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Welcome to Louisiana’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more in such cities as New Orleans, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and everywhere in-between in Louisiana.

This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

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JANUARY (2026)

1/15-1/17 – New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival – New Orleans
1/16-1/18 – Louisiana Cultures Camp – Mandeville
1/17 – Winterfest – New Orleans

1/23 – Les Fous du Carnaval Parade – New Orleans
1/24 – Algiers Mardi Gras Festival – New Orleans

1/31 – Krewe of Oshun Parade and Festival – Baton Rouge
1/31 – Bossier Night Market I – Bossier City
1/31 – Opelousas Gumbo Cook-Off – Opelousas
1/31 – Louisiana King Cake Festival – Thibodaux
1/31 – Welsh Mardi Gras Street Dance – Welsh

FEBRUARY

2/6-2/7 – Family Gras – New Orleans
2/6-2/7* – Louisiana Culture Festival – New Orleans – DISCONTINUED
2/7 – Market at the Marina II – Houma
2/7 – Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade – Monroe
2/7 – Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash I – Shreveport
2/7 – Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade – West Monroe

2/12-2/14 – Cajun Mardi Gras Festival I – Eunice
2/13-2/14 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras I – Lafayette
2/14 – Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival – Baton Rouge
2/14 – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade and Gumbo Cook-Off – Rayne
2/14 – Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash II – Shreveport

2/15-2/17 – Cajun Mardi Gras Festival II – Eunice
2/15-2/17 – Le Festival de Mardi Gras II – Lafayette
2/16 – Lundi Gras Festival – New Orleans
2/17 – Carnival d’ Acadie – Crowley
2/17 – Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival – Iota
2/21* – Black History Parade and Festival – Vivian

2/28 – Houma Rotary Cast Iron Cookoff – Houma
2/28 – Cook-Off for the Coast – St. Bernard
2/28 – Louisiana Redbud Festival – Vivian

MARCH

3/6-3/7* – St. Patrick’s Seafood Festival – Marrero
3/6-3/8 – Kenner Festa Italiana – Kenner
3/7 – LA Psych Fest – Baton Rouge
3/7 – Market at the Marina III – Houma
3/7 – Roux for a Reason Gumbo Cook Off at Southdown Plantation – Houma
3/7 – Louisiana Food Truck Festival: Spring – Slidell
3/7-3/8 – Los Isleños Fiesta – St. Bernard

3/12 – Winter Jam – Bossier City
3/12 – Battle for the Paddle – Lake Charles
3/13-3/14* – Celtic Bayou Festival – Lafayette
3/13-3/14* – Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival – St. Martinville
3/13-3/15 – Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival – Independence
3/13-3/15 – Foodees Food and Culture Festival: Mall St. Vincent – Shreveport
3/14 – Moon Pie Festival – Ball
3/14* – Patty in the Park – Lafayette
3/14 – Black Heritage Day Festival – Lake Charles
3/14* – Here’s the Beef Cookoff – Opelousas

3/18-3/22 – New Orleans Bourbon Festival – New Orleans
3/19-3/21 – The Iowa Rabbit Festival – Lake Charles
3/20-3/22 – Amite Oyster Festival – Amite City
3/20-3/22 – Louisiana Red Beans and Rice Heritage and Music Festival – Baton Rouge
3/20-3/22* – Louisiana Nursery Festival – Forest Hill
3/21* – Zapp’s International Beerfest – Baton Rouge
3/21 – Golden Meadow Crawfish Boil, Music Fest and Vendor Show – Golden Meadow
3/21 – Jeanerette Creole Festival – Jeanerette
3/21 – Louisiana Crawfish Boil Championships – Marrero
3/21 – Fête Francaise – New Orleans
3/21-3/22 – Spring Garden and Pet Show at Destrehan Plantation – Destrehan
3/22* – Crawfete at Perkins Rowe – Baton Rouge
3/22 – Taste of Mid City – Baton Rouge

3/25-3/29 – Tennessee Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival – New Orleans
3/26 – Shell-A-Bration – New Orleans
3/26-3/29 – Louisiana Crawfish Festival – St. Bernard
3/27-3/28 – Croatian Festival – Belle Chase
3/27-3/28* – Hammond BBQ Challenge – Hammond
3/27-3/29 – Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival – New Orleans
3/28 – World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off – Eunice
3/28 – Bayou Terrebonne Boucherie – Houma
3/28* – Lafayette Holi – Lafayette
3/28 – Rum Revival – Lake Charles
3/28 – Merryville Pioneer Heritage Festival – Merryville
3/28 – Basin Brew Fest – Morgan City
3/28* – Tunica Hills Music Festival – St. Francisville
3/28 – Washington Community Festival – Washington
3/28-3/29* – Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival/Congo Square Rhythms Festival – New Orleans
3/28-3/29* – Slidell Spring Antique Street Fair – Slidell
3/29* – Abita Springs Busker Festival – Abita Springs
3/29 – Brews, Boils and Bubbles Festival – New Orleans

APRIL

4/3-4/4* – Rock the Country – Livingston
4/4 – Market at the Marina IV – Houma
4/4* – Lamb Weston’s North Louisiana Sweet Potato Festival – Oak Grove
4/4* – Grant Dogwood Festival – Pollock
4/4* – Cork – Shreveport

