Wing Wars returns to downtown Lafayette with music, family fun and wing showdown BY KRISTIN ASKELSON | Staff writer May 7, 2026 Chicken wing lovers across Acadiana are preparing for the return of Wing Wars of Acadiana, a downtown Lafayette festival featuring local cooks, live music and community fundraising.
+10 Rain Angels and ideal weather set the tone for Festival International’s 40th anniversary BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer May 6, 2026 Festival International de Louisiane enjoyed spectacular weather, fabulous music and easy-going crowds coming out to enjoy the show.
+15 Opening night at Festival International brings joy, high octane energy to Lafayette BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 24, 2026 As the sun set across Jefferson Street on the opening night of Festival International de Louisiane, Novalima rocked the Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do stage in front of a jiving, e…
What’s the weather for Festival International? See when you’ll need an umbrella, sunscreen BY ASHLEY WHITE | Staff writer Apr 23, 2026 The music is pumping and the food is flowing at Festival International de Louisiane. Revelers can expect warm weather and some rain over the weekend.
Cash, cards and more: Find out how to pay for food, merch at Festival International BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 22, 2026 Festival International de Louisiane is a great place to stock up on souvenirs and gifts, while splurging on snacks and hitting up the beverage tents for one more Festival Punch. Â
Heading to Festival International? Here’s what Lafayette Police want you to know first BY KRISTIN ASKELSON and CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writers Apr 21, 2026 Lafayette police are out in force, as planned, as Festival International de Louisiane Festival International de Louisiane returns to downtown Lafayette for its 40th year this week.
+7 With 40 years of Festival International, Lafayette has emerged as a center for global arts BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 17, 2026 Downtown Lafayette has seen many changes over the past 40 years.Â
Looking for a spot to rest at Festival International? This pop-up offers free lounge access. BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 15, 2026 Even with perfect weather, the Festival International de Louisiane experience can feel like a marathon.
+3 See 2026 Festival International restaurant, food list: crawfish boats, alligator bites, more BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 1, 2026 There's nothing better than a fresh crawfish boat, free music and the company of thousands of your closest friends at Louisiana's premiere international music festival.Â
The music schedule is out for Festival International's 40th year. See who's playing where. BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Mar 10, 2026 Festival International de Louisiane is getting ready to celebrate its 40th year in downtown Lafayette, and music lovers can now see where, and when, their favorite acts will be playing across …
Mardi Gras 2026: Parades and celebrations around Lafayette, Acadiana the weekend before Fat Tuesday BY ASHLEY WHITE | Staff writer Feb 12, 2026 If Mardi Gras is a marathon, not a sprint, we’re in the last few miles and the revelry is heating up.
+5 As costs rise to book global bands, Festival International creates 'market' for LA, Acadian musicians BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 29, 2025 Festival International de Louisiane will celebrate an important anniversary in the spring. For the past 40 years, Lafayette's biggest festival has steadily expanded in size and reputation base…
+3 Festival International raises funds as costs rise to bring international artists to Lafayette BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Nov 21, 2025 For the next two weeks, Festival International de Louisiane is raising funds to help offset the rising costs of booking international artists for this Louisiana festival.Â
+17 Lafayette’s most iconic festival turns 40 — and it’s getting its own book JOEL THOMPSON | Staff Reporter Nov 2, 2025 It’s hard to imagine Lafayette without Festival International.Â
+11 Lafayette hosts French Ambassador to the United States for the Grand Reveil Acadien BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer Oct 28, 2025 October has been a busy month for unique events in Lafayette. Festivals Acadiens brought thousands out to Girard Park, but it wasn’t the only party in town.
First ever Louisiana Mosquito Fest to benefit volunteer fire department with music, food BY ASHLEY WHITE | Staff writer Oct 23, 2025 Louisiana is getting a new festival that benefits a volunteer fire department while poking fun at and bringing awareness to one of the state's largest pests.Â
Get ready for Gulf Brew 2025 as AcA passes the mantle to Downtown Lafayette Unlimited Staff report Updated Oct 16, 2025 On Saturday, Gulf Brew will transform downtown Lafayette into a beer-centric street festival with beer vendors, live music, arts & crafts merchants hand selected by Louisiana Crafts Guild,…
+13 French, Belgian dignitaries celebrate start of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles with boudin BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Oct 11, 2025 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is all about the music, dancing and food that makes southwest Louisiana's French culture come alive — and it's also about the longstanding ties that sustain the c…
+5 The Latin Music Festival in Lafayette is set to sell tickets for the first time this year BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 22, 2025 Luis Mora arrived in Acadiana via his native Colombia almost 60 years ago, to attend the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
+4 Poster marks 50 years of Cajun musician Zachary Richard 'sticking his fist in the air' BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 14, 2025 This year, the poster for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrates a moment of hope, optimism and awakening for Cajun and Creole music.
Boudin and bacon cook-off, festival permanently canceled in downtown Lafayette BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 9, 2025 After more than 16 years of boudin and bacon in Lafayette's Parc International, the Boudin Cook-Off and Acadiana Bacon Festival has been "permanently canceled," according to organizers on the …
+3 The weekend schedule for next month's Festivals Acadiens et Créoles in Lafayette is here BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Sep 2, 2025 Over 50 years ago, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles began as a dream to center area Cajun and Creole musicians on a big stage, creating a moment of cultural dynamism that rocked Acadiana.Â
+4 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2025 lineup revealed, Cajun star Zachary Richard to open BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Updated Aug 4, 2025 Lafayette, it's time to start getting ready for fall festival season. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles released its 2025 lineup today, with musicians ranging from legends like Zachary Richard and…
Celebrate 2025 Pride Month in Lafayette with a parade, film festival and more BY JA'KORI MADISON | Staff writer Jun 2, 2025 Lafayette is celebrating Pride Month with festivities throughout the month, including it's annual downtown parade and a block party.
+13 Festival International de Louisiane wraps up another extraordinary year BY KRIS WARTELLE | Contributing writer May 7, 2025 This year’s Festival International was a hard one to top. The crowds were great. The music was excellent. And the weather cooperated, at least for the weekend of the festival, bringing lots of…
+9 More than crawfish: Cajun culture on display at Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer May 5, 2025 If you're in love with all things Cajun, Breaux Bridge was the place to be this weekend. From crawfish eating contests to zydeco dance-offs, many of Acadiana's most beloved pastimes were on di…
+2 'This feels like home': Moroccan band electrifies second night of Festival International BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Apr 25, 2025 In Yallah Yallah's Festival International debut, the Moroccan and Middle Eastern '80s pop throwback band had the crowd jumping, dancing and singing.Â