Work hard, play hard. That's our tradition here in French Louisiana. From Mardi Gras and Friday afternoon fais-do-dos (street dances), to festivals celebrating everything from Cajun and Zydeco music, crawfish and our French heritage, you'll find something every week in Lafayette.

 

Nightlife

Acadiana's Nightlife Calendar
Go to www.theind.com to see the most comprehensive calendar of live music venues in Acadiana. Compiled by The Independent Weekly.


Festival & Special Events

Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival & Fair Association
Sept. 2-6
Morgan City
985-385-0703, www.shrimp-petrofest.org

28th Annual Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival
Sept. 4
Zydeco Park, Plaisance
337-942-2392, www.zydeco.org

Cajun-French Music Festival
Sept. 18
City Park, Cyr Gates Community Center, New Iberia
337-967-5576, www.iberiatravel.com

Evangeline Oil & Gas Festival
Sept. 18-19
St. Joseph Church, Evangeline
337-824-4995, 877-783-2109, www.iberiatravel.com

Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
Sept. 22-26
New Iberia
337-369-9323, www.hisugar.org

Arts & Entertainment

Rythms on the River
TBA
River Ranch Town Square, Lafayette
337-216-6529, www.riverranchdevelopment.com

Movies in the Parc
Sept. 18
Parc International, Downtown Lafayette
7:30-10 p.m. $2, Free for children 5 and under.
www.downtownlafayette.org

PASA in the Parc: So Percussion
Sept. 22
Parc International, Lafayette
337-237-2787, www.pasa-online.org

Tinsel & Treasures Holiday Market
Sept 22-25
Cajundome Convention Center, Lafayette
337-988-2739, www.juniorleagueoflafayette.com

Museum of Fear
Sept. 22- Oct. 2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-31
Lafayette Science Museum, Lafayette
337-291-5544, www.lafayettesciencemuseum.org

Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum:
Hunt Slonem: On The Bayou - Thru Dec 4
Cuban Art, Ajiaco: Stirring of the Cuban Soul - Thru Dec. 18
$5 Adults, $4 Seniors, $3 Children (5-17)
Tues.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-noon, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
337-482-2278, http://museum.louisiana.edu

Acadiana Center for the Arts:
Seeing is Forgetting - Thru Sept. 25
337-233-7060, www.acadianacenterforthearts.org


Sports

Ragin Cajuns Football
Sept 11
UL vs. Arkansas State
Cajun Field, Lafayette 2:30pm
Admission
337-265-2100, www.ragincajuns.com

Sept. 25
UL vs. Middle Tennessee
Cajun Field, Lafayette 2:30pm
Admission
337-265-2100, www.ragincajuns.com

Lafayette Late Summer Fest Disc Golf Tournament
Sept. 25
Acadiana Park, Lafayette
337-261-0367, www.acadianaparkdiscgolf.com


Farmer's Markets

Acadiana Farmers Market
Dulles Drive behind Corner Pantry on Foreman Drive, Lafayette
Tues, Thurs. & Sat. 5-10 a.m.

City Garden Market
Oil Center across from Champagne's Market, Lafayette
Sat. 8 a.m.-noon