4/9-4/11* – Louisiana Railroad Days Festival – DeQuincy
4/9-4/11* – River City Fest – Logansport
4/10 – Destrehan Plantation Heritage Day – Destrehan
4/10-4/11 – Hogs for Cause – New Orleans
4/10-4/12 – Bayou Blue Fireman’s Fair – Houma
4/10-4/12 – Volksfest – New Orleans
4/10-4/12* – Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment and Festival – Pelican
4/10-4/12 – Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival – Ponchatoula
4/10-4/12 – Boudin Festival – Scott
4/11 – Festival des Fleurs de Louisiane – Lafayette
4/11 – Jazz Fest on the Red – Shreveport
4/11-4/12* – Cajun Woodstock for St. Jude – Church Point
4/12* – Olde Towne Crawfish Music Festival – Slidell
4/12 – Krewe de Acadian Hamburger and Hotdog Festival – Youngsville

4/16-4/18* – Morehouse Parish Crawfish Festival and Fair – Bastrop
4/16-4/18* – Grand Isle Fireman’s Fair – Grand Isle
4/16-4/19 – French Quarter Festival – New Orleans
4/17-4/18 – Baton Rouge Blues Festival – Baton Rouge
4/17-4/18 – Zwolle Loggers and Forestry Festival – Zwolle
4/17-4/19 – Our Lady of Prompt Sucor Tomato Festival – Chalmette
4/17-4/19* – Louisiana Lao New Year Festival – Lafayette
4/17-4/19 – El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia – New Iberia
4/17-4/19 – A Taste of New Orleans – New Orleans
4/18* – Spring Fest at Cotile Recreational Park – Boyce
4/18 – This is Home Fest – Lake Charles
4/18 – Crawfest at Tulane University – New Orleans
4/18* – The Sunshine Festival – Jonesboro
4/18* – Paques in the Parc – Lafayette
4/18-4/19 – Melrose Arts and Crafts Festival – Melrose

4/22-4/26 – Festival International de Louisiane – Lafayette
4/23-4/26 – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival I – New Orleans
4/24* – Shreveport Blues Festival – Bossier City
4/24-4/25* – Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration – Grand Isle
4/24-4/25 – Wine Down on False River – New Roads
4/24-4/25* – Choctaw Apache Tribal Pow-Wow – Noble
4/24-4/25* – Parks Cracklin Cook-Off – Parks
4/24-4/25* – Ouachita RiverFest – West Monroe
4/24-4/25 – Louisiana Forest Festival – Winnfield
4/24-4/26* – Etoufee Festival – Arnaudville
4/24-4/26 – Plaquemines Parish Seafood and Heritage Festival – Belle Chasse
4/24-4/26* – St. John’s Festival de la Prairie – Prairieville
Weekend continues below…

4/24-4/26* – Le Fête Du Monde – Raceland
4/24-4/26 – Italian Festival – Tickfaw
4/24-4/26* – Wego Fest – Westwego
4/25 – Denham Springs Spring Festival – Denham Springs
4/25* – Boot Brew Fest – Eunice
4/25 – Pirates and Boots Festival – Houma
4/25* – Slidell’s Crawfish Cook-Off – Slidell
4/25-4/26* – Covington Antiques and Uniques Festival – Covington
4/25-4/26* – Kite Fest Louisiane’ – Port Allen
4/26* – Laurel Valley Heritage Festival: Spring – Thibodaux

4/27-4/29* – NOLA Crawfish Festival – New Orleans
4/30-5/2* – Alex River Fête – Alexandria
4/30-5/3 – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival II – New Orleans
4/30-5/3* – Thibodaux Firemen’s Fair – Thibodaux

MAY

5/1 – Crawfish King Cook-Off – Baton Rouge
5/1-5/2* – Vermilion Catholic May Fest – Abbeville
5/1-5/2* – Cajun Crossroads Festival – Hessmer
5/1-5/2* – Visitation of Our Lady Cajun Festival – Marrero
5/1-5/2* – Mama G’s Swamp Pop Festival – Morgan City
5/1-5/3* – St. Thomas More (STM) Festival – Baton Rouge
5/1-5/3 – Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival – Breaux Bridge
5/1-5/3* – Little Red Church Food and Fun Festival – Destrehan
5/1-5/3* – Mayfest – Leesville
5/1-5/3* – Sacred Heart Spring Festival – Oakdale
Weekend continues below…

5/1-5/3* – St. Joseph Spring Fair – Ponchatoula
5/2* – Morehouse May Madness – Bastrop
5/2 – Bossier Night Market II – Bossier City
5/2* – Kegs and Corks – Bossier City
5/2* – Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival – Franklin
5/2 – Market at the Marina V – Houma
5/2 – “Mais the 4th Be With You” Festival – Houma
5/2* – Smoke and Barrel – Lafayette
5/2 – Scottish Tartan Festival – Minden
5/2* – Louisiana Dragon Boat Race – Pineville
5/2 – Taco Wars – Shreveport
5/4* – Cinco de Mayo Fest – Metairie

