South Decadence - New Orleans - August 29, 30 & 31, September 1 & 2
Southern Decadence is the largest LGBTQ+ event in New Orleans celebrated nightly throughout the city with wonderful parties and events, culminating in a grand parade.
The following venues will hold nightly events:
Phoenix Bar, 941 Elysian Fields Avenue
Corner Pocket, 940 St Louis Street
Oz, 800 Bourbon Street
Bourbon Pub & Parade, 801 Bourbon Street
Virgin Hotel New Orleans, 550 Baronne Street
Toulouse Theatre, 615 Toulouse Street
Fillmore New Orleans, 6 Canal Street
The 52nd Annual Southern Decadence Parade kicks-off at 2:00 PM on Sunday, September 1, at the Golden Lantern Bar, 1239 Royal Street.
Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival - Morgan City - August 30 & 31, September 1 & 2
305 Everett Street
Lawrence Park in Morgan City is the location of the 89th annual Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival. The festival features arts & crafts, a children's village, the blessing of the fleet, a street parade, a mass in the park, fireworks on the river, carnival rides, a car show, Louisiana delicacies, music in the park, and much more. This is the only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig - Mr. Charlie Oil Rig.
The musical lineup includes:
Cliff Hillebran & Sidepiece Band
Swampland Revival
Gospel Music in the Park
Caleb Lapeyrouse & The Drivers
Centro Norento
Deep Water Rehab
Kings of Neon
Rick Lorenzo
Cajun Roots
Justin Cornett Band
Snapper & The Fishsticks
Yeah You Right
Left on Red
Soulshine
South 70
This is a free event.
Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run - Natchitoches -August 30 & 31
100 Rue Beauport
The 25th annual Cane River Zydeco Festival & Poker Run is a two-day party featuring Zydeco music, Cajun music, food, beverages, a dance contest, and a poker run. Gates open at 6:00 PM on Friday with free admission for a Zydeco dance contest, line dancing, swing dancing, and DJ Rob Real. The poker run begins at noon on Saturday, and festival gates open at 2:00 PM.
Musical guests include:
Marcus Ardoin & The Zydeco Legends
Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers
Admission on Saturday is $20.
Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival - Opelousas - August 31
1939 W Landry Street
The 42nd Annual Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival takes place on the Yambilee Festival Grounds in Opelousas. The schedule of events on Saturday includes a Zydeco Parade beginning at 8:30 AM and a Zydeco Breakfast from 9:00 to 11:00 AM beneath the oak trees on the Courthouse Square. The music starts at 12:00 PM.
This year's guests include:
Grammy winner Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
LeRoy Thomas & Zydeco Road Runners
Geno Delafose & French Rockin Boogie
C. J. Chenier & the Red-Hot Louisiana Band
NUZO Zydeco
Jeremy Fruge & The Zydeco Hot Boyz
Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush
Chris Ardoin & NuStep Zydeco
Admission is $25 for adults; $5 for children 12 and under. Festival gates open at 11:00 AM.
Creole Renaissance Festival - Rayne - September 1
210 Frog Festival Drive
The Rayne Civic Center & Pavillion is the setting for the Creole Renaissance Festival. A family-friendly celebration of all things Creole, the festival focuses on the people, the food, the culture, and the Zydeco music.
Bands appearing live include:
Next Gen Zydeco
Rosie Ledet
Horace Trahan and The Ossun Express
Mike Broussard and Nu Edition Zydeco
Preston Frank and The Frank Family Band
The Return of BooZoo Chavis' Magic Sounds featuring Poncho Chavis
The Zydeco Force Reunion
Step Rideau and The Zydeco Outlaws
J Paul Jr. and The Zydeco Nubreeds
Keith Frank and The Soileau Zydeco Band
Doors open at 11:00 AM; music begins at noon. Tickets are available online.
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