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December 2018
December 13 - December 14 ECCBC Christmas Concert
You'll be sure to get in the holiday spirit when the Eunice Community Concert Band & Choir presents their Christmas concert. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »December 15 LQHBA Breeders Derby Final
Are you feeling lucky? If so, head to Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino for the LQHBa Breeders Derby Final. The fastest accredited Louisiana-bred foals will compete! Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »December 15 @ 5:45 pm LQHBA Louisiana Million Final
The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association will host a seven-figure race, the Louisiana Million Final, at Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino. This event features ten finalists from the trials in November. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »January 2019
January 26, 2019 @ 10:00 am Annual Gumbo Cook-Off
In Louisiana, we argue about who's got the best gumbo more than we do politics or religion! Here's your chance to decide who's is best at the Annual Gumbo Cook-Off, a festival and fundraiser hosted by the Gumbo Foundation. Click the button below to learn more.
Find out more »February 2019
February 23, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - March 5, 2019 @ 7:00 pm 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, 2019 @ 8:30 pm - March 3, 2019 @ 8:00 pm Opelousas 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, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 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, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cook-Off
This event features professional and amateur cooks vying for the title of "World Champion." This has got to be one of the best ways to taste crawfish in Louisiana! Teams compete to see who can cook the best crawfish étouffée in three categories: Amateur, Professional and Club/Organization. Once the judges have their samples from the booths, the public can buy the crawfish étouffée directly from the participants. Vote for the People's Choice Award! Also, enjoy live Cajun and zydeco music (starting at 10am), plenty of dancing and, of course, [...]
Find out more »April 2019
April 19, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Come and enjoy the best in local music and fresh home-grown produce at Music & Market in historic Opelousas. Hear live Cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, and country music bands at the Farmers Market Pavilion and dancefloor. In addition to the musical entertainment, Music & Market will spotlight a vegetable and/or agriculture commodity and samples will be available. Concert-goers are welcome to bring a lawn chair to kick back and enjoy the music. This series occurs every Friday on selected dates in the spring (April-May) and fall (September-October) each year in a [...]
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April 26, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Come and enjoy the best in local music and fresh home-grown produce at Music & Market in historic Opelousas. Hear live Cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, and country music bands at the Farmers Market Pavilion and dancefloor. In addition to the musical entertainment, Music & Market will spotlight a vegetable and/or agriculture commodity and samples will be available. Concert-goers are welcome to bring a lawn chair to kick back and enjoy the music. This series occurs every Friday on selected dates in the spring (April-May) and fall (September-October) each year in a [...]
Find out more »May 2019
May 3, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Come and enjoy the best in local music and fresh home-grown produce at Music & Market in historic Opelousas. Hear live Cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, and country music bands at the Farmers Market Pavilion and dancefloor. In addition to the musical entertainment, Music & Market will spotlight a vegetable and/or agriculture commodity and samples will be available. Concert-goers are welcome to bring a lawn chair to kick back and enjoy the music. This series occurs every Friday on selected dates in the spring (April-May) and fall (September-October) each year in a [...]
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May 10, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Music & Market Series
Come and enjoy the best in local music and fresh home-grown produce at Music & Market in historic Opelousas. Hear live Cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, and country music bands at the Farmers Market Pavilion and dancefloor. In addition to the musical entertainment, Music & Market will spotlight a vegetable and/or agriculture commodity and samples will be available. Concert-goers are welcome to bring a lawn chair to kick back and enjoy the music. This series occurs every Friday on selected dates in the spring (April-May) and fall (September-October) each year in a [...]
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