The One Spring Festival In Louisiana That's Worthy Of Your Bucket List Every Year
Jackie Ann
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Crawfish season is by far the season I most look forward to – king cake season and snowball season are tied for second. For a full weekend in May, Breaux Bridge throws the annual Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, one of the best spring festivals in Louisiana. This Louisiana crawfish festival shouldn’t be missed. Come out and see why Breaux Bridge, Louisiana is famous for this epic festival.
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Take a look at what you’ll see at this year’s festival:
Have you ever been to the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival? If you’re planning on attending the Crawfish Festival this year, let us know in the comments! If you can’t make it to the festival, here are the best crawfish restaurants in Louisiana.
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And if you need a spot to stay after all the festivities, here’s a hotel in Breaux Bridge that’s less than 10 minutes away. Have fun!
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The Best Festivals In Louisiana
Are there more spring festivals in Louisiana?
The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival is one of our favorite spring festivals in Louisiana, but it’s not the only event in Louisiana in the spring. Here are some more spring festivals in Louisiana that we recommend:
- Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival, Independence
- Amite Oyster Festival
- Kite Fest Louisiane’, Port Allen
- Louisiana Crawfish Festival, Chalmette
- Scott Boudin Festival, Scott
- Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, Ponchatoula
- Starks Mayhaw Festival, Starks
- Louisiana Pirate Festival, Lake Charles
- Cochon De Lait Festival, Mansura
- Downtown Lake Charles Crawfish Festival, Lake Charles
- Franklin Parish Catfish Festival, Winnsboro
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What are the best fall festivals in Louisiana?
The best fall festivals in Louisiana include:
- Andouille Festival. Louisianans love their andouille sausages and you can get your fill of them every year in LaPlace where there’s an andouille gumbo cook off, a parade, and the dang douille contest.
- Wooden Boat Festival. Not only will you find a lot of wooden boats, but a classic car and motorcycle show, a children’s village with kids activities, and a whole ton of great food and drink.
- Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival. Enjoy delicious, locally-made meat pies along with water slides, climbing walls, live music, and a “Thriller” dance where everyone dresses up as zombies from the Michael Jackson video.
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What are the most fun festivals in Louisiana?
The most fun festivals in Louisiana include:
- Giant Omelette Celebration. This festival takes place in Abbeville and every year they make a massive omelette out of 5,000 eggs, and many pounds and gallons of onions, bell peppers, butter, oil, salt, pepper, parsley, and more.
- Wooden Boat Festival. On the Tchefuncte River in Madisonville, locals line up with several dozen wooden boats and enjoy a boat-building contest, a classic auto show, a beer garden, arts and crafts, and more.
- Rougarou Fest. There’s a local legend about a swamp creature called the Rougarou and this festival in Houma celebrates it near Halloween with live music, costume contests, kids activities, carnival rides, and more.
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What are the best small-town festivals in Louisiana?
The best small-town festivals in Louisiana include:
- Atchafalaya Basin Festival. This is a festival that celebrates Cajun heritage with live music, a car and truck show, live auctions, yummy food, and more.
- Cochon De Lait Festival. Every May, the little town of Mansura celebrates the local dish known as Cochon De Lait which is made from suckling pig.
- Lousiana Corn Festival. You’ll see a corn-eating contest, children’s parades, carnival rides, arts and crafts, and much more.
- Rayne Frog Festival. Frog racing, frog jumping, frog eating, and everything frog-related that you can imagine takes place here.
Find out more about the best small-town festivals in Louisiana.