5/7-5/9* – Beauregard Watermelon Festival – DeRidder
5/7-5/9* – Boggy Bayou Festival – Pine Prairie
5/8-5/9* – Cochon de Lait Festival – Mansura
5/8-5/9 – Rayne Frog Festival – Rayne
5/9* – Woodmere Festival – Harvey
5/9* – Cajun Food Fest – Houma
5/9* – Wings for the Win – Houma
5/9* – Lake Providence Levee Festival – Lake Providence
5/9* – Maritime Music & Art Festival – Madisonville
5/9* – Cochon de Lait Festival – Mansura
5/9* – 3 Strands Wine Festival: New Orleans – New Orleans
5/9* – Mud Bug Boil Off – Thibodaux
5/10* – The International Rose and Wine Festival – Shreveport
5/10 – Stuffed Shrimp Festival – Shreveport

5/14-5/16 – Cruisin Cajun Country – New Iberia
5/15-5/16 – Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival – Natchitoches
5/15-5/17* – Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo – New Orleans
5/16* – Louisiana Cann Festival – Baton Rouge
5/16* – Freedom Fest Crawfish Boil Cookoff – Houma
5/16* – Louisiana Blackberry Festival – Houma
5/16 – Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival – New Orleans
5/16-5/17* – Baton Rouge Soul Food Festival – Baton Rouge
5/16-5/17 – Tunica-Biloxi Pow Wow – Marksville

5/21-5/24 – Jambalaya Festival – Gonzales
5/22-5/24* – Cajun Country Jam – Denham Springs
5/22-5/24 – New Orleans Greek Festival – New Orleans
5/22-5/24 – Mudbug Madness – Shreveport
5/23* – Acadiana Brew HaHa – Lafayette
5/24* – Zydeco Extravaganza – Lafayette

5/28-5/30* – KS Sportsmen’s Heritage Festival – Krotz Springs
5/29-5/31 – Washington Parish Balloon Festival – Franklinton
5/29-5/31* – Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival – Jean Lafitte
5/30* – Burning Crawfish Festival – Henderson

JUNE

6/5-6/7 – Gheens Bon Monge’ Festival – Gheens
6/5-6/7* – Cajun Heritage Festival – Larose
6/6* – Daylily Festival and Garden Show – Abbeville
6/6 – Feliciana Wildflower Festival – Clinton
6/6 – Market at the Marina VI – Houma
6/6 – Louisiana Peach Festival – Ruston
6/6-6/7* – Creole Tomato Festival – New Orleans
6/7* – Creole Culture Day – Lafayette

6/10-6/14 – New Orleans Wine and Food Experience – New Orleans
6/11-6/13 – Louisiana Corn Festival – Bunkie
6/12* – Cenla Pride Festival – Alexandria
6/12-6/13* – Coushatta Pow Wow – Kinder
6/12-6/13* – Grilling on Main BBQ Cook-Off – Minden
6/12-6/14* – Holly Beach Crab Festival – Cameron
6/13* – ARTini – Bossier City
6/13* – Donaldsonville Juneteenth Music Festival – Donaldsonville
6/13* – Juneteenth Freedom Festival at the Whitney Plantation Museum – Edgard
6/13* – Sunflower Festival and Trail – Gilliam
6/13* – Jonesville Juneteenth Festival – Jonesville
6/13* – Pride Acadiana – Lafayette
6/13* – Juneteenth Freedom Festival – Lake Charles
6/13* – Da Cajun Cook Off – Morgan City
6/13* – Black Queer Community Festival (New Orleans Black Pride Weekend) – New Orleans
6/13* – New Orleans PrideFest – New Orleans
6/13 – Juneteenth Folklife Celebration – Opelousas
6/13* – Dugdemona Summer Fest – Winnfield
6/13-6/14* – New Orleans Community Fest – New Orleans

6/18-6/21* – Louisiana Juneteenth Festival – Vidalia
6/19* – City of Grambling Juneteenth Heritage Festival – Grambling
6/19* – Juneteenth Freedom Festival – Lake Charles
6/19* – NOLA Juneteenth Fest – New Orleans
6/19-6/21 – Soul Food Festival – Franklin
6/19-6/21* – St. Landry BBQ Fest – Opelousas
6/19-6/21* – Let the Good Times Roll Juneteenth Festival – Shreveport
6/20* – Larry Brew Fest – Mandeville

6/25* – Stars and Stripes – Gonzales
6/25-6/28* – Mansfield Juneteenth Celebration – Mansfield
6/26* – Scott Independence Day Celebration – Scott
6/27* – Baton Rouge Pride Festival – Baton Rouge
6/27* – Sparks in the Park – Covington
6/27* – Lake Arthur Freedom Fest – Lake Arthur
6/27* – Rhinestone Rodeo (SWLA Pride Con) – Lake Charles
6/27* – Slidell Heritage Festival – Slidell
6/27-6/28* – Houma Nation Powwow – Houma

6/29-7/4* – Erath 4th of July Celebration – Erath

JULY

7/2-7/4* – Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo – Golden Meadow
7/3* – Stars and Stripes Festival – Jennings
7/3* – St. Charles Parish Independence Day Celebration – Luling
7/3* – Uncle Sam Jam – Metairie
7/3-7/5 – Essence Festival of Culture – New Orleans
7/4* – Abita Springs 4th of July Celebration – Abita Springs
7/4* – Red, White and Boom! A Celebration at Shoe Creek – Central
7/4* – St. Bernard Salutes America – Chalmette
7/4* – Caney Lake Freedom Celebration – Chatham
7/4* – Red, Rice and Blue – Crowley
7/4* – Good Earth 4th of July Festival – Houma
7/4 – Market at the Marina VII – Houma
7/4* – Fireworks on the River – Krotz Springs
7/4* – Red, White, Blue and You Celebration – Lake Charles
7/4* – Lebeau Zydeco Festival – Lebeau
7/4* – Light Up the Lake: An Independence Day Celebration – Mandeville
7/4* – Avoyelles Arts and Music Festival – Marksville
7/4* – 4th of July Lake Bash – Morgan City
7/4* – July 4th Hometown Celebration – Plaquemine
7/4* – Port Allen July 4th Fest – Port Allen
7/4* – KTBS-3 Freedom Fest – Shreveport
7/4* – Olde Towne Slidell 4th of July – Slidell
7/4* – Let Freedom Ring Festival – Thibodaux
7/4* – Walker Celebration in the Park – Walker
7/4-7/5* – Natchitoches Balloon Festival – Natchitoches

