Statewide Calendar

NORTH
March 7. Jonquil Jubilee. 1246 Third St., Gibsland. (318) 843-6228.
March 13-15. Black Heritage Festival of Louisiana. Lake Charles Civic Center. (337) 304-0620.
March 15. Krewe of Highland Parade XIX. Highland Area, Shreveport. (318) 673-7817.
March 21. Battle of the Gumbo Gladiators. Festival Plaza, Shreveport. (318) 425-4413.
March 24. Louisiana Redbud Festival. Vivian Town Square, Vivian. (318) 375-3893.
March 28. Annual Scottish Tartan Festival. Scotland Farms, Minden. (318) 294-7351.
March 28. Cork – A Red River Revel Wine Event. Festival Plaza, Shreveport. (318) 673-5100.
March 28. Home & Garden & Old House Fair. Minden Civic Center. (318) 377-4240.
March 28. ASEANA Spring Festival. ASEANA Foundation, Shreveport. (318) 401-8078.
April 4. Albanie Fallita & Thrift Set. Dixie Center for the Arts, Ruston. (318) 255-1450.
April 9-12. Louisiana Samboree. State Fair of Louisiana, Shreveport. (318) 655-0414.
April 10-19. Holiday in Dixie. Festival Plaza, Shreveport. (318) 865-5555.
April 17-18. Burn Run. Lake Bistineau State Park, Doyline. (318) 218-3762.
April 18. Art on 80 “Zenobia’s Dream.” The Farm, Minden. (318) 593-5991.
April 25. Artini. Horseshoe Riverdome, Bossier City. (318) 741-8310.

CENTRAL
March 5-8. Red River Campaign Commemoration. Fts. Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site, Pineville. (318) 484-2390.
March 14. Red River Run 10K. Downtown Alexandria. (318) 446-4814.
March 27-29. Merryville Heritage Festival. Merryville Museum & Rising Warrior Stage. (337) 396-3467.
April 17-18. Natchitoches Jazz/Rhythm & Blues Festival. Downtown Riberbank Stage, Natchitoches. (318) 332-1059.
April 18-19. Melrose Arts & Crafts Festival. Melrose Plantation, Melrose. (318) 379-0055.
April 20-26. Louisiana Mudbud Festival. Colfax. (318) 729-3237.

CAJUN COUNTRY
March 1-April 30. Azalea Trail of New Iberia. Driving/Walking tour, New Iberia. (337) 365-1540.
March 1. 29th Annual Here’s the Beef Cookoff. Agricultural Arena on the Yambilee Fair Grounds, Opelousas. (337)684-6751.
March 7. Cajun Comic Relief. Heymann Performing Arts Center, Lafayette. (337) 291-5555.
March 7. Shadows Arts & Crafts Show. Shadows-on-the-Teche, New Iberia. (337) 369-6446.
March 14. 2nd Saturday Artwalk. Downtown, Lafayette. (337) 291-5566.
March 20-21. Iowa Rabbit Festival. Lawrence Toups Jr. Memorial Park, Iowa. (337) 433-8475.
March 20, 27. Downtown Alive! Parc Internatioinal or Parc Sans Souci, Downtown, Lafayette. (337) 291-5566.
March 21. Acadian Memorial Festival & Wooden Boat Congres. Downtown, St. Martinville. (337) 394-2258.
March 21. Festival of Live Oaks. New Iberia City Park, New Iberia. (337) 369-2337.
March 28. Acadiana Dragon Boat Festival. Bouligny Plaza, New Iberia. (337) 352-2180.
March 29. Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff. Northwest Community Center Pavilion, Eunice. (337) 457-7389.
April 3, 10, 17. Downtown Alive! Parc International or Parc Sans Souci, Lafayette. (337) 291-5566.
April 3-5. Laotian New Year Celebration. What Thammarattanaram Temple, Coteau. (337) 364-3403.
April 3-5. Patterson Cypress Sawmill Festival. Kemper Williams Park, Patterson. (800) 256-2931.
April 10-12. 3rd Annual Scott Boudin Festival. 125 Lions Club St., Scott. (337) 233-1130.
April 10-12. Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival. Downtown Main Street, Franklin. (800) 256-2931.
April 10-12. Bayou Teche Wooden Boat Show. Downtown Franklin. (337) 828-3706.
April 10-12. Cajun Hot Sauce Festival. 713 NW Bypass (Hwy. 3213), New Iberia. (337) 365-7539.
April 11-16. Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week. Vermilionville, Lafayette. (337) 234-8360.
April 11. 2nd Saturday ArtWalk. Downtown Lafayette. (337) 291-5566.
April 16-19. 15th Annual Washington Catfish Festival. 143 Veterans Memorial Hwy., Washington. (337) 828-3627.
April 22-26. Festival International de Louisiane. Downtown, Lafayette. (337) 232-8086.
April 24-26. 30th Annual Etouffee Festival. St. John Francis Regis Church grounds, Arnaudville. (337) 754-5912.
April 25. Grillin in the Park. New Iberia City Park. (337) 365-5651.
April 25-26. 13th Cajun Woodstock (Benefit for St. Jude Hospital.) City Park, Church Point. (337) 280-8710.

GREATER NEW ORLEANS
March 7. Arts Evening. Old Towne Slidell. (985) 646-4375.
March 7-8. Los Ilenos Fiesta. Los Ilenos Museum & Village, St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans. (504) 554-8412.
March 20-22. Amite Oyster Festival. Downtown Amite. (800) 617-5401.
March 21-22. Mandeville Spring Crafts Show. Mandeville Lions Hall. (985) 373-2307.
March 26-29. Louisiana Crawfish Festival. Torres Park, Chalmette. www.louisianacrawfishfestival.com
April 9-12. French Quarter Festival. Various sites, French Quarter, New Orleans. (504) 522-5730.
April 9-12. A Taste of Covington Wine & Food Festival. Covington Trailhead, Historic Downtown Covington & participating restaurants, Covington. (504) 439-2543.
April 10-12. Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. Memorial Park, Ponchatoula. (800) 917-7045.
April 10-12. Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana. NOLA Motorsports Park, Avondale. (504) 302-4875.
April 18. St. Charles Parish Crawfish Cook-Off. Jerusalem Shrine Center in Ormond Estates, Destrahan. (504) 782-5275.
April 18-19. Covington Heritage Antiques Festival. 2015 Historic Downtown Covington. (985) 892-1873.

BATON ROUGE
March 12-15. Louisiana Sportsman Show. Lamar Dixon Expo Center, Gonzales. (504) 415-8047.
March 14. Wearin’ of the Green St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Hundred Oaks Area, Baton Rouge. (866) 920-4668.
March 27-29. 50th Jackson Assembly Antiques & Art Show. Historic Downtown Jackson. (225) 634-5619.
March 28-29. The Siege of Pt. Hudson Reenactment. Port Hudson State Park, Jackson. (225) 654-3775.
April 11-12. Kite Festival Louisiana. West Baton Rouge Soccer Complex, Port Allen. (225) 344-2920.
April 25. LUMCON Open House. DeFelice Marine Center, 8124 Hwy. 56, Cocodrie. (985) 851-2800.
 

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