If you're in Lafayette and don't have the time to take the trips to the surrounding communities to enjoy things uniquely Cajun, you can always stay in town and still enjoy the culture and history of the Acadians.
Some of these things listed I wasn't even aware you could do. A Cajun food tour? Sure, I know where all the spots I love to eat are, but this still sounds like a deliciously fun time for a local or a tourist.
Experience the simple beauty and tradition of Christmas past with Vermilionville’s special Old Time Christmas Family Day on Saturday, December 12 from 10 AM - 4 PM.
The Bayou Vermilion District’s Vermilionville celebrates its annual Creole Culture Day on Sunday, June 7 from 10 AM – 5 PM at the historic park at Vermilionville.
Enjoy the music of the Lafayette Rhythm Devils and ŒUVAL, register for the free Wise Water raffle, and take a tour of the Bayou Vermilion in our a traditionally and locally built bateau, The Cocodrie.
Cliff Mire will be teaching the tradition of wood carving, showing participants how to: piece wood types together to make mirror patterns in his carvings; create spalted wood; carve a duck.
Last weekend the Provisional Class (The newbies) of the Junior League of Lafayette helped Camp Bon Coeur host its annual Family Weekend. On this weekend families from all over the United States can come and meet other families who have a child that has a heart defect...
Vermilionville Living History & Folk Life Park invites the public to visit its St. Joseph’s Altar on March 18th, 2014. The altar will be open to the public from 10 AM to 4 PM that day.
Internationally acclaimed psychic medium Suzane Northrup is coming to Vermillionville in Lafayette March 14. She has proven on national television and in books that she can communicate with the dead. What she reveals to perfect strangers will wow you as much as it does them.