7/10-7/11 – Red River Balloon Rally – Bossier City
7/10-7/12 – Washington Parish Watermelon Festival – Franklinton
7/10-7/12* – San Fermin in Nueva Orleans – New Orleans
7/11* – Bayou Breeze Fest – Shreveport

7/16-7/18 – Island Strong Music Fest – Grand Isle
7/18 – Cajun Music and Food Festival – Lake Charles
7/18* – Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival – Natchitoches
7/18* – Vegan 2 The Soul Festival – New Orleans
7/19* – Balloons Over DeSoto – Grand Cane

7/23-7/25 – Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo – Grand Isle
7/24-7/25* – Louisiana Watermelon Festival – Farmerville
7/24-7/25 – Marshland Festival – Lake Charles
7/24-7/25 – Bayou BBQ Bash – Morgan City

AUGUST

8/1 – Market at the Marina VIII – Houma
8/1* – Sugarland Music and Arts Festival – Napoleonville
8/1-8/2* – Satchmo Summerfest – New Orleans

8/7-8/8* – Cameron Lions Club Fishing Festival – Cameron

8/12-8/16* – Delcambre Shrimp Festival – Delcambre

8/20-8/23* – Gueydan Duck Festival – Gueydan

8/28-8/29* – Cane River Zydeco Festival and Poker Run – Natchitoches
8/29* – Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival – Opelousa

SEPTEMBER

9/2-9/7* – Shrimp and Petroleum Festival – Morgan City
9/4-9/5* – Natchitoches Louisiana Bigfoot Festival – Natchitoches
9/5* – Fall Fest at Cotile Lake Recreation Park – Boyce
9/5 – Market at the Marina IX – Houma
9/5* – Louisiana Food Truck Festival: Fall – Slidell
9/5* – SALA Street Fest – Westwego

9/11-9/12* – Les Bon Temps Bluegrass Fete – Florien
9/11-9/12* – Mamou Cajun Music Festival – Mamou
9/12 – Bossier Night Market III – Bossier City
9/12* – Estherwood Park Fest – Estherwood
9/12* – Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies – Haynesville
9/12* – Cajun Food Fest & Fais Do Do – Lydia
9/12* – Oldies But Goodies Fest – Port Allen
9/12* – Highland Jazz and Blues Festival – Shreveport
9/12-9/13* – A Taste of the Deep South – Baton Rouge
9/12-9/13 – Montegut Community Fishing Festival and Craft Show – Montegut

9/17-9/20* – Louisiana Food and Wine Festival – Lake Charles
9/18-9/19* – Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival – Natchitoches
9/18-9/20* – St. Theresa Bon Ton Festival – Carlyss
9/18-9/20* – Hero Fest – Houma
9/19* – Ramblin on the Red – Bossier City
9/19* – Korean Cultural Festival of SWLA – DeRidder
9/19* – Greenwood Pioneer Heritage Festival – Greenwood
9/19* – NOMA’s Fall Festival – New Orleans
9/19* – Krewe of Erin Celtic Heritage Festival – Ponchatoula
9/19-9/20* – Westbank Heritage Festival – Westwego
9/20* – Gonzales Hispanic Heritage Festival – Gonzales
9/20*- Okra, Music and Arts Festival – Lafayette
9/20* – Celebración Latina at the Audubon Zoo – New Orleans

9/24* – Farm Fest – New Iberia
9/24-9/27* – Alligator Festival – Luling
9/24-9/27* – NOLA International Arts Fest – New Orleans
9/24-9/27* – Red River Revel Arts Festival I – Shreveport
9/25-9/26* – Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival – Bogalusa
9/25-9/26* – Louisiana Chicken Festival – Dubach
9/25-9/27* – COYC Hurricane Festival – Cut Off
9/25-9/27* – Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival – New Iberia
9/26* – Old Arabi Sugar Fest – Arabi
9/26* – Rice and Gravy Cook-Off – Crowley
9/26* – Bayou Blue Fall Festival – Houma
9/26* – Twin Fest – Houma
9/27* – Downtown Rising – Lafayette
9/27* – Westwego Farmers Market Fall Fest – Westwego

9/30-10/4* – Tangipahoa Parish Fair – Amite City
9/30-10/4* – West Louisiana Forestry Festival and Fair – Leesville

