List of festivals in Louisiana

Festivals of Louisiana
Unique types
Louisiana Mardi Gras New Orleans Mardi Gras
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This is a list of festivals in Louisiana, grouped by theme. This is also a list of Louisiana's cultural events.

Festivals by type[]

Arts and crafts festivals[]

• Hot air balloon festival championship - Baton Rouge
• Red River Revel - Shreveport
• Shakespeare Festival - New Orleans
• Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival - New Orleans

Film and media festivals[]

• Red Stick International Animation Festival - Baton Rouge

Food, harvest and wild game festivals[]

• - Raceland^[1]
• Alligator Festival - Luling
• - LaPlace
• - Breaux Bridge
• - Des Allemands
• - Mansura
• International Rice Festival - Crowley
• Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival - Cameron
• Louisiana Peach Festival - Ruston^[2]
• Strawberry Festival -
• - Franklinton
• Yambilee Festival - Opelousas
• - Scott
• - New Iberia
• - Rayne
• - Gonzales

Heritage and folk festivals[]

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  French Quarter Street performers
  *Festivals Acadiens - Lafayette
• - Tickfaw
• Louisiana Renaissance Festival - Hammond
• Contraband Days - Lake Charles

Holiday festivals[]

• Courir de Mardi Gras - Acadiana
• Holiday Trail of Lights - North Louisiana
• Natchitoches Christmas Festival - Natchitoches
• New Orleans Mardi Gras - New Orleans
• -

Garden and botanical festivals[]

• - Tangipahoa Parish
• - Sunset^[3]
• Louisiana Forest Festival - Winnfield^[4]
• - Abbeville

Music festivals[]

• - Baton Rouge
• Bayou Country Superfest - New Orleans
• DeltaFest - Monroe
• Essence Music Festival - New Orleans
• Festival International - Lafayette
• French Quarter Festival - New Orleans
• Highland Jazz & Blues Festival - Shreveport, New Orleans
• New Orleans Burlesque Festival - New Orleans
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans
• Strawberry Jam'n Toast To The Arts Festival - Ponchatoula
• Voodoo Experience - New Orleans

Gallery[]

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  Jackson Square in the French Quarter Fest

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  Black Men of Labor Parade 2009

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  2002 parade attendees

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  Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras participant

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  Lafayette Mardi Gras King

See also[]

• List of festivals in the United States
• Acadian World Congress - occasionally held in Louisiana

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Festivals in Louisiana.

• ARNB.ORG, Cajun and Zydeco music event schedules for the world
• Louisiana festivals calendar at nola.com
• Clarence's Louisiana festivals guide at cajunradio.org
• New Orleans and Louisiana festivals
• Lafayette's Own Boudin Cook-Off