Spring Festivals

Lafayette is at the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun & Creole Country, an area known for letting the good times roll, or as we say it laissez les bons temps rouler. No matter what time of year you visit Lafayette we'll have something for you to celebrate. That’s in large part because the region is teeming with celebratory festivals year round-from beer to boudin, shrimp to sugarcane, gumbo to gratons-there is literally something happening every week. Lafayette truly comes alive in the spring with remarkable weather to compliment the multitude of events and festivals like the ones below.

Downtown Alive!

Fridays in March & April
6 – 8 p.m.
Downtown Lafayette

Downtown Alive! has merged community and culture to create a weekly tradition offering free entertainment by way of smoke free, family friendly outdoor concerts with genres ranging from Cajun to Zydeco and even modern and world music. Food and beverage concession are available and sales help keep Downtown Alive! free, so please leave your ice chests at home with your pets.

March 10 - Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars
March 17 - Patty in the Parc 2017 w/ Better Than Ezra & Wayne Toups
March 24 - Zydeco Radio
March 31 - Feufollet
April 7 - Lost Bayou Ramblers
April 21 - Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
May 5 - The Rayo Brothers

Celtic Bayou Festival

March 10-11, 2017
Parc Putnam - 813 Lafayette St. Lafayette, LA 70501

The annual Celtic Bayou Festival is a family friendly event that celebrates all aspects of Irish, Irish American and other Celtic cultures with a weekend full of events such as Irish Lenten Crawfish Boil, Guinness Cook-Off Competition, an Irish Storytelling Puppet Show for children, a Genealogy tent for Acadiana people to trace their Celtic roots and of course plenty of Irish music complete with Irish dancers. Click here for complete schedule of event.

Tickets
Weekend Pass – $20
Friday Pass – $10
Saturday Pass – $10

Scott Boudin Festival

April 21-23
Lions Club Rd., Scott

Enjoy sampling boudin every which way in a family friendly environment at the Scott Boudin Festival. Enjoy live music, food, crafts and more!

Friday April 21st
Main Stage

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Jaryd Lane
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Bag of Donuts
10:30 PM – 12:30 PM – Keith Frank &The Soileau Zydeco Band

Saturday April 22nd
Main Stage

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Warren Storm & Willie Tee
12:15 AM – 1:45 PM – Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express
2:15 PM – 4:45 PM – Lil Nate
5:15 PM – 7:15 PM – Nik L Beer
7:45 PM – 10:00 PM – Chris Ardoin
10:30 PM – 12:30 PM – Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun

Sunday April 23rd
Main Stage

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Kevin Naquin
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM – Dustin Sonnier
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie

Acadiana Po-boy Festival

April 2
11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Parc Sans Souci in Downtown Lafayette

This year is Lafayette’s very first Po-boy festival. The festival will be centered around Louisiana’s favorite sandwich, the po-boy. Admission is free, but there will be lots of drinks and food for purchase. Along with sampling Po-boys there will be children’s activities, live music, and the festival will feature the world’s longest Po-boy. 

Music
Zydeco Radio
Ray Boudreaux
Soul Express Band
Louisiana Soul Revue
337 Band

Activities
Children's Activity Tent, Balloon Animals, Face Painting, 20 poboy vendors, various arts and crafts vendors, various pop up performances and special Second Line performance by Soul Express Brass Band

Festival International de Louisiane

April 26-30
Thursday 5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Friday 5:45 - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00am - 11:30 p.m.
Sunday 11:45am - 6:45 p.m.
Downtown Lafayette

Now in its 31st year Festival International will feature music from 25 different regions and countries. These bands will consist of local and foreign new and return bands. Along with the main festival attractions there will be the annual Louisiana International Music Exchange and Courir du Festival 5k.