OCTOBER

10/1-10/3* – Fête du VOID – Oakdale
10/1-10/4* – Red River Revel Arts Festival II – Shreveport
10/2-10/3* – UglyFest – Greenwood
10/2-10/3* – Latin Music Festival – Lafayette
10/2-10/4* – Gretna Fest – Gretna
10/2-10/4* – Louisiana Cattle Festival and Fair – Abbeville
10/2-10/4* – La Fete Des Vieux Temps – Raceland
10/2-10/4* – KBON Music Festival – Rayne
10/3* – Lebanese Festival – Baton Rouge
10/3* – Corney Creek Great Outdoor Festival – Bernice
10/3* – Bluesberry Fest – Covington
10/3* – Bayou D’Arbonne Folk Festival – Farmerville
10/3* – Golden Meadow Rotary Shrimp Cook-Off Music Fest and Craft Show – Golden Meadow
10/3* – Creole Culture Day – Grand Coteau
10/3* – Market at the Marina X – Houma
10/3* – Ida Harvest Fest – Ida
10/3* – Blues, Brews, and BBQ – Violet
10/3* – Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival – West Monroe
10/3-10/4* – National Fried Chicken Festival – New Orleans
10/3-10/4* – Roberts Cove Germanfest – Rayne
10/4* – SugarFest – Port Allen
10/4* – Barktoberfest – Thibodaux

10/6-10/11* – Louisiana Cotton Festival – Ville Platte
10/8-10/10* – Zwolle Tamale Fiesta – Zwolle
10/9-10/10* – Abita Fall Fest – Abita Springs
10/9-10/10* – Oktoberfest New Orleans I – New Orleans
10/9-10/11* – Bridge City Gumbo Festival – Bridge City
10/9-10/11* – Louisiana Gumbo Festival – Chackbay
10/9-10/11* – Divine Mercy Seafood Festival – Kenner
10/9-10/11* – Festivals Acadiens et Créoles – Lafayette
10/9-10/11* – St Augustine Creole Festival – Natchez
10/9-10/11* – Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival – New Orleans
10/9-10/11* – Gentilly Fest – New Orleans
10/9-10/11* – Bayou Dularge Knights of Columbus Cajun Fair – Theriot
10/9-10/11* – Bridge City Gumbo Festival – Westwego
10/10* – Chili Cook-Off and Fall Festival – Chatham
10/10* – Louisiana Art and Folk Festival – Columbia
10/10* – Bayou Arts Fest – Houma
10/10* – Japan Fest – New Orleans
10/10* – Poverty Point World Heritage Festival – Oak Grove
10/10* – City of Patterson Main Street Festival – Patterson
10/10* – Springhill Lumberjack Festival – Springhill
10/10* – Teddy’s Bearfest – Tallulah
10/10-10/11* – Que Pasa Fest – Metairie
10/10-10/11* – World Championship Gumbo CookOff – New Iberia
10/11* – Pumpkin Festival at Sugar Roots Farm I – New Orleans

10/15-10/18* – Fifolet Halloween Festival – Baton Rouge
10/15-10/18* – International Rice Festival – Crowley
10/16-10/17* – Louisiana Bourbon Festival – Baton Rouge
10/16-10/17* – St. Mark Fall Fest – Gonzales
10/16-10/17* – Longleaf Steam Up and Fall Festival – Longleaf
10/16-10/17* – Oktoberfest New Orleans II – New Orleans
10/16-10/18* – Rougarou Fest – Houma
10/16-10/18* – St. John the Baptist Parish Andouille Festival – LaPlace
10/16-10/18 – New Orleans Villain Arts Tattoo Festival – New Orleans
10/16-10/18* – NOLA Funk Fest – New Orleans
10/16-10/18* – Boucherie and Balloon Festival – Sorrento
10/17* – Ragley Heritage and Timber Festival – DeRidder
10/17* – Louisiana Legends Fest – Homer
10/17* – Gulf Brew – Lafayette
10/17* – Chuck Fest – Lake Charles
10/17* – Tailgating Cook-Off – Loreauville
10/17* – Mer Rouge Fall Harvest Festival – Mer Rouge
10/17* – TappedTober Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Natchitoches
10/17* – West Bank Hispanic Heritage Festival – New Orleans
10/17* – Adai Caddo Pow Wow – Robeline
10/17* – Rodessa Frog Level Festival – Rodessa
10/17* – Shreveport BREW – Shreveport
10/17* – Slaughter Fall Festival – Slaughter
10/17* – Acadia Music Fest – Thibodaux
10/17* – Fall Market on the Alley – West Monroe
10/17-10/18* – Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival – Madisonville
10/18* – Pumpkin Festival at Sugar Roots Farm II – New Orleans

10/23-10/24* – Blackpot Festival and Cookoff – Lafayette
10/23-10/24* – Oktoberfest New Orleans III – New Orleans
10/23-10/24* – Toula ‘Que and Fall Fest – Ponchatoula
10/23-10/25* – Immaculate Conception Parish Fall Festival – Denham Springs
10/23-10/25* – French Food Festival – Larose
10/23-10/25* – Festival of the Lake – Mandeville
10/23-10/25* – NOLA Reggae Fest – New Orleans
10/23-10/25* – International Acadian Festival – Plaquemine
10/24* – Halloween Art and Nature Festival – Arnaudville
10/24* – Harvest Moon Festival – Franklin
10/24* – Sweet Dough Pie Festival at Grand Coteau – Grand Coteau
10/24* – Brews Arts Festival – Hammond
10/24* – Jennings Alive Festival – Jennings
10/24* – Tremé Fall Festival – New Orleans
10/24-10/25* – Poche Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival – Convent
10/24-10/25* – Slidell Fall Street Fair – Slidell
10/24-10/25* – Yellow Leaf Arts Festival – St. Francisville
10/25* – Baton Rouge Oktoberfest – Baton Rouge
10/25* – Pumpkin Festival at Sugar Roots Farm III – New Orleans

