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January Festivals Battle of New Orleans Celebration Chalmette Chalmette National Historical Park (504)589-4428 Creole Heritage Day Natchitoches A Celebration of French Heritage through history, music, arts, and cuisine to celebrate the Creole culture. St. Augustine Catholic Church, La. Hwy. 493, across the river from Melrose Plantation (318) 352-2123 Krewe of Bilge Mardi Gras Boat Parade Slidell Oak Harbor Marina (800)634-9443 LA Fur & Wildlife Festival Cameron (318)775-7393 February Festivals Boudin & Cracklin Festival Carencro Fairgrounds (318)896-3378 La Grande Boucherie St Martinville Butchering of a hog, plus food, live music, and family games (318)394-1914 Lundi Gras Mardi Gras Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival Iota French and English event with Cajun and Zydeco music, dancing, Cajun food, and crafts. March Festivals Antiques Festival Jackson Downtown (225)634-7155 Black Heritage Festival of LA-New Orleans A celebration of African-American influence in Louisiana culture. Simultaneous events at the Audubon Zoo, New Orleans Museum of Art and the Louisiana State Museum. (504) 827-0112 Black Heritage Festival-Lake Charles Culture, education, and family entertainment. (318)497-0026 Eunice World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-off Team cooking competition with French-speaking translators. Northwest Community Center Pavilion (318) 457-7389; (800) 222-2342 Festival du Courtableau Washington Downtown Stories, food, music, and flower show. (318)826-3626 Los Islenos Festival St. Bernard A celebration of 1700s settlers from Canary Islands to St. Bernard Parish through crafts, food, and Islenos' music (504) 682-2713 LA Crawfish Festival Chalmette St. Bernard Civic Center Food, games, rides, music, and live entertainment. (504) 271-3836 LA Nursery Festival Forest Hill Downtown (318)748-6642 Louisiana Sportsman's Festival St. Joseph Held to promote hunting and fishing in Sportsman's Paradise (Northeast Louisiana). (318) 766-3709 Oak Alley Plantation Spring Arts & Crafts Festival Vacherie Hwy. 18. More than 140 artists and craftspeople, food, and entertainment. (225) 265-2151; (800) 442-5539 Oyster Festival Amite Tangipahoa Parish Fairgrounds Food, entertainment, rides, oyster shucking and eating contests, and a parade. (504)748-5161 Plantation Day Baton Rouge Daily life at Magnolia Mound Plantation. (225)343-4955 Rabbit Festival Iowa Rabbit dishes and Cajun French bands (318) 382-3535 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival New Orleans (504)581-1144 April Festivals Blessing of the Fleet Chauvin A religious celebration that begins the shrimp season. (504) 594-5859 Cajun Food & Fun Festival Welsh Grounds of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church Cajun food, fun, and games. (318) 734-3446 Catfish Festival Winnsboro Franklin Parish More than 300 booths, 4 entertainment stages, French storytelling, an art show, an antique car show, and Cajun music. (318) 435-7607 Celebration of Herbs & Gardens Sunset Vendors with herbal and garden products, speakers, and children's activities. CFMA Cajun Music Festival Eunice Northwest Pavilion, Samuel Dr. Cajun music, traditions, and food. (318) 457-3543 Étouffée Festival Arnaudville Guided French tours, carnival, Cajun food, music, arts, and crafts. (318) 754-5912 French Quarter Festival New Orleans A celebration of New Orleans food and music. 13 stages in the French Quarter, the "world's largest jazz brunch," fireworks on the Mississippi River, patio tours, and children's activities. (504) 522-5730 Festival International Lafayette Downtown Lafayette Largest Francophone celebration in the U.S. A celebration of southern Louisiana and its French speaking cultural cousins around the world. Musicians and vendors from around the world. Music stages, art, theatre, dance, cinema, and cuisine. Click here for an in-depth description. (318) 232-8086 Italian Festival Independence A celebration of Italian heritage and culture through food, entertainment, and fun, and a parade. (225) 878-1902 Jazz/Rhythm & Blues Festival Natchitoches Downtown Natchitoches Music on 4 stages at Cane River Lake $5 admission, under 12 free (318) 352-4559; (800) 259-1714 Magnolia Mound Market Days Festival Baton Rouge A portrayal of the lifestyle of a French planter in Colonial Louisiana. Cooking demonstrations, music, and dance. (225) 343-4955 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival World-famous celebration of New Orleans jazz. (504) 522-4786 Poke Salot Festival Oak Grove, West Carroll Named in honor of Tony Jo White who wrote and recorded "Poke Salad Annie" and "Rainy Night in Georgia" Poke salad cook-off, food, music, parade, and 5k run. (318) 428-2161 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival Held in downtown Ponchatoula, "America's Antique City." Food, music, fun, arts, and crafts. (800) 