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On the road: Festivals across Louisiana


If you wanted to, you could venture to a different town every weekend this spring for a taste of all the food, music and culture our state has to offer.

March 10-11: BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans. thebukuproject.com

March 10-12: Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival. indysicilianfest.com

March 17-19: Amite Oyster Festival. amiteoysterfestival.com

March 18: Festival of Live Oaks in New Iberia. iberiatravel.com

March 23-25: Merryville Heritage Festival. merryvilleheritagefestival.com

March 24-26: New Orleans Bourbon Festival. neworleansbourbonfestival.com

March 25: ASEANA’s Spring Festival featuring Vietnam in Shreveport. Find the event on Facebook

March 26: Eunice World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off. etouffeecookoff.org

April 1: Cork Wine Festival in Shreveport. corkwinefestival.com

April 1: Acadiana Poboy Festival in Lafayette. acadianapoboyfestival.com

April 1-2: Kite Fest Louisiane in Port Allen. westbatonrouge.net

April 6-8: Louisiana Railroad Days Festival in Lake Charles. larailroaddaysfestival.com

April 6-9: French Quarter Festival in New Orleans. fqfi.org/frenchquarter

April 7-9: Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. lastrawberryfestival.com

April 7-9: Downtown Lake Charles Crawfish Festival. downtowncrawfest.com

April 8: Scottish Tartan Festival in Minden. scottishsociety.wixsite.com/tartan-festival

April 21-22: Corney Creek Great Outdoors Festival in Bernice. louisianatravel.com

April 21-23: Boudin Festival in Scott. scottboudinfestival.com

April 21-23: Lockport Food Festival. facebook.com/lockportfoodfestival

April 26-30: Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette. festivalinternational.org

April 26-May 7: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. nojazzfest.com

April 28-30: Etouffee Festival in Arnaudville. johnfrancisregis.net

April 28-30: The Italian Festival in Tickfaw. theitalianfestivalorg.com

April 29-30: Slidell 2017 Spring Street Fair. slidellantiques.com


This article was originally published in the March 2017 issue of 225 Magazine.

Jennifer Tormo Alvarez
Jennifer Tormo Alvarez was the editor of “225” for nearly 11 years, leading the magazine through two print and digital redesigns, three anniversary years, a flood and the pandemic. She is obsessed with restaurant interiors, sparkling water, Scorpio astrology memes and, admittedly, the word “obsessed.” She is willing to travel to see indie bands in concert, but even better if they play a show at Chelsea’s Live.