10/29-11/1* – La Fête des Bayous at Our Lady of Holy Rosary – St. Amant
10/30-11/1* – Louisiana Swine Festival – Basile
10/30-11/1* – Carencro C’est Bon Seasoning Fest – Carencro
10/30-11/1* – Sabine Freestate Festival – Florien
10/30-11/1* – Harvest Festival on False River – New Roads
10/31* – Louisiana Book Festival – Baton Rouge
10/31* – Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce Gumbo Cook-Off – Crowley
10/31* – Market at the Marina XI – Houma
10/31* – Southdown Plantation and Museum Marketplace Artisan Craft Show – Houma
10/31* – Bayou Bacchanal in Congo Square – New Orleans
10/31* – Market 425 – Rayville
10/31* – Acadiana Eats Festival – Scott
10/31* – Music on the Mount – St. Francisville
10/31* – BBQ and Bourbon on the Bayou Festival – Thibodaux
10/31* – Woodstock – West Monroe
10/31-11/1* – Giant Omelette Celebration – Abbeville
10/31-11/1* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival I – Hammond

NOVEMBER

11/1* – Cap City Beer Fest – Baton Rouge

11/5* – TASTE: A Festival of Food and Art – Shreveport
11/6* – Big Boy’s Main Street Cook-Off – Thibodaux
11/6-11/7* – Chennault Fest – Monroe
11/6-11/7* – Choctaw Apache Tribe of Ebarb Veteran’s Pow-Wow and Native American Arts Fest – Zwolle
11/6-11/8* – Berwick Lighthouse Festival – Berwick
11/6-11/8* – Candy Cane Lane I – Calhoun
11/6-11/8* – Louisiana Pecan Festival – Colfax
11/6-11/8* – St. Rita Fall Fest – Harahan
11/6-11/8* – Holy Ghost Catholic Church Creole Festival – Opelousas
11/7* – Kent Plantation House Sugar Day Festival – Alexandria
11/7* – Depot Street Festival – Delhi
11/7* – Atchafalaya Basin Festival – Henderson
11/7* – Houma Mac N’ Cheese Festival – Houma
11/7* – Freret Street Festival – New Orleans
11/7* – Thibodeauxville Fall Festival – Thibodaux
11/7-11/8* – Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival – Destrehan
11/7-11/8* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival II – Hammond
11/7-11/8* – Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival – New Orleans
11/7-11/8* – St. Francisville Food and Wine Festival – St. Francisville

11/9-11/15* – Candy Cane Lane II – Calhoun
11/12-11/15* – LUNA Fête – New Orleans
11/12-11/15* – Port Barre Cracklin Festival – Port Barre
11/13-11/14* – NOLA Nite Market – New Orleans
11/14* – Beignet Fest – New Orleans
11/14-11/15* – Covington Three Rivers Art Festival – Covington
11/14-11/15* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival III – Hammond
11/15* – Kenner Food Truck Festival – Kenner
11/15* – Oak Street Poboy Festival – New Orleans

11/16-11/22* – Candy Cane Lane III – Calhoun
11/20-11/22* – Reindeer Trails I – Greenwood
11/21* – Broadmoor Arts and Crafts Festival – Baton Rouge
11/21* – Christmas at Conway – Gonzales
11/21* – Glitter and Garland – Lake Arthur
11/21* – Logansport Christmas Festival – Logansport
11/21* – Holiday Kids Fest I – Natchitoches
11/21-11/22* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General I – Baton Rouge
11/21-11/22* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival IV – Hammond

11/23-11/29* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General II – Baton Rouge
11/23-11/29* – Candy Cane Lane IV – Calhoun
11/25-11/29* – Reindeer Trails II – Greenwood
11/27-11/28* – Holiday Light Safari I – Alexandria
11/27-11/28* – Dark Woods Christmas I – Natchitoches
11/27-11/28* – Holiday Kids Fest II – Natchitoches
11/27-11/29* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens I – Baton Rouge
11/27-11/29* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo I – Baton Rouge
11/27-11/29* – Spirit of Christmas I – Destrehan
11/27-11/29* – Fall Harvest Festival at Grant Farms I – Grant
11/27-11/29* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival V – Hammond
11/27-11/29* – Celebration in the Oaks I – New Orleans
11/27-11/29* – Christmas in Roseland I – Shreveport
11/27-11/29* – Christmas at Kiroli I – West Monroe
11/28* – Christmas Wonderland in the Pines – Jonesboro
11/28* – Light Up the Lake Christmas Festival – Lake Charles
11/28* – The Spirit of Morgan City Christmas Festival – Morgan City
11/28* – Rockets Over the Red – Shreveport/Bossier City
11/28* – Springhill Christmas in the Park – Springhill
11/28-11/29* – Olde Towne Christmas Market – Slidell
11/29* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village I – Kenner
11/29* – Christmas in Lafreniere Park I – Metairie

11/30-12/6* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General III – Baton Rouge
11/30-12/6* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens II – Baton Rouge
11/30-12/6* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo II – Baton Rouge
11/30-12/6* – Candy Cane Lane V – Calhoun
11/30-12/6* – Spirit of Christmas II – Destrehan
11/30-12/6* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village II – Kenner
11/30-12/6* – Celebration in the Oaks II – New Orleans

