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FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL EVENTS
(see also: 2023 - 2020 - 2017 - 2016)
April 5-7, 2024
11th Annual Boudin Festival
Scott, Louisiana
“Boudin Capital of the World” The three-day fest kicks off Friday evening with food and entertainment to please all ages: non-stop local music, kids’ activities, food and beverage booths, and, of course, plenty of boudin. Over the course of the weekend, you can shop local crafts, two-step to Cajun and zydeco bands, and watch the kids slide and twirl on the festival’s many carnival rides. And what’s a food fest without contests? Watch babies cruise on all fours at the Diaper Derby, or dare to eat the most boudin in 5 minutes at the Boudin Eating Contest! April 12-14, 2024 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
With over 300,000 visitors each year, the festival celebrates the area's strawberry harvest with a large variety of music, delicious Southern food, children's activities, and more. Attendance: 300,000. April 12-14, 2024 Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival - Lafitte, Louisiana
The festival will include amazing live music, Louisiana food, swamp tours, kayak rentals, carnival rides and an art walk. The event space includes the town’s Wetland Trace, a boardwalk trail through a 41-acre cypress swamp nature preserve, adjacent to the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. Swamp Tours will also be offered leaving from the Wetland Trace. April 13, 2024 Not Ya Mama's Chili Cookoff - Calhoun, Louisiana
April 14, 2024 International Rose & Wine Festival
Shreveport, Louisiana
Hosted by The Social Circle of Louisiana at the American Rose Center in Shreveport.Take a wine flight, sampling bottles from around the world, and purchase a few if you like! Enjoy live entertainment and the arts on full display and capture the moment with endless photo opportunities. Spend the day sipping and strolling through the American Rose Center's gardens featuring species of roses from across the globe. April 19-21, 2024 La Fete Du Monde - Raceland, Louisiana
The best in Cajun & Swamp Pop music, food, dancing & carnival rides. At the pavilion and green space behind Louisiana's Cajun Bayou Visitor Center in Raceland, April 20, 2024 19th Annual Crawfish Cook-Off - Slidell, Louisiana
Hospice Foundation of the South’s signature event! This event is a huge part of our budget supporting the Hospice House. Every April the HFOS hosts the Crawfish Cook-Off. The largest one day event on the Northshore boasts Over 45,000 pounds of crawfish. Crawfish are boiled by 60 teams competing for the title of “Best Crawfish in St. Tammany Parish”. Celebrity judges as well as the teams themselves decide the winners. 3 Locally well-known bands entertain the crowds of 8000 plus people every year. The admission includes all the crawfish you can eat and the concert event. Proceeds directly benefit The Hospice Foundation of the South’s Hospice House. The first and only hospice house in St. Tammany Parish. Attendance: 8,000. April 20-21, 2024 14th Annual Bayou Home Show And Cannata’s Festival Of Food - Houma, Louisiana
The Bayou Home Show is Houma’s premier event that features the very best products and services for everything in your home, inside and out. The Bayou Home Show will showcase all of the latest in kitchens, bathrooms, siding, solar products, and more. Shop and compare the right products and the best prices for all of your home improvement needs. With numerous “how to” demonstrations by leading experts you’ll find everything you need to turn your house into your dream home! Plus Cannata’s Food Festival. There will be free samples, tastings, coupons, and recipes from over 40 vendors that will be sure to satisfy everyone’s hunger and tastes, plus exciting new products from all of your favorite supermarket brands.
2023 LOUISIANA - APRIL 2023
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL EVENTS
events waiting for new datesApril 14-16, 2023 - Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
With over 300,000 visitors each year, the festival celebrates the area's strawberry harvest with a large variety of music, delicious Southern food, children's activities, and more. Attendance: 300,000.
2020 LOUISIANA - APRIL 2020
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL EVENTS
events waiting for new datesApril 4, 2020 Annual Franklin Parish Catfish Festival
Winnsboro, Louisiana - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
2017 LOUISIANA - APRIL 2017
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL EVENTS
events still waiting for new datesApril 21, 2017 - Sippin' in Sear Sucker - New Orleans, Louisiana
This popular event is back in sartorial style! It's an evening of Southern art, cocktails, food, music and a raffle- to benefit the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Don your best seersucker ensemble--contest for the best outfit. April 21-23, 2017 - Annual Lecompte Pie Festival - Lecompte, Louisiana
The Pie Capital of Louisiana Presents the Annual Lecompte Pie Festival. The Lecompte Pie Festival is celebrated on the grounds behind the Old Lecompte High School. The annual parade is held on Saturdays. . Line up for the parade is 9:00 am. Parade starts at 10:00 am. Festival hours are Friday, 3pm-11pm and Saturday, 9am-10pm. A slice of Louisiana is waiting for you! Admission: $3.00. 2016 LOUISIANA - APRIL 2016
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
events still waiting for new datesApril 2-3, 2016 - FoodFest Street Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana
THE NEXT FESTIVAL WILL BE IN 2018. Four blocks in the French Market will be lined with dozens of America's best hometown eats from New Orleans and all of Louisiana as well as from all across America, each offering a unique specialty. This is NOT typical and expected festival fare: it is a taste of America's most celebrated dishes, all gathered in one place: a foodie's dream. Portions are right-sized and priced to provide everyone a chance to taste the maximum number of great regional eats as they stroll through the French Market inhaling delicious smells that range from real Texas pit barbecue to Pecan Pie to artisan boudin sausage made by Cajun country's most beloved butchers. There is no admission fee; just bring plenty of appetite! April 3, 2016 - Beignet Eating Contest - New Orleans, Louisiana
The ultimate French Quarter eating competition! The New Orleans Fire Department will field a team of its top eaters to determine which of them can eat the most beignets in the least amount of time. Whereas normal eaters consume the city's beloved silky fritters in lots of two or three along with cafe au lait, in this fast-paced contest, the men in uniform devour them by the dozen, and the powdered sugar flies! The winning team takes home the World Champion Beignet Eating Belt. And this year, for the first time, the contest will feature an open competition for all who have the appetite and courage to compete in the Beignet Big League. April 8-10, 2016 Cajun Hot Sauce Festival - New Iberia, Louisiana
Hot Sauce and Jambalaya Cook-Off, Entertainment, and More. | 
