Cultural calendar – 65 events not to miss in south Louisiana
Stabbed in the Art (first Friday every month)
facebook.com/stabbedintheart
Louisiana Marathon (mid Jan.)
thelouisianamarathon.com
Jewish Film Festival (mid Jan.)
brjff.com
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Surreal Salon Soiree (late Jan.)
batonrougegallery.org
Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade (early March)
spanishtownmardigras.com
Gas Food Lodging Festival (early March)
Facebook.com/mudandwater, thespanishmoon.com, varsitytheatre.com
Baton Rouge Spring Garden Show (mid March)
visitbatonrouge.com
Wearin’ of the Green Parade (mid March)
paradegroup.com
Uplifting the Coast Festival (late March)
upliftingthecoast.org
FestForAll (early April)
artsbr.org
Zapp’s International Beer Festival (early April)
zappsbeerfest.com
Zippity Zoo Fest (early April)
brzoo.org
Sunday in the Park (early April – mid May; early Oct.-mid Nov.)
artsbr.org
Live After Five (early April – late May; early Sept.-late Oct.)
facebook.com/liveafterfiveBR
Baton Rouge Blues Festival (mid April)
batonrougebluesfestival.org
Louisiana International Film Festival (mid April)
facebook.com/lifilmfest
The Color Run BR (late April)
thecolorrun.com/baton-rouge-la
Slim Harpo Music Awards (early May)
louisianasmusic.com
Hot Art, Cool Nights (mid May)
midcitymerchants.org
Bayou Country Superfest (late May)
bayoucountrysuperfest.com
Baton Rouge Greek Festival (early June)
brgreekfest.com
Radiopalooza (early June)
whyr.org
Hot off the Press: Best of 225 (late June)
225batonrouge.com/section/HOP
Art Melt (mid July)
artmelt.org
Irish Film Festival (mid July)
batonrougeirishfilmfestival.com
Rocketchix Triathlon and Duathlon (late July)
rocketchix.com
Fete Rouge (late Aug.)
feterougebr.com
Avenue Rouge Runway (late Sept.)
avenuerougerunway.com
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair (late Oct.)
gbrsf.com
10/31 Halloween Parade (late Oct.)
facebook.com/BRHalloweenParade
Louisiana Book Festival (early Nov.)
louisianabookfestival.org
North Gate Festival (early Nov.)
northgatesoflsu.com
White Light Night (mid Nov.)
midcitymerchants.org
Festival of Lights (early Dec.)
downtownbatonrouge.org
Third Street Film Festival (late Dec.)
facebook.com/thirdstreetfilmfestival
Mardi Gras (mid Feb.-early March)
mardigrasneworleans.com
NOLA Fashion Week (early March; late Sept.)
nola-fashionweek.com
BUKU Music + Art Project (early March)
thebukuproject.com
Hogs for the Cause (late March)
hogsforthecause.org
Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival (late March)
tennesseewilliams.net
French Quarter Fest (mid April)
fqfi.org
Crescent City Classic (late April)
ccc10k.com
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (late April-early May)
nojazzfest.com
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience (late May)
nowfe.com
Oyster Festival (early June)
neworleansoysterfestival.org
Southern Fried Swamp Fest at Audubon Zoo (mid June)
auduboninstitute.org
Essence Fest (early July)
essence.com/festival
Tales of the Cocktail (mid July)
tailsofthecocktail.com
Satchmo Summerfest (early Aug.)
fqfi.org
Red Dress Run (mid Aug.)
nolareddress.com
Dirty Linen Night (mid Aug.)
artscouncilofneworleans.org
Cutting Edge Music Conference (late Sept.)
cuttingedgenola.com
New Orleans Film Fest (mid Oct.)
neworleansfilmsociety.org
Louisiana Seafood Festival (mid Oct.)
louisianaseafoodfestival.com
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience (early Nov.)
worshipthemusic.com
Treme Creole Gumbo Festival (mid Nov.)
jazzandheritage.org/treme-gumbo
Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival (mid April)
lastrawberryfestival.com
Angola Prison Rodeo (late April; Oct.)
angolarodeo.com
Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette (late April)
festivalinternational.com
Swamp Pop Music Fest in Gonzales (mid July)
swamppopmusicfest.com
Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City (late Aug.)
shrimp-petrofest.org
Rice Festival in Crowley (mid Oct.)
ricefestival.com
Blackpot Festival & Cookoff in Lafayette (late Oct.)
blackpotfestival.com
Celebration of the Giant Omelette in Abbeville (early Nov.)
giantomelette.org
Covington Three Rivers Arts Festival (mid Nov.)
threeriversartfestival.com
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