DECEMBER

12/1-12/6* – Noel Acadian au Village I – Lafayette
12/1-12/6* – Christmas in Lafreniere Park I – Metairie
12/1-12/6* – Christmas in the Park I – Thibodaux
12/2-12/6* – Reindeer Trails III – Greenwood
12/3-12/5* – AlexWinterFête – Alexandria
12/3-12/5* – Christmas at Coteau – Grand Coteau
12/3-12/5* – Lincoln Lights Up the Pines I – Ruston
12/3-12/5* – Holiday House at Christmas Under the Oaks – Sulphur
12/4* – Baton Rouge Festival of Lights – Baton Rouge
12/4* – Oil Center Association Festival of Lights – Lafayette
12/4-12/5* – Holiday Light Safari II – Alexandria
12/4-12/5* – Jingle Jamz – Rayne
12/4-12/5* – Toledo Bend Bigfoot Symposium – Zwolle
12/4-12/6* – Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival – Buras-Triumph
12/4-12/6* – Dark Woods Christmas II – Natchitoches
12/4-12/6* – ChristKindlMarkt – New Orleans
12/4-12/6* – Christmas in Roseland II – Shreveport
12/4-12/6* – Christmas at Kiroli II – West Monroe
12/5* – Christmas on the Square Festival and Parade – Benton
12/5* – Lighthouse Community Church Winter Festival – Berwick
12/5* – 3 Strands Wine Festival: Shreveport – Bossier City
12/5* – East Bank Cultural District Holiday Market – Bossier City
12/5* – Brusly Christmas at the Park – Brusly
12/5* – Covington PorchFest – Covington
12/5* – Merry Little Depot Street Festival – Delhi
12/5* – Miracle on Washington Street Christmas Festival – DeRiddler
12/5* – Christmas in the Country – Elizabeth
12/5* – Grosse Tete Christmas on the Bayou – Grosse Tete
12/5* – Market at the Marina XII – Houma
12/5* – Kentwood Christmas Festival – Kentwood
12/5* – Kinder Hometown Holidays – Kinder
12/5* – Jingle and Mingle – Leesville
12/5* – Natchitoches Christmas Festival – Natchitoches
12/5* – Algiers Holiday Bonfire and Concert – New Orleans
12/5* – Christmas on Caddo Fireworks Festival – Oil City
12/5* – Sarepta Christmas Festival – Sarepta
12/5* – Los Isleños Christmas and Bonfire – St. Bernard
12/5* – Walker Christmas in the Park – Walker
12/5* – Miracle on South Street – Welsh
12/5* – Christmas on the River Festival – West Monroe
12/5* – Zwolle Christmas Festival – Zwolle
12/5-12/6* – Fall Harvest Festival at Grant Farms II – Grant
12/5-12/6* – Louisiana Renaissance Festival V – Hammond
12/6* – Christmas at the Market – Abita Springs
12/6* – Thai Food Fair and Loy Krathong – New Orleans

12/7-12/13* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General IV – Baton Rouge
12/7-12/13* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens III – Baton Rouge
12/7-12/13* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo III – Baton Rouge
12/7-12/13* – Candy Cane Lane VI – Calhoun
12/7-12/13* – Spirit of Christmas III – Destrehan
12/7-12/13* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village III – Kenner
12/7-12/13* – Noel Acadian au Village II – Lafayette
12/7-12/13* – Christmas in Lafreniere Park II – Metairie
12/7-12/13* – Celebration in the Oaks III – New Orleans
12/7-12/13* – Christmas in the Park II – Thibodaux
12/9-12/13* – Reindeer Trails IV – Greenwood
12/9-12/13* – Dark Woods Christmas III – Natchitoches
12/10-12/10* – Greenway Supernova – New Orleans
12/10-12/12* – Lincoln Lights Up the Pines II – Ruston
12/11* – Christmas at TerraBella Tree Lighting and Holiday Marketplace – Covington
12/11-12/12* – Holiday Light Safari III – Alexandria
12/11-12/12* – Holiday Kids Fest III – Natchitoches
12/11-12/13* – Christmas in the Park at Moncus Park – Lafayette
12/11-12/13* – Festival of the Bonfires – Lutcher
12/11-12/13* – Christmas in Roseland III – Shreveport
12/11-12/13* – Bayou Christmas/Christmas Under the Stars I – Slidell
12/11-12/13* – Christmas at Kiroli III – West Monroe
12/12* – Abbeville Cajun Christmas Celebration – Abbeville
12/12 – Bossier Night Market IV – Bossier City
12/12* – Christmas in Haughton – Haughton
12/12* – Lake Arthur Christmas Winter Wonderland – Lake Arthur
12/12* – Cowboy Christmas Market and Chili Cook-off – Loranger
12/12* – Mandeville Trailhead Holiday Market – Mandeville
12/12* – Many Christmas Festival – Many
12/12* – Christmas ‘Round the Cabin – Merryville
12/12* – Christmas on Main Street – Oakdale
12/12* – Christmas Market on the Alley – West Monroe
12/12-12/13* – Christmas Festival at Sugar Roots Farm – New Orleans
12/13* – Christmas on the Bayou Festival and Fireworks – Cottonport

