29 Mar 2022

LA Folk Roots Kids Camp

2025-06-13T14:36:50-05:00

Folk Roots Kids Camp brings together an unparalleled team of gifted artist instructors for a fun-filled week. Kids ages 8-14 can participate in music, crafts, singing, and special activities. The registration fee includes all activities, snacks, and a camp T-shirt. Lunch for the week may be added to the registration fee.

Kids Camp is open to all levels of young musicians. Just bring a guitar, a fiddle, or a 10-button diatonic accordion in the key of C, and we’ll fill the days with music classes, band labs, singing, dancing, crafts, cuisine, and fun educational activities. Instrument rental is available through local music stores.

The camp on June 23-27 is taking place at Le Vieux Village in Opelousas each day from 9am-4pm with registration at $250. There’s another week of the camp taking place in Eunice at LSUE on July 21-25. You can find more information here.

LA Folk Roots Kids Camp2025-06-13T14:36:50-05:00
25 Mar 2022

Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture & Art in Grand Coteau

2022-03-25T10:49:33-05:00

This springtime event is a comprehensive tour of the Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. On Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 9am – 5pm, visit classically inspired buildings such as the St. Borromeo Catholic Church, St. Charles College, the Academy of Sacred Heart, and more.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to identify religious history and classical symbolism in the Jesuit and Sacred Heart religious orders, as well as, recognize classical art in Catholic structures. They will also be able to identify local religious and residential building materials in southern Louisiana dating from 1796 to 1909 and recall proper renovation techniques of antebellum structures.

All attendees will receive take-home information about the St. Charles Borromeo architecture, art, and history. Throughout the tour, professional speakers will provide intimate knowledge of the buildings, sites, people, and cultural significance of these classically-inspired places.

A boxed lunch and afternoon refreshments will be provided. Participants will need their own transportation from each venue.

For questions contact Peter Patout at peter@peterpatout.com or Eddie Cazayoux at edwardjc@centurytel.net.

Download a complete itinerary here.

See nearby accommodations.

Spiritual Influence of Classical Architecture & Art in Grand Coteau2022-03-25T10:49:33-05:00
23 Mar 2022

La Table Française in Arnaudville

2024-09-04T09:15:33-05:00

Head to Arnaudville, Louisiana on the last Saturday of the month from 9:30am-11:30am for monthly coffee and conversation in French at NUNU Art & Culture Collective. La Table Française celebrates all French language use. Join Saint LUC French Immersion Cultural Campus Board President, Mavis Frugé, in conversation. Whether you speak Creole, Cajun, or Parisian, there’s a spot for you.

La Table Française in Arnaudville2024-09-04T09:15:33-05:00
21 Mar 2022

Fête de la Nature

2026-04-22T11:19:16-05:00

Fête de la Nature is a celebration of Acadiana’s natural surroundings through art, music, food, and science. This event takes place at Atelier de la Nature in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Throughout the day, scientists will lead an open-to-the-public BioBlitz. At the BioBlitz, participants search for every species of bird, reptile, insect, plant and fungus living at the reserve.

Register for this event for free here.

A benefit crawfish boil will be run by our great team of volunteers. Crawfish will be $20 for 3lbs. Proceeds will help fund Atelier de la Nature’s education programs.

Tickets available for:

  • General Admission: FREE – Please register to attend
  • Crawfish (3lbs crawfish + 2 potatoes) presale: $20
  • Camping (per tent): $10

Crawfish will also be sold at the event, as well as other concessions (card and cash accepted).

During lunch, we will also enjoy a performance by ŒUVAL (pronounced Huval as in the family name), a Lafayette band that digs deep into their heritage and surroundings to bridge the traditional and modern and infuse their Cajun Créole Zydeco music with attitude.

Event schedule:

  • 6:30-8 Birds
  • 8-10 Arthropods
  • 10-12 Amphibians, Reptiles & Fishes
  • 12-2 Crawfish Boil and Music
  • 2-5 Plants, Fungus, Mammals
  • 5-8 set up tents, dinner break and fire
  • 8-onwards: Nocturnal insects, bats, night-hikes, pond walk, bonfire and camping

FREE registration is REQUIRED for all attendees. If you’d like to support Atelier de la Nature, a donation would be greatly appreciated. Suggested donation is $10.

Multilingual accessibility (French/Spanish/English). Please contact us for other accessibility requests.

