Atchafalaya Events

Look here for all the local and regional events across the grand space of the Atchafalaya. We list all meetings, tours, holiday happenings, and much more so check back often!

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Events for Atchafalaya Month 2025

10.03.25	Tour du Teche Canoe Race
10.03.25	La Fete Des Vieux Temps Called the "Festival of Old Times" this event features a celebration of music, dancing, Cajun food, and arts & crafts show.
10.04.25	Fall Market
10.04.25	Lebanese Festival St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church’s Lebanese Festival was born from a simple idea — to bring our community together in celebration of Lebanese food, entertainment, and culture. As we prepare for our Third Annual Lebanese Festival, we look forward t
10.04.25	Bayou Teche Fest
10.04.25	Annual Centerville Knights of Columbus Cast Iron Cook-Off Get ready for a full day of fun, food, and community spirit!
10.04.25	2025 Maw Maw Walker To celebrate our 5th year, we’re startin’ things off with music from Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous, and after the walk, we’ll keep the party goin’ with Dirty Water Blues. It’s gonna be a day full of laughin’, dancin’, and revitalizing the downt
10.04.25	2025 Krewe of Bayou Petit Caillou Cast Iron Cook-Off
10.05.25	30th Annual SugarFest
10.08.25	Louisiana Arts Summit The Louisiana Arts Summit, presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge in partnership with the Louisiana Division of the Arts, brings together artists, cultural leaders, educators, and community members from across the state to explore the power
10.10.25	Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is one of the largest FREE public events in the state, this festival offers three days of music, dancing, art, culture and food in South Louisiana. The festival opens on Friday with the cutting of the boudin at 5 p.m. Live mu
10.10.25	Louisiana Gumbo Festival Think you know Gumbo? Want to sample truly authentic Cajun gumbo? Then head on over to the "Gumbo Capitol of Louisiana" for the Louisiana Gumbo Festival!
10.10.25	Semi-Annual Antique Fair & Yard Sale The Semi-Annual Antique Fair & Yard Sale is a highly anticipated antique show in Washington, Louisiana. Twice a year at the Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall, hundreds of vendors gather to sell their wares. You can shop for bargains, food vendors, and more v
10.11.25	World Championship Gumbo Cookoff
10.11.25	Shadows Arts & Crafts Fair
10.11.25	Wild Beast Seafood Cook-Off The Bayou Pigeon Heritage Association presents their Wild Beast Seafood Cook-off, to be held Saturday, October 11 from 9:00AM to 10:00PM.
10.11.25	Louisiana Orphan Train Annual Gathering Every year, the Louisiana Orphan Train Society holds an event in Opelousas, Louisiana. Here, descendants of the Louisiana Orphan Train Riders gather at the museum dedicated to their ancestors. From 10am-2pm, you can tour the museum, trace your lineage, a
10.11.25	8th Annual Patterson Main Street Fall Festival
10.11.25	2nd Annual Weenie Spaghetti Cookoff
10.11.25	2025 Bayou Arts Festival
10.16.25	Grand Réveil Acadien- St. Martin Parish Host Day Grand Réveil Acadien (The Great Acadian Awakening) is a nine-day, statewide celebration honoring the language, music, history, culture, and lasting influence of the Acadian people in the heart of Acadiana. Nearly all events are free and open to the publi
10.17.25	Boucherie and Balloon Festival From hot air balloons and jambalaya and cracklin cookoffs, to live music and plenty of shopping, we’ve got festivities you and the family won’t want to miss.
10.17.25	2025 Rougarou Fest The Rougarou Fest is a free family friendly festival with a spooky flair that celebrates the rich folklore that exists along the bayous of Southeast Louisiana with music, food, crafts, and so much more!
10.18.25	Baton Rouge Maker Faire Lights, Camera, Make! Join us in celebrating another year of curiosity and creativity at the 12th annual Baton Rouge Maker Faire.
10.18.25	Fifolet Arts Market Set sail for spooky fun at the Fifolet Arts Market, where river breezes and wicked waves carry a tide of creativity, family fun, and Halloween spirit! Held along the scenic Riverfront Plaza, this FREE EVENT kicks off the biggest day of the Fifolet Hallowe
10.18.25	Tailgating Cook-off
10.18.25	Acadia Music Fest Acadia Music Fest is a one-day outdoor music festival taking place in Thibodaux, LA!
10.19.25	New Iberia Beneath the Balconies
10.19.25	Blackpot Camp Even as an adult you can still have a good time at camp in Eunice, Louisiana. At Blackpot Camp, work with professional, award-winning musicians from across the U.S. Activities for campers include Cajun fiddle, accordion, guitar, songwriting, and so much
10.24.25	South Louisiana Black Pot Festival & Cookoff A celebration of the music, food, and culture of Southwest Louisiana and beyond! We hope will you join us for another very special year!
10.24.25	French Food Festival Celebrate 50 Years of the French Food Festival in 2025!
10.25.25	Sweet Dough Pie Festival Celebrate the history of Grand Coteau and a traditional Louisiana treat called the sweet dough pie. Every year, pastry chefs and home cooks vie to be the best in the sweet dough pie contest where the public is the judge. A large variety of pies are ava
10.25.25	Halloween Art & Nature Fest Celebrate Halloween at this festival on the last Saturday in October from 11am-4pm at Atelier de la Nature.
10.25.25	Harvest Moon Festival All Day event along Main Street Franklin! Come celebrate one of Franklin’s biggest festivals!
10.25.25	2025 Bayou Terrebonne Country Fest Get ready for a boot-stompin’, whiskey-sippin’, bull-ridin’ good time at our first ever Bayou Terrebonne Country Fest October 25th, 4-11pm at the Distillery!
10.26.25	City of Gonzales’ Fall Fest
10.26.25	Fall Fest For All Baton Rouge’s signature arts festival is back for one day only. Fall Fest For All will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, from 11 AM to 7 PM, in and around the Shaw Center for the Arts.
10.28.25	Lafourche Parish Coastal Restoration Forum Please join us for a forum highlighting Lafourche Parish's coastal restoration projects and priorities featuring panel discussions, informative displays, and networking with coastal stakeholders.
10.30.25	La Fête des Bayous Church Festival
10.30.25	Spirits of Louisiana Celebrate the vibrant spirit of the Old State Capitol with our signature fundraising event, Spirits of Louisiana!
10.31.25	Boots on the Bayou Music Festival Step into the Bayou Spirit and join us on the 6-acre front grass lawn at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, LA for a 2-day music festival on October 31st and November 1st 2025. We have a star-studded lineup featuring some of the most prominent acts

Recurring Events

The following events are always going on so look back here for new ones and to remind yourself what you've been missing! Click on the link to be taken to our sister site where you can find the full details for each listing.

Saturdays	Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market The Market serves as the premier venue for seasonal, farm-based products, and artisanal creations, offered by local producers, artists and vendors in a celebratory atmosphere of community, enrichment and entrepreneurism, created through the mutual support of its members and patrons. Every Saturday, 8 am - 12 pm!
Saturdays	Cajun Jam Session Vermilionville's weekly Cajun Jam is led by some of the area’s finest musicians. The free jam is held in the Performance Center of Vermilionville and is open to all skill levels - beginner to professional. Admission is FREE for the jam only and does not include entry to the park. Every Saturday, 1 pm - 3 pm!
Saturdays	Teche Area Farmers Market Fresh locally grown produce, arts & crafts, jams & jellies, preserves, baked goods, yard art and much more. Every Saturday, 7 am - 11 am!