12/14-12/20* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General V – Baton Rouge
12/14-12/20* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens IV – Baton Rouge
12/14-12/20* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo IV – Baton Rouge
12/14-12/20* – Candy Cane Lane VII – Calhoun
12/14-12/20* – Spirit of Christmas IV – Destrehan
12/14-12/20* – Reindeer Trails V – Greenwood
12/14-12/20* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village IV – Kenner
12/14-12/20* – Noel Acadian au Village III – Lafayette
12/14-12/20* – Christmas in Lafreniere Park III – Metairie
12/14-12/20* – Celebration in the Oaks IV – New Orleans
12/14-12/20* – Christmas in Roseland IV – Shreveport
12/14-12/20* – Christmas in the Park III – Thibodaux
12/16-12/20* – Dark Woods Christmas IV – Natchitoches
12/18-12/19* – Holiday Light Safari IV – Alexandria
12/18-12/19* – Holiday Kids Fest IV – Natchitoches
12/18-12/20* – Shreveport Family Christmas Festival and Parade – Shreveport
12/18-12/20* – Bayou Christmas/Christmas Under the Stars II – Slidell
12/18-12/20* – Christmas at Kiroli IV – West Monroe
12/19* – Golden Meadow Christmas Boat Parade and Gumbo Cook-Off – Golden Meadow
12/19-12/20* – NOLA Christmasfest I – New Orleans

12/21-12/23* – Noel Acadian au Village IV – Lafayette
12/21-12/23* – Christmas in Roseland V – Shreveport
12/21-12/23* – Bayou Christmas/Christmas Under the Stars III – Slidell
12/21-12/26* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Holiday Light Safari V – Alexandria
12/21-12/27* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General VI – Baton Rouge
12/21-12/27* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens V – Baton Rouge
12/21-12/27* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo V – Baton Rouge
12/21-12/27* – Candy Cane Lane VIII – Calhoun
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Spirit of Christmas V – Destrehan
12/21-12/27* – Reindeer Trails VI – Greenwood
12/21-12/27* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village V – Kenner
12/21-12/27* (Closed 12/25) – Christmas in Lafreniere Park IV – Metairie
12/21-12/27* – Celebration in the Oaks V – New Orleans
12/21-12/27* – NOLA Christmasfest II – New Orleans
12/21-12/27* – Christmas in the Park IV – Thibodaux
12/23-12/25* – Dark Woods Christmas V – Natchitoches
12/23-12/25* – Christmas at Kiroli V – West Monroe
12/25-12/26* – Holiday Kids Fest V – Natchitoches

12/28-12/29* – NOLA Christmasfest III – New Orleans
12/28-12/30* – Christmas in Lafreniere Park V – Metairie
12/28-12/30* – Louisiana Lights at Burden Museum and Gardens VI – Baton Rouge
12/28-12/30* – Zoo Lights at Baton Rouge Zoo VI – Baton Rouge
12/28-12/30* – Spirit of Christmas VI – Destrehan
12/28-12/31* – Holiday Lights at Baton Rouge General VII – Baton Rouge
12/28-12/31* – Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village VI – Kenner
12/28-12/31* – Christmas in the Park V – Thibodaux
12/28-1/1*- Celebration in the Oaks VI – New Orleans
12/28-1/2* – Candy Cane Lane IX – Calhoun

JANUARY (2027)

1/2* – Market at the Marina I – Houma

1/8-1/9* – Fur and Wildlife Festival – Cameron
1/9* – Weenie Spaghetti Cookoff Festival – Houma

1/14-1/16* – New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival – New Orleans
1/15-1/17* – Louisiana Cultures Camp – Mandeville
1/16* – Winterfest – New Orleans

1/22* – Les Fous du Carnaval Parade – New Orleans
1/23* – Algiers Mardi Gras Festival – New Orleans

1/30* – Krewe of Oshun Parade and Festival – Baton Rouge
1/30* – East Bank Mardi Gras Market – Bossier City
1/30* – Opelousas Gumbo Cook-Off – Opelousas
1/30* – Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash I – Shreveport
1/30* – Louisiana King Cake Festival – Thibodaux
1/30* – Welsh Mardi Gras Street Dance – Welsh

FEBRUARY

2/4-2/6* – Cajun Mardi Gras Festival I – Eunice
2/5-2/6* – Le Festival de Mardi Gras I – Lafayette
2/5-2/6* – Family Gras – New Orleans
2/6* – Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Festival – Baton Rouge
2/6* – Market at the Marina II – Houma
2/6* – Krewe of Janus Mardi Gras Parade – Monroe
2/6* – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade and Gumbo Cook-Off – Rayne
2/6* – Krewe of Gemini Mardi Gras Parade/Red River Mardi Gras Bash II – Shreveport
2/6* – Twin Cities Krewe de Rivière Parade – West Monroe

2/7-2/9* – Cajun Mardi Gras Festival II – Eunice
2/7-2/9* – Le Festival de Mardi Gras II – Lafayette
2/8* – Lundi Gras Festival – New Orleans
2/9* – Carnival d’ Acadie – Crowley
2/9* – Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival – Iota

2/20* – Black History Parade and Festival – Vivian

2/27* – Houma Rotary Cast Iron Cookoff – Houma
2/27* – Cook-Off for the Coast – St. Bernard
2/27* – Louisiana Redbud Festival – Vivian