Fête de la Nature2026-04-22T11:19:16-05:00
4 Mar 2022

La Table Française at Eunice

2024-02-22T14:42:49-06:00

Wednesday mornings at the Eunice Depot Museum are the perfect chance to practice your French. Whether you’re a French speaker who wants to converse in your language or you’re interested in learning, La Table Française de Eunice is for you. This French table is an event where anyone is invited to come out and practice Louisiana Cajun French. Coffee and snacks are available as well.

La Table Française at Eunice2024-02-22T14:42:49-06:00
4 Mar 2022

Savoy Music Jam

2024-02-22T14:38:49-06:00

This jam session in Eunice, Louisiana is a special Saturday morning tradition hosted at the Savoy Music Center. This building is home to the master accordion craftsman, Marc Savoy. The three-hour Cajun jam session has gotten the attention of major media outlets throughout the years. It was featured on Good Morning America, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Magazine. Visitors from all over the world make their way to the jam to meet the musicians and enjoy traditional Cajun music.

Marc’s jam session etiquette is part of the reason the jam is so famous. It is not a place for younger artists to “show-off”. Instead, the musicians are led by the older generation of Cajun music fiddlers and accordionists. It’s not a talent show, but a cultural exchange of stories, tunes, tips, and a few laughs.

Don’t know how to play? That’s just fine. Chairs are set up for the audience to sit and listen or get up and dance!

Savoy Music Center
Savoy Music Center
Savoy Music Center
Savoy Music Jam2024-02-22T14:38:49-06:00
4 Mar 2022

Jammin’ on the Bayou

2024-02-22T14:45:33-06:00

This jam session is hosted by musician Stanley Lee at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center in Opelousas, Louisiana. Musicians at any level of expertise bring an instrument and suggest their favorite songs. Bystanders can sit and listen in or dance along. The jam session is free and open to the public. Anyone can stop by and join in on the fun.

The jam is held every third Saturday of the month starting around 1pm. After the show, stick around the visitor center. One of our experienced Travel Counselors can point you to other points of interest in the parish. If you want to stay longer, they can even provide a tour of our award-winning, sustainable welcome center.

Jammin’ on the Bayou2024-02-22T14:45:33-06:00
4 Mar 2022

Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras

2025-12-09T09:19:59-06:00

Kids get in on the Mardi Gras fun too in Eunice, Louisiana. In fact, the Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras is a Courir de Mardi Gras and chicken chase just for kids. Children ages 1-14 get to participate, and they are encouraged to be in full costume, mask, and capuchon. The Mardi Gras run begins at 9am. Participants arrive back at the Eunice Recreation Complex at 12pm for lunch, then depart for Harris Field at 1:15pm for the chicken chase. The day ends with a children’s parade in downtown Eunice at 3pm.

For this event, participants are broken into different divisions based on age. Registration is open at 7am at the Eunice Recreation Complex. You can also complete registration at EuniceRec.com.

Courir de Mardi Gras is based on Medieval begging rituals. For more information about this traditional celebration, visit our Mardi Gras page.

Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras2025-12-09T09:19:59-06:00
4 Mar 2022

Cajun Mardi Gras Festival

2025-08-06T10:19:28-05:00

This five-day celebration is not your typical idea of Mardi Gras. There are no beads and doubloons here. Instead, in Eunice, Louisiana, men and women on horseback don hand-crafted wire masks, tall hats called capuchons, and colorful costumes. The main event is the Courir de Mardi Gras & Chicken Run. Here, revelers chase a chicken or guineafowl and participate in Medieval begging practices.

The courir takes place on Mardi Gras day and is only one part of the celebration. Starting the Friday before Mardi Gras Day, you can cut loose all weekend long. Dance in the street at music concerts and jam sessions. There are even activities for children and teenagers at the Lil’ Mardi Gras held on Sunday. Also on Sunday is an old-time boucherie (hog butchering).

The Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras dates back to when the town was first established in the late 19th century. The courir was abandoned for a few years during World War II, but in 1946 a small band of riders revived the tradition. Today, the Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras has more than 2,000 participants on the run. It continues to increase each year.

Learn more about the history of rural Louisiana Mardi Gras traditions here.

Eunice Mardi Gras
Courir de Mardi Gras and Chicken Run in Eunice, Louisiana
Eunice Mardi Gras at The Liberty
Mardi Gras in Eunice, Louisiana
Mardi Gras in Eunice, Louisiana
Cajun Mardi Gras Festival2025-08-06T10:19:28-05:00

St. Landry Parish Visitor Center
Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm

337.948.8004
978 Kennerson Road (I-49 exit 23)
P.O. Box 1415 • Opelousas, LA 70570

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