542-7520 Thibodaux Firemen's Fair Thibodaux Fireman's Fair Grounds, Tiger Dr Food, drinks, rides, games, live music, and a parade on Sunday. (504) 446-FAIR May Festivals Annual Poke Salad Festival Blanchard Parade, carnival, food, crafts, games, and children's activities. (318)929-8219 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Cajun cooking demonstrations, food, Cajun & Zydeco music, and a Cajun dance contest. (318) 332-6655 Cochon de Lait Festival Mansura Roasted pig, food, contest, live music, street dancing, arts and crafts, and children's games. (318)964-2887 Contraband Days Lake Charles French pirate Jean Lafitte and buccaneers "take over" city and proclaim fun for 13 days More than 100 events with live music, food, and fun. (318) 436-5508 Fest For All Baton Rouge Bloomfest, a celebration of the arts and flora of Louisiana with food, music, and more. (225)383-1825; (800) LA ROUGE Great LA Gumbo Cook-off Festival Oakdale Featuring 40 great seafood and chicken gumbos. (318)335-1556 Jambalaya Festival Sorrento Food, live music, stage shows, arts and crafts. 40 cooks compete for title of "World Jambalaya Cooking Champion." (225)622-1998; (225)647-9556 Marion Mayhaw Festival Marion Street dance, crafts, food, and quilt show. (318)292-4715 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Two weekends of music: Cajun, Zydeco, rock & roll, jazz, gospel. 70 food booths. (504)522-4786 Tomato Festival Chalmette Food, live entertainment, music, rides, and games. (504)271-2953 June Festivals Cajun Music Festival Mamou Traditional Cajun music, Queen's contest for 65 and older, and competitions. (318)599-2339 Church Point Buggy Festival Church Point Buggy and horse-drawn carriage parade, Cajun dancing, food. Promotion of Cajun French music through an accordion contest and children's French-speaking contest. (318)684-2739 Gheens Bon Mange Festival Gheens Food, live entertainment, rides, and pageants. 504)532-6755 Juneteenth Celebration-Opelousas Celebration of African-American culture and history (318)948-9884. Juneteenth Celebration-Donaldsonville Cultural programs, food, fun, entertainment. (225)473-4814; (225)473-9630 Kentwood Dairy Festival Demonstration of the French influence on the community and dairy industry through a talent contest and Queen's Pageant. (225)229-6400 LA Blueberry Festival Mansfield Street dance, pancake breakfast, crafts, parade, rides, and music (318)872-1310 LA Corn Festival Bunkie Live music, street dancing, food. Corn cooking, shucking, eating, contests, and rides. (318)346-2575 LA Peach Festival Ruston Celebration of the peach harvest through a peach cookery contest, street dancing, a parade, arts and crafts, a rodeo, and mountain bike races. (318)255-2031 Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee Ville Platte Smoked meat festival with a working smokehouse, celebrity chefs culinary demonstrations, a world championship cook-off, and local artisans. (318)363-6700 Melrose Arts & Crafts Festival Melrose Plantation 150 exhibitors in the areas of handcrafted items, baskets, pottery, dolls, toys, and more. (318)352-8072; (800)259-1714 July Festivals CFMA Cajun Music & Food Festival Lake Charles Sponsored by the Cajun French Music Association of Louisiana Lake Charles Chapter to promote and preserve Cajun music and culture through continuous live Cajun music, Cajun food, music and dance contests, arts and crafts, and a Cajun French Mass. (800)456-7952 LA Catfish Festival Des Allemands St. Gertrude Catholic Church grounds, LA 631 Games, rides, continuous live entertainment, 5k race, catfish dishes, cooking & eating contest. (504)758-7542 Watermelon Festival Farmerville Downtown Farmerville, Bienville Trace Scenic Byway, LA Hwy 2 Parade, street dance, pageant, treasure hunt, food, music, family fun, watermelon auction, eating contest, seed-spitting, French cooking, and more. (318)368-3390 (318)368-3947 Watermelon Festival-Franklinton Features Washington Parish melons, games, contests, food & crafts (504)839-7855 August Festivals Delcambre Shrimp Festival Corner, Main and Richard Streets A Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event: Shrimp boats docked and decorated to honor the Shrimp Festival. Food, rides, a Royalty Contest, a fais-do-do (street dance), shrimp cookoff, water fights, Fisherman's Mass, and a Blessing of the Boats (318)685-2653 Gueydan Duck Festival LA 14, east of town Live entertainment, carnival, duck and goose calling, dog trials, cooking contest, parade, pageant, skeet shoot, and carving contest. (318)536-9328 Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival Lafitte Seafood, entertainment, exhibits. (504)689-2208 St Helena Forest Festival Greensburg Celebration of the local forest industry. (225)229-7525 South Lafourche Seafood Festival Galliano Food, entertainment, rides, pageants, dance contest, and hot pepper eating contest. (504)632-4633 September Festivals Bayou Blues &