Be sure to check out the events schedule before your visit to maximize your fun in Acadiana.

January
Lafayette - Midwinter Fair and Rodeo

February
Ville Platte - Gumbo Cookoff and Festival
Opelousas - Here's the Beef Cookoff
Throughout Acadiana - Courir de Mardi Gras (late February to early March)

March
Eunice - World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff

April
Opelousas - Cajun Joke Telling Contest
Arnaudville - Etouffee Festival
Lafayette - Pyromania; Rice and Gravy Cookoff

May
New Iberia - Cajun Fun Festival
Lafayette - Cajun Heartland State Fair
Opelousas - CFMA Music Festival
Breaux Bridge - Crawfish Festival
Robert - Swamp Pop Music Festival
Lafayette - Zydeco Extravaganza

June
Church Point - Buggy Festival
Eunice - Cajun Culture and Music Festival
Lafayette - Cajun Heartland State Fair
Ville Platte - Smoked Meat Festival

July

August
Rayne - Frog Festival
New Iberia - Festival of the Riches
Lafayette - "Le Cajun" Cajun French Music Association Festival and Awards
Plaisance - Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival

September
Melville - Atchafalaya Catfish Festival
New Iberia - CFMA Cajun Music Festival
Mamou - Cajun Music Festival
Rayne - Creole Zydeco Festival
Lafayette - Festivals Acadiens
New Iberia - Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
Carencro - Reggae Festival

October
Eunice - Cajun Prairie Folklife Festival
Ville Platte - Cotton Festival
Robert's Cove - Germanfest
New Iberia - Gumbo Cookoff
Crowley - Rice Festival
Opelousas - Yambilee Festival

November
Port Barre - Cracklin Festival
New Iberia - Great Chili Challenge

December
Lafayette - Cajun Festival of Lights; Le Reveillon

Remember this is only Acadiana events, for further information, check out our links page.