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February 2019
February 23 @ 8:30 am Here’s the Beef Cook-Off
Calling all carnivores, foodies, and chefs! You get to be the food critic at the Annual Here's the Beef Cook-Off in Opelousas, Louisiana. The first Sunday in March, pit masters and area chefs prepare their best beef dishes. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »February 27 @ 6:00 pm Taster’s Choice
This culinary event takes place just before Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. It's a culinary competition and celebration in which participants get to enjoy good food and good wine before Lent begins. During the event sample dishes, enjoy drinks at the cash bar, and hear live zydeco music. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 2019
March 1 - March 5 Eunice Mardi Gras Celebration
This unique five-day celebration is not your typical idea of Mardi Gras with beads and doubloons. In Eunice, Louisiana, festival goers chase chickens, dance in the street, romp around in silly costumes. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 2 @ 8:30 pm - March 3 @ 8:00 pm Lil’ Nate Zydeco Parade & Chicken Run
Every year, Lil' Nate and his zydeco "krewe" host a huge party during Mardi Gras weekend in Opelousas, Louisiana. Get your dose of zydeco music and experience a traditional chicken run. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 4 @ 8:00 am Lundi Gras Boucherie
This culinary event features chefs from across the southern part of Louisiana. The Lundi Gras Boucherie takes place the Monday before Mardi Gras day at Lakeview Park & Beach in Eunice, and guests get to sample an array of Cajun dishes including boudin, cracklin, stew, stuffed ponce, and more. Live music is available all day and night in the dancehall! Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 16 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Exit 11 Yard Sale
If you like yardsale hopping on the weekends, you'll love this huge day-long yard sale in the towns of Grand Coteau and Sunset. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 31 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off
Taste the best crawfish étouffée in the world and vote for your favorite at this family-friendly event! There are things for the whole family to do including a petting zoo and fun jumps for the kids with live music and dancing for the adults. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »March 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm BREVE Lenten Concert
Guest vocal artists, the Baton Rouge Early Vocal Ensemble, will present an hour program of stunning vocal music accompanied by a chamber orchestra.
Find out more »April 2019
April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Freshly grown produce and live music, what could be better than that? Come out to Opelousas's Music & Market with your family and get an earful of local bands and a mouthful of the spotlighted vegetable. Click the button below for more information.
Find out more »April 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Freshly grown produce and live music, what could be better than that? Come out to Opelousas's Music & Market with your family and get an earful of local bands and a mouthful of the spotlighted vegetable. Click the button below for more information.
Find out more »May 2019
May 3 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Freshly grown produce and live music, what could be better than that? Come out to Opelousas's Music & Market with your family and get an earful of local bands and a mouthful of the spotlighted vegetable. Click the button below for more information.
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May 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Freshly grown produce and live music, what could be better than that? Come out to Opelousas's Music & Market with your family and get an earful of local bands and a mouthful of the spotlighted vegetable. Click the button below for more information.
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May 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Freshly grown produce and live music, what could be better than that? Come out to Opelousas's Music & Market with your family and get an earful of local bands and a mouthful of the spotlighted vegetable. Click the button below for more information.
Find out more »October 2019
October 4 @ 8:00 am Tour du Teche 135
Looking for a Louisiana adventure? Paddle down scenic Bayou Teche and explore the bayou towns along the way with food, music, and good company. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »October 5 @ 9:00 am Annual Festival de la Grande Église
Celebrate centuries of history at the local Catholic church with cemetery tours, live music, and a jambalaya cook-off. Click the button bellow to learn more.
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