festivals

This fun family family festival features professional lumberjack shows, chainsaw carving, a cypress sawmill display and lots more.

Here are our picks for fun things to do Mardi Gras weekend in Lafayette and around Acadiana:

The weather should be nice this weekend and there's lots to do around Acadiana. Here are our picks for November 15-17, 2013:

Lots going on this weekend around Acadiana! Here are our picks for the weekend of October 8-10, 2013:

The family-friendly festival will feature 20 performances from an array of Louisiana musicians who include Cedric Watson, Percy Sledge, A Funk Band Named Machete and Cupid.

Charlene Howard sang an Aretha Franklin classic at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles this past weekend. Luckily, it was filmed with a smartphone; she is absolutely amazing!

You can park your car at Cajun Field for free and ride the shuttle for just a dollar each way. You can also park on the UL Lafayette campus. It costs a little more. It's ten dollars per vehicle entry.

99.9 KTDY and Papa John’s want to help you save money on great family entertainment at the fair!

Quality Sports Athletic Complex is hosting its 'Spring Bash' this weekend at their facility in Erath, just north of Highway 14 By-Pass. The Beau Young Band, 5th Avenue and John Conlee will be providing the entertainment

FestiVELO was its name, and it was held yesterday at Parc Sans Souci.

The 8th Annual Louisiana Cajun Food Fest will be a day filled with fun for the whole family. It starts on April 13, 2013, when the gates open at 10 AM and continues late into the night. Dining and craft vendors line Cushing Avenue in downtown Kaplan with goodies for every taste palate and fun for all kids young and old...

Friday, April 5, at the Ville Platte Civic Center and Grounds, the Inaugural Biking Down South Festival gets underway, featuring music from LA Express, Johnnie Allen, Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express, and Creole Soul.

Grammy winner Wayne Toups, whose performance at Le Festival de Mardi Gras a' Lafayette was cancelled last night (Monday) due to weather has been RESCHEDULED and will PLAY TODAY at 5pm at Cajun Field.

A little cool, dry air will make for good times in Lafayette and Acadiana! The options for music and food are exceptional this weekend! Our picks for October 19 - 21 are:

Kick up the heat and your heels at the 21st Annual Kiwanis Pepper Festival on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 5pm to 11pm and Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 10am to 12am on New Market Street along the Bayou Teche.

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is holding its annual Church Bazaar on September 15 and 16 at St. John's Hall in Mermentau.

The Louisiana Mudfest is in Colfax, Louisiana this weekend!  Located at 12220-B Highway 8 in Colfax, LA 71417; music, food, fun, and lots of MUD!! Musical guests include J.C. Melancon, today at 6pm. Think your 4x has what it takes...

Uh oh. This news won’t do anything to renew music fans’ faith in outdoor summer festivals, which are seeing an increase in acts of God and stage collapses in recent years. A total of 17 people were taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning at the Peace & Love Festival in Sweden at around 3PM local time today (June 26).

Happy Festival! You hear that phrase everywhere you go around Lafayette this week. Simply translated, it means we're glad we're all here together for Festival International 2012- now, let's have some fun! Festival doesn't just have its own language, it has its own fashion style, too.

Festival International de Louisiane is the "largest free Francophone music-focused festival in North America, and is, simply put, one of the best festivals in the world," according to About.com, and it's on in Lafayette all weekend long...