Amber Laviolette
Celebrating Louisiana through Festivals & Events
Updated: Apr 9, 2022

Did you know that Louisiana has over 400 different festivals? If there’s a crop planted, dish made or music played it’s more than likely celebrated at one of our festivals!
It’s no secret that celebrating our unique culture, delicious food choices and talented musicians are one of my passions so when it came time to decide on a 30 things to do before my 30th birthday of course I chose something festival related 🙂
I’ve passed my 30 festival goal, but why stop at 30 when there’s sooooo many more festivals to enjoy … and no i’m not admitting my age, haha!
Here’s a list of the festivals i’ve attended so far:
KBON 101.1 FM Music Festival (Staff Photographer)
Abbeville Cattle Festival
Acadian Memorial Heritage Festival (St. Martinville)
Acadiana Poboy Festival
Arnaudville Étouffée Festival
Atchafalaya Basin Festival (Staff Photographer)
Bandito Festival (Baton Rouge)
Beauregard Watermelon Festival
Books along the Teche Literary Festival (New Iberia)
Beignet Festival (New Orleans)
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival (Staff Photographer)
Broussard Independence Festival
Bunkie Corn Festival
Cajun Frog Festival (Henderson)
Cajun Heartland State Fair (Lafayette)
Contraband Days/ Pirate Festival (Lake Charles)
Courir de Mardi Gras (Acadiana)
Crowley Rice Festival
Delcambre Shrimp Festival
El Festival Español de Nueva Iberia
Erath 4th of July Festival
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles (Lafayette)
Festival International de Louisiane (Volunteer Videographer)
Festival of Bonfires (Lutcher)
Glow in the Cro- Hot Air Balloon Festival (Carencro)
Gonzales Hot Air Balloon Festival
Gonzales Jambalaya Festival
Gueydan Duck Festival
Halloween Art & Nature Festival (Cecilia/ Arnaudville)
Holi Festival (Lafayette)
Iowa Rabbit Festival
King Cake Festival (New Orleans)
Kite Fest Louisiane' (West Baton Rouge)
La Festival de Mardi Gras A’ Lafayette
La La Festival (Lafayette)
Lake Arthur Regatta
Lake Charles Hot Air Balloon Festival
Louisiana Renaissance Festival (Hammond)
Lunar New Year Festival ( Lafayette)
New Iberia Hot Sauce Festival
Natchitoches Christmas Festival
New Iberia Sugar Cane Festival
New Orleans Creole Tomato Festival
Port Barre Cracklin Festival
Rayne Frog Festival
Scott Boudin Festival
Shake Your Trail Feather Festival (Breaux Bridge)
St. Martinville Pepper Festival
Sunflower Festival (Gilliam)
Fundraisers, Cookoffs & other wonderful events
Angel Wings & Heart Strings (Henderson)
Black Pot Cookoff
Breaux Bridge Chamber Jambalaya Cookoff
Cajun Heartland State Fair
Courir de Mardi Gras (Church Point)
Crazy Wheels Car Show
Cycle Zydeco (Cajun Country)
Delcambre Farmers Market
Games of Acadiana benefitting Miles Perret Cancer Services (Lafayette)
Irish Italian Parade (Metairie)
Jeep Jaunt
Krewe de Chien Parade (Downtown Lafayette)
Lion's Club Rice and Gravy Cookoff (Breaux Bridge)
Magnolia Skate Park (St. Martinville)
Mercredi Show (Pelican Park- Carencro)
Papa Noel's arrival in St. Martin Parish
Rhythms on the River (River Ranch- Lafayette)
Zydeco Breakfast at Buck and Johnny's (Breaux Bridge)
Dreams come true- Anything over Rice cookoff
What’s your favorite festival in Louisiana? Leave me your recommendations in the comments! I’m always looking for new festivals to attend 🙂
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