The Delcambre Shrimp Festival in Louisiana celebrates the region’s rich shrimping heritage yearly. Since its inception in 1950, this vibrant event has attracted visitors with fresh seafood, live music, and family-friendly activities. The festival features a lively street fair, shrimp cook-offs, and a colourful parade each August. Families can enjoy the Kids Fun Zone while food enthusiasts indulge in local shrimp dishes. Beyond entertainment, the festival also supports community projects and local non-profits. For a taste of Louisiana culture, delicious seafood, and a fun weekend, be sure to visit the Delcambre Shrimp Festival! 

Get ready for the 2025 festival of the year in Louisiana! Join us in Ruston, LA, for the 75th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival, where you can experience local flavors, art, music, and culture. Founded by local peach farmers in 1951, this beloved festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors to Lincoln Parish over the past 70 years. It’s a family-friendly event that celebrates Ruston’s local talent and delicious peaches. Enjoy live music, browse craft vendors, participate in activities for all ages, and indulge in plenty of peaches!

The Fall Harvest Festival takes place on the two weekends following Thanksgiving day. This is a time to load up the family and spend a day “down on the farm”. While you are visiting us, you will see the donkey working an old time cane press. Take a trip to the kitchen where we serve homemade biscuits, syrup, sausage and milk gravy. After, you can return to the outdoors and listen to some blue grass and gospel music or take the children to the petting zoo. If arts and crafts interest you we have that too! After you have seen everything and would like to sit for a while, take a ride on the hay wagon. 

Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Mississippi River attendees will be treated to live performances by Zydeco bands from Southwest Louisiana, infusing the air with rhythm and energy with dance classes between each musical act! 

Indulge your taste buds with Louisiana cuisine, featuring classic dishes of Creole and Cajun cooking. Browse through cultural and craft vendors showcasing local goods, including handmade crafts, artwork, and unique souvenirs.  

The BBQ and Bourbon on the Bayou event is an amazing one-of-a-kind event for Thibodaux and surrounding communities! Smokey barbecue and great music will fill the autumn air as you warm up with samples of the best bourbon. There will be local and regional barbecue vendors, each providing a variety of different dishes and flavours. Over 30 of the best bourbon suppliers will be lined up, ready to serve samples and sell tastings while answering your questions on their distilleries.

 The State Fair of Louisiana is educational, entertaining, and perfect for family fun. Visitors can explore Louisiana agriculture exhibits, enjoy free attractions, live music, a free zoo, carnival rides, games, delicious foods, and the state’s largest livestock show. Additionally, the fair hosts the action-packed LRCA Finals Rodeo, ensuring an exciting experience for all.

Family-oriented food festival in historic downtown New Iberia. Gumbo Cookoff, Roux Run, Youth Gumbo Cookoff, Meanest Beans Competition, children’s activities, live music all weekend and more. Cajun/Creole food midday on Saturday, nothing but gumbo midday on Sunday. 

The Louisiana Cattle Festival & Fair honours all aspects of the state’s cattle industry, encompassing beef and dairy producers, consumers and everything in between through three days of family-friendly music, art & crafts, rib eating contest, food and fun!

Join us to celebrate all things coffee at the largest coffee event in the South. We host coffee professionals and culinary enthusiast foodies for a two-day celebration of America’s most beloved beverage. Coffee farmers will be on hand to showcase green coffee. More than 20 Louisiana coffee roasters will sample their best coffees and coffee experts will lead over 60 hours of professional coffee education and demonstrations. Industry leaders will demonstrate new equipment as well as new recipes for coffee infused beverages. 

Street fair, Fais Do-Do’s, Coronation of Queen Sugar, Blessing of the Crop, sugar cookery, photo & art exhibits, Louisiana Sugar Cane parade, children’s parade, live music and much more at this years beloved festival.