If you're looking to spend some time in the Hub City and want to know what events are happening, you're in the right place. We'll give you a rundown of live music and other events taking place each month in the Happiest City in America.
Performance Series
Back to Top of ListIMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE TIMELESS ROMANCE OF THE ICONIC FILM Join us for DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT, the classic film’s first live film-to-concert experience. Enjoy the digitally remastered hit film like never before on a full-size cinema screen, with a live band and singers…
Concert Series
Back to Top of ListNo Depression wrote that “Steve Conn may be the best singer you’ve never heard.” For the past half century, Steve has been the benchmark for honest and soulful music. He is poignant, humorous, and even heartbreaking at times — and we all get to listen as he bares his truth and…
Beausoleil’s front man Michael Doucet breaks out his fiddle when he joins former Louisiana Poet Laureate John Warner Smith—yes, that John Warner Smith—in this pair’s first-ever collaboration of music and the spoken word. PASA Pop-Up at the Theater at Baranco.
Piano virtuoso, Andrew Armstrong and the ASO Chamber Ensemble will perform an exquisite repertoire of works by classical music masters Richard Strauss, Johann Sebastian Bach, Astor Piazzolla, and Joaquín Turina.
Comedy Series
Back to Top of ListSaturday February 8th, 2025 - 7:30PM Club 337 1521 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA Lafayette Comedy presents comedian and actor KEVIN FARLEY (as seen on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Waterboy, Tommy Boy) at Club 337 on Saturday, Feb. 8th at 7:30 P.M…
Thursday February 13th, 2025 - 8:00PM Club 337 1521 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA Lafayette Comedy presents SAM HYDE AND MILLION DOLLAR EXTREME: LIVE on Thursday, Feb. 13th at 8:00 p.m. at Club 337. Tickets are on sale now at the following price points: Premium Seating (Reserved…
Friday February 21st, 2025 - 8:30PM Club 337 1521 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA Lafayette Comedy presents comedian CARMEN LYNCH (as seen on The Tonight Show, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan) on Friday, Feb. 21st at 8:30 p.m. at Club 337 located inside the Doubletree Hotel…
Friday February 28th, 2025 - 8:30PM Club 337 1521 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA Lafayette Comedy presents "Stoned vs Drunk vs Sober vs MARDI GRAS" on Friday, Feb. 28th at 8:30 p.m. at Club 337 inside the Doubletree Hotel. SPECIAL MARDI GRAS EDITION! The 7th annual SvDvSvMG! THE…
Annual Festivals
Back to Top of ListA springtime site for sore eyes since the 1930s, Lafayette's Azalea Trail meanders its way through twenty-five miles of the city's historic and garden districts. In the '80s Southern Living magazine dubbed the trail one of the "Top 20 Tourist Destinations in the South," and in…
Enjoy a Trolley Tour of Lafayette's Historic Azalea Trail during Spring bloom season. See historic treasures along the 25 mile Azalea Trail through garden districts. Cost is $10 CASH per person; first come first served 24 person trolley capacity. Trolley will board at Maison…
Enjoy a Trolley Tour of Lafayette's Historic Azalea Trail during Spring bloom season. See historic treasures along the 25 mile Azalea Trail through garden districts. Cost is $10 CASH per person; first come first served, 24 person trolley capacity. After the tour enjoy…
Sports
Back to Top of ListWomen's Basketball: Ragin Cajuns v. Texas State
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v San Jose State
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v San Jose State
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v San Jose State
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v Texas Southern
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v Nebraska
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v Nebraska
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v Nebraska
Baseball: Ragin Cajuns v Southeastern Louisiana
Women's Basketball: Ragin Cajuns v. South Alabama
Men's Basketball: Ragin Cajuns v. Arkansas State
Mardi Gras
Back to Top of ListStarts at Carencro High ends by Carencro Community Center. 10 a.m. CarencroParade.com.
Lebeau Mardi Gras Chicken Run. Lebeau Immaculate Conception Church, 103 Lebeau Church Rd., Lebeau. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. CajunTravel.com.
Downtown Lafayette, 7 p.m. KreweDeCanailles.com.
