City | 1992 | Varies | 12 | Nov-Dec | |||||
| Natchitoches Fall Pilgrimage / Tour of Homes | Alexandria | Natchitoches | 1954 | $$$ | 11 | Oct | |||||
| Lafayette Mardi Gras | Lafayette | Lafayette | 1869 | Varies | 12 | Mar | |||||
| Louisiana Pirate Festival | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1958 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Krewe of Galatea Mardi Gras Parade | Lafayette | Morgan City | 1969 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Krewe of Dionysus Mardi Gras Parade | Lafayette | Bayou Vista | 1980 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Tales of the Cocktail | New Orleans | New Orleans | 2002 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Mardi Gras World / Kern Studios | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1932 | $$$ | 11 |  |
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| Bridge City Gumbo Festival | New Orleans | Bridge City | 1973 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1979 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Mar | |||||
| Louisiana Redbud Festival | Shreveport | Vivian | 1964 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Louisiana Smoked Meat Festival | Lafayette | Ville Platte | 1991 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||||
| Abbeville's Giant Omelette Celebration | Lafayette | Abbeville | 1985 | Varies | 12 | Nov | |||||
| Red River Revel Arts Festival | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1976 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| St. Margaret Calca-Chew Food Festival | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1985 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Kite Fest Louisiane | Baton Rouge | Port Allen | 2005 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Satchmo SummerFest | New Orleans | New Orleans | 2001 | Free | 2 | Aug | |||||
| Mardi Gras | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1699 | Free | 2 | Feb-Mar | |||||
| French Quarter Festival | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1984 | Free | 2 | Apr | |
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| Gonzales Jambalaya Festival | Baton Rouge | Gonzales | 1967 | Free | 2 | May | |||||
| Holiday Light Safari | Alexandria | Alexandria | 1992 | $ | 6 | Dec | |||||
| Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival | Alexandria | Natchitoches | 2003 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| USS Kidd Veterans Museum 4th of July Spectacular | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 1984 | $$ | 9 | Jul | |||||
| Baton Rouge Blues Festival | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 1981 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Wearin' of the Green Parade | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 1986 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Louisiana Railroad Days Festival | Lafayette | DeQuincy | 1983 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Southwest District Livestock Show & Rodeo | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1939 | $$ | 9 | Jan-Feb | |||||
| Independent Mardi Gras Parade | Lafayette | Grand Isle | $ | 6 | Feb | ||||||
| Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana Pow Wow | Alexandria | Marksville | 1996 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Natchitoches - NSU Folk Festival | Alexandria | Natchitoches | 1980 | $ | 6 | Jul | |||||
| Natchitoches Christmas Festival | Alexandria | Natchitoches | 1926 | Varies | 12 | Nov-Jan | |||||
| Italian Festival | Baton Rouge | Tickfaw | 1973 | $$ | 9 | Apr | |||||
| Greater Baton Rouge State Fair | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 1965 | $ | 6 | Oct-Nov | |||||
| Louisiana Book Festival | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 2002 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival | Lafayette | Breaux Bridge | 1960 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Carnival d'Acadie | Lafayette | Crowley | 2001 | $ | 6 | Feb | |||||
| Courir de Mardi Gras & Chicken Run | Lafayette | Eunice | 1946 | Free | 2 | Feb-Mar | |||||
| Cajun & Creole Christmas | Lafayette | Lafayette | Varies | 12 | Dec | ||||||
| Festival International de Louisiane | Lafayette | Lafayette | 1986 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Black Heritage Festival | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1987 | $$ | 9 | Mar | |||||
| Marshland Festival | Lafayette | Lake Charles | 1990 | $$ | 9 | Jul | |||||
| Mamou Cajun Music Festival | Lafayette | Mamou | 1973 | $ | 6 | Sep | |||||
| Krewe of Adonis Mardi Gras Parade | Lafayette | Morgan City | 1975 | Free | 2 | Feb | |||||
| Mardi Gras on the Northshore | New Orleans | Mandeville | 1965 | Free | 2 | Feb-Mar | |||||
| Krewe of Hephaestus | Lafayette | Morgan City | 1914 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival | Lafayette | Morgan City | 1936 | Free | 2 | Sep | |||||
| Roberts Cove Germanfest | Lafayette | Rayne | 1995 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Starks Mayhaw Festival | Lafayette | Starks | 1992 | Free-$ | 3 | May | |||||
| Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival | Lafayette | Plaisance | 1982 | $$ | 9 | Aug-Sep | |||||
| Louisiana Crawfish Festival | New Orleans | Chalmette | 1975 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Delcambre Shrimp Festival | Lafayette | Delcambre | 1950 | Varies | 12 | Aug | |||||
| Louisiana Catfish Festival | New Orleans | Des Allemands | 1975 | $$ | 9 | Jun | |||||
| Gretna Heritage Festival | New Orleans | Gretna | 1994 | $$ | 9 | Oct | |||||
| Hammond Smokin' BBQ Challenge | New Orleans | Hammond | 2004 | Free | 2 | Mar | |||||
| Atchafalaya Basin Festival | Lafayette | Henderson | 2007 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||||
| Festivals Acadiens et Créoles | Lafayette | Lafayette | 1972 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Le Cajun Music Awards & Festival | Lafayette | Lafayette | 1984 | Free-$$ | 4 | Aug | |||||
| Lydia Cajun Food Fest | Lafayette | Lydia | 2002 | $ | 6 | Sep | |||||
| Wooden Boat Festival | New Orleans | Madisonville | 1990 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Great Louisiana Birdfest | New Orleans | Mandeville | 1997 | $-$$$ | 8 | Apr | |||||
| Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival | Lafayette | New Iberia | 1942 | Varies | 12 | Sep | |||||
| World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off | Lafayette | New Iberia | 1989 | Free | 2 | Oct | |||||
| Crescent City Classic Racefest | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1979 | $ | 6 | Apr | |||||
| Creole Tomato Festival | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1987 | Free | 2 | Jun | |||||
| Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo | New Orleans | New Orleans | 2006 | $-$$ | 7 | May | |||||
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1970 | $$$ | 11 | Apr-May | |||||
| New Orleans Spring Fiesta & Historic Home Tours | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1937 | $$ | 9 | Mar | |||||
| New Orleans Wine & Food Experience | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1992 | $$ | 9 | May | |||||
| Voodoo Music + Arts Experience | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1998 | $$$ | 11 | Oct-Nov | |||||
| Sugar Bowl | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1935 | $$$ | 11 | Jan | |||||
| Poke Salad Festival | Shreveport | Blanchard | 1974 | Varies | 12 | May | |||||
| Plaquemines Parish Fair & Orange Festival | New Orleans | Buras | 1947 | Free | 2 | Dec | |||||
| Go 4th on the River | New Orleans | Covington | 1990 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Three Rivers Art Festival | New Orleans | Covington | 1996 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival | New Orleans | Destrehan | 1972 | $ | 6 | Nov | |||||
| Louisiana Watermelon Festival | Shreveport | Farmerville | 1963 | Free | 2 | Jul | |||||
| Fall Swamp Pop Music Festival | New Orleans | Hammond | $ | 6 | Nov | ||||||
| Louisiana Renaissance Festival | New Orleans | Hammond | 2000 | $ | 6 | Nov-Dec | |||||
| Rock 'N Roar Fest | New Orleans | Hammond | 1998 | $ | 6 | Mar | |||||
| St. Tammany Crab Festival | New Orleans | Lacombe | 1978 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||||
| Festival of the Lake | New Orleans | Mandeville | 1982 | $ | 6 | Oct | |||||
| Christmas New Orleans Style | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1985 | Free | 2 | Dec | |||||
| Essence Festival of Culture | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1994 | $$$ | 11 | Jul | |||||
| New Orleans Greek Festival | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1974 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans | New Orleans | 2001 | $$ | 9 | Dec | |||||
| Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1986 | $$ | 9 | Mar | |||||
| Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival | New Orleans | Ponchatoula | 1972 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Louisiana Peach Festival | Shreveport | Ruston | 1951 | $ | 6 | Jun | |||||
| Christmas in Roseland | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1983 | $$ | 9 | Nov-Dec | |||||
| Mudbug Madness | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1984 | $ | 6 | May | |||||
| Shreveport-Bossier Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1991 | Free | 2 | Feb | |||||
| State Fair of Louisiana | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1906 | $ | 6 | Oct-Nov | |||||
| Thibodeauxville Fall Festival | New Orleans | Thibodaux | 1992 | Free | 2 | Nov | |||||
| ArtBreak | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1984 | Free | 2 | Apr | |||||
| Independence Bowl | Shreveport | Shreveport | 1976 | $$$ | 11 | Dec | |||||
| Krewe of Amani Mardi Gras Parade | Lafayette | Patterson | 1970 | Free | 2 | Feb | |||||
| Mardi Gras on the Cajun Coast | Lafayette | Morgan City | 1699 | Varies | 12 | Feb-Mar | |||||
| Los Islenos Fiesta | New Orleans | St. Bernard | Free | 2 | Mar | ||||||
| New Orleans & Company | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1718 | Varies | 12 | Jan-Dec |  |
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