Festivals

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is April 27- May 6, and we've got the recipes for some of your favorite Jazz Fest cuisine to get you in the mood for the festivities!

The 2017 Scott Boudin Festival is just around the corner. It will take place Friday, April 21st through Sunday, April 23rd on the municipal grounds near the beautiful City Hall building.

The Sunset Garden Club will present their 21st annual Herb and Garden Festival on Saturday, May 6.

This Friday and Saturday head to Cecile Rousseau Poche Memorial Park in Parks for the annual Parks Cracklin Cookoff!

The Acadiana Po-Boy Festival will be held at Parc Sans Souci in historic downtown Lafayette on Saturday April 1. We can't wait!

The much anticipated 'cubes' for New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival have been released, which lists times and locations for entertainment at the festival.

Aaron Neville will make his debut on stage in his home town of New Orleans on Thursday, April 6th, at the annual French Quarter Festival.

The Eunice Chamber of Commerce will hold their 32nd annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff on Sunday March 26.

Tucker Beathard represent country music at the 2017 Lollapalooza Music Festival in Grant Park, Chicago, this August. The event runs from Aug. 3-6 and boasts Beathard as the only country act set to play.

We have so many traditions in Acadiana, and one of the most beloved is the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. The inaugural crustacean celebration happened in 1960 and has been going strong ever since. Nola.com has just published some vintage pictures from the festival and from Jazzfest, and they're pretty amazing.

Watch the world's oldest and most historic St Patrick's Day parade live on Earthcam!

The 2017 South by Southwest Festival returns to Austin, Texas this week. The annual music and film festival runs March 10-19. It includes film screenings, gaming and comedy events, artist showcases and informative panels among countless day parties and other events, and Taste of Country has rounded up the top acts that country fans will want to make sure to see.

You can be a part of the largest international music festival in the USA by becoming a volunteer for Festival International de Louisiane!

Mardi Gras 2017 will be here before we know it and one of the signature events here in Acadiana for the last 20+ years has been Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette at Cajun Field.

Zac Brown Band have canceled their highly anticipated Southern Ground Music & Food Festival for 2017.

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Trying to fit in as many fun festivals as I can this year. Here are some of my 'can't miss' favorites!

This Sunday, January 29th at Champions Square outside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Oschner presents the 4th annual King Cake Festival!

The 90th annual Natchitoches Christmas Festival of Lights will run through January 6, and is well worth the road trip to get in the holiday spirit.