Downtown to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 6:30 p.m. RioLafayette.com.
Scott. 11 a.m. ScottsBA.org/Mardi-Gras.
Come out to Vermilionville, the cultural arm of Bayou Vermilion District, to experience a traditional Mardi Gras run Sunday, February 23, 2025. The whole family can participate in this interactive event where the Basile Mardi Gras Association shares in the medieval tradition of…
This five-day celebration is not your typical idea of Mardi Gras. There are no beads and doubloons here. Instead, in Eunice, Louisiana, men and women on horseback don hand-crafted wire masks, tall hats called capuchons , and colorful costumes. The main event is the Courir de…
Cajun Field, Lafayette. Carnival rides & games, live music, food vendors, and parades roll through the festival grounds. Times vary. GoMardiGras.com.
Pontiac Point to Cajun Field, Lafayette. 6:30 p.m. GoMardiGras.com.
Art Exhibitions
Back to Top of List- Hilliard Art Museum
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
This exhibition, designed to run in tandem with Rodin Toward Modernity, offers a deep dive into the vibrant artistic landscape of 19th and early 20th-century France. It celebrates the work of Rodin's contemporaries by exploring the intricate web of influences and inspirations…
- Hilliard Art Museum
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
RODIN: TOWARD MODERNITY will include 40 bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), regarded during his lifetime as the greatest sculptor since Michelangelo. Selected from the collections of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, the North Carolina Museum of Art, and…
- Acadiana Center for the Arts
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Farming is an Art in Acadiana Three local artists have been paired with three local farmers to create an exhibition that showcases their collaborative exploration of art and food. January 11, 2025 - February 22, 2025 AcA Coca Cola Studio
- Acadiana Center for the Arts
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Selections from UL Lafayette’s College of the Arts Conceptual Development Class January 11, 2025 - March 29, 2025 AcA Reaux Family Vault
- Acadiana Center for the Arts
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Prairie Stories : Art and Ecoactivism on the Prairies of French Louisiana An exhibition focused on showing the influence and integration of the Louisiana Prairies in art and culture as it functions as site and source. February 8, 2025 - May 10, 2025 AcA Main Gallery
- Acadiana Center for the Arts
- Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Milton Arceneaux: Creole Tapestry and Luminary Voices Expertly composed portrait photography that showcases the dynamic tapestry of individuals of color who enrich the cultural fabric of Lafayette, LA. February 8, 2025 - March 8, 2025 AcA Side Gallery
Recurring Events
Back to Top of List- City of Scott
- Recurring monthly on the 1st Thursday
Rosary will be held at 10am every first Thursday of the month.
- NUNU Arts and Culture Collective
- Recurring monthly on the 1st Saturday
Connecting tribes one table at a time. Together we share and learn about indigenous heritage. Hosted by Clovis "Joe" Billiot, Debra Cooper Billiot, and Biloxi-Chitimacha (Tribal Member).
- City of Broussard
- Recurring monthly on the 2nd Friday
Practice your French at the historic home of Valsin Broussard, founder of the City of Broussard. Whether you speak French fluently or you hardly know a word, there is a seat for you at our French table, guided by Marie Ducote with Cajun Food Tours. Sign up today at…
- Downtown Development Authority/Downtown Lafayette Unlimited
- Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
ArtWalk Lafayette occurs every second Saturday in Downtown Lafayette. The monthly event features exhibits, live music, theatrical performances, and immersive art experiences in the shops, galleries, museums, and streets of Downtown Lafayette. To keep up with the different events…
- Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
The NUNU Arts & Culture Collective in Arnaudville hosts La Table Kreyol, a heritage language round table. Every second Saturday of the month from 12-2pm, join Herbert Wiltz as he leads a casual conversation in Louisiana Creole. This event is available in person or via zoom…
- Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park
- Recurring monthly on the last Monday
Join us for our free cultural film series, Les Vues, held the last Monday of the month. Les Vues is curated by filmmakers and enthusiasts, statewide. Films range from features to documentaries focusing on various aspects of culture. Following the screenings, a curator conducts an…