Bayou Region Family and Kids Digest

Fairs & Festivals

January
- Battle of New Orleans Cel, Chalmette (ph: 504 589-4428)
- Creole Heritage Day, Natchitoches
- Fur & Wildlife Festival, Cameron
- Martin Luther King Jr, Celebration, Alexandria
February
- Boudin & Cracklin Festival, Carencro (ph: 318 896-3378)
- MARDI GRAS Acadia, Evangeline, Jeff Davis &St. Landry
- MARDI GRAS Baton Rouge
- MARDI GRAS Eunice
- MARDI GRAS Houma
- MARDI GRAS Lafayette
- MARDI GRAS Lafourche
- MARDI GRAS Lake Charles
- MARDI GRAS New Orleans
- MARDI GRAS Shreveport
- MARDI GRAS Slidell
March
- Antiques Festival, Jackson
- Audubon Pilgrimige, St. Francisville
- Black Heritage Festival, Lake Charles
- Bluegrass on the Bayou, Baton Rouge
- Blues &BBQ Festival, Hammond
- Chef Soiree, Covington
- Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off, Eunice
- Cypress Sawmill Festival
- Gumbo Festival, Chackbay
- Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete, Port Allen
- Los Islenos Festival, St. Bernard
- Louisiana Crawfish Festival, Chalmette
- Natchitoches Jazz/R&B Festival
- Nursery Festival, Forest Hill (ph: 318 748-6642)
- Oak Alley Plantation Annual Arts &Crafts
- Oilfield Chili Cookoff, Gretna
- Rabbit Festival, Iowa
- Redbud Festival, Vivian
- St. Patrick’s Day, Baton Rouge
- St. Patrick’s Day, New Orleans
- Strawberry Jam, Ponchatoula
- Tennessee Wlms Literary Fest, New Orleans
- Uncle Earl’s Hot Dog Trials, Winnfield (ph: 318 628-4461)
- Washington Catfish Festival
April
May
- A Celebration of Herbs & Gardens, Sunset
- Baton Rouge Fest For All Festival
- Beegum Festival, Stonewall
- Cajun Fun Fest, New Iberia
- Cankton Wagon Festival/Trail Ride
- Cochon De Lait Festival, Baton Rouge
- Cochon De Lait Festival, Mansura
- Crawfish Festival, Breaux Bridge
- DeRidder Days in the Park (ph: 337 463-8132)
- Doll Show & Festival, DeRidder (ph: 337 463-3051)
- FestForAll, Baton Rouge
- Fireman's Fair, Thibodaux
- Garfish Festival - Le Festival Du Poisson Arme’, Baldwin (ph: 337 923-7781)
- Great LA Gumbo Cook-off Festival, Oakdale (ph: 318 335-1556)
- Gumbo Cook-off Festival, Oakdale (ph: 318 335-1556)
- Gusher Days, Oil City
- Jambalaya Festival, Gonzales
- Jazz & Gumbo Festival, Shreveport
- Mayhaw Festival, Marion
- Mayhaw Festival, Starks
- Mudbug Madness, Shreveport
- Potpourri Festival, Westwego
- Praline Festival, Houma (ph: 985 868-1863)
- River City Fest, Logansport
- Rock Music Festival, Chackbay
- Sawmill Days, Fisher
- Tomato Festival, Chalmette
- Zydeco Music Celeb, Opelousas
June
- Arts & Crafts Fest Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches
- Bon Mange Festival, Gheens (ph: 985 532-6755)
- Buggy Festival, Church Point
- Cajun Rendezvous, Oberlin (ph: 337 738-2620)
- Corn Festival, Bunkie
- Crab Festival, Lacombe
- Dairy Festival, Kentwood
- Juneteenth Cultural &Arts Festival, Grambling
- Juneteenth Folklife Celebration, Opelousas
- Peach Festival, Ruston
- Smoked Meat Festival - Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee, Ville Platte
- Swamp Pop Festival, Chackbay
- Swamp Pop Music Fest, Gonzales
July
- 4th of July Celebration, Erath
- Annual Fireworks and Fais Do Do, Donaldsonville (ph: 225 473-4814)
- Bastille Day, Kaplan (ph: 337-643-6677)
- Bluegrass Festival, Jackson
- Catfish Festival, Des Allemands
- Essence Music Festival, New Orleans
- Folklife Festival, Natchitoches
- Hot Air Balloon Festival &Air Show - Red River Rally, Shreveport
- Independence Day Festival at Hodges Gardens, Many
- Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival
- Marshland Festival, Hackberry
- Oyster Festival, Galliano (ph: 985 632-6800)
- Paper Queen Pageant/4th of July, Bogalusa
- Saint Charles Parish Festival, Norco
- Seafood Festival, Mandeville
- Uncle Sam Jam, Alexandria
- Watermelon Festival, Farmerville
August
- Baker Buffalo Festival, Baker
- Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Delcambre
- Duck Festival, Gueydan
- Hot Air Balloon Championship, Baton Rouge
- Le Cajun Music Awards, Lafayette
- Louisiana Wildlife &Whitetail Festival, Washington
- Saint Helena Forest Festival, Greensburg (ph: 225 229-7525)
- Satchmo Summer Fest, New Orleans
- Seafood Festival, Galliano
- Swamp Pop Festival &Car Show, Chackbay
September
- Ark-La-Miss Fair, Monroe
- Atchafalaya Catfish Festival, Melville
- BooZoo's Labor Day Festival, Iowa
- Cajun Bon Ton Festival, Carlyss
- Cajun Food Fest, New Iberia
- Cajun Heritage Festival, Cut Off (ph: 985 532-8008)
- Cajun Heritage Festival, Larose
- Cajun Music Festival, Mamou
- Cal-Cam Fair, Lake Charles
- Calca-Chew Food Festival, Lake Charles
- Cane River Zydeco Festival &Poker Run, Natchitoches
- Creole Zydeco Festival, St. Martinville
- Drake Salt Works Festival, Goldonna
- Fall Food Festival- La Fete Du Monde, Lockport
- Festival Acadiens, Lafayette
- Folklife Festival, Monroe
- Frog Festival, Rayne
- Good Olde Days Festival, Marthaville
- Jim Bowie Festival, Vidalia
- La Fete D'Ecologie
- Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
- Pioneer Days Festival, Greenwood
- Red River Parish Fair/Rodeo, Coushatta
- Red River Revel Arts Festival, Shreveport
- Sauce Piquante Cook-off, Raceland (ph: 985 537-7254)
- Shrimp &Petroleum Fest, Morgan City
- Shrimp Festival, Meraux
- Southern Pickin’ & Ginnin’ Festival, Rayville (ph: 318 728-4129)
- Sugar Cane Festival, New Iberia
- Super Derby, Bossier City
- Zydeco Festival Southwest, Plaisance
October
November
December
- Bayou Christmas, Larose
- Cajun & Creole Christmas, Lafayette
- Cajun Christmas Bayou Parade, Breaux Bridge
- Celebration in the Oaks
- Christmas at the Cathedral
- Christmas Boat Parade - Amite River, Maurepas (ph: 225 695-6697)
- Christmas in Old Opelousas
- Christmas in Roseland, Shreveport
- Christmas in the Country, St. Francisville
- Christmas New Orleans Style
- Christmas Parade, Thibodaux
- City of Lights, Natchitoches
- December On The Red
- Festival of the Bonfires
- Festival of the Bonfires
- Oak Alley Plantation Annual Christmas Bonfire Party
- Orange Festival &Plaquemines Parish Fair, Port Sulphur
- Rice Capital Christmas, Crowley
- Rockets Over the Red
- Yuletide on the Bayou