Clarence's Louisiana Festivals Guide 2008

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This is Clarence's Louisiana festivals guide for 2008.
Louisiana festivals are listed with the dates, locations and links to the festivals' web sites. This is located at www.cajunradio.org/louisianafestivals.html

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These are the Louisiana festivals in 2008.

NOTE: I AM STILL WORKING ON THE 2008 DATES
A "??" next to the date means that I have not verified the date yet.
Please email me with any date updates at clarence@cajunradio.org

JANUARY 2008:
Jan 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Jan 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
Jan 1-31 The Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Parade schedule is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jan 1-31 The New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade schedule is in New Orleans, Louisiana.

February 2008:
Feb 1-28 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Feb 1-28 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
Feb 1-5 The Baton Rouge Mardi Gras Parade schedule is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Feb 1-5 The New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade schedule is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Feb 29-Mar 2       The Black Heritage Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

March 2008:
Mar 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Mar 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
Feb 29-Mar 2       The Black Heritage Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Mar 15       The St. Patrick's Day parade Baton Rouge is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Mar 10-25       The Gas, Food and Lodging Music Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mar 6-9       The Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete Festival is in Port Allen, Louisiana.
?? Mar 16-18 The Bluegrass on the Bayou Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the LSU golf course (Burbank St. and Nicholson St).
Mar 13-16 The Washington Catfish Festival is in Washington, Louisiana.
?? Mar 26       The Eunice Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off Festival is in Eunice, Louisiana.
?? Mar 31 The Blues and BBQ Challenge Festival is in Hammond, Louisiana.

April 2008:
Apr 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Apr 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Apr 1 The Blues and BBQ Challenge Festival is in Hammond, Louisiana.
?? Apr 7-9         The Cajun Hot Sauce Festival is in New Iberia, Louisiana.
?? Apr 1-2         The Baton Rouge Outhouse Film Festival at LSU will be held in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
?? Apr 7-9         The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
?? Apr 21-22     The Balfa Cajun/Creole Heritage Week is at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
?? Apr 15-May 20 The Baton Rouge downtown free outdoor concerts is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Apr 21-23     The French Quarter Festival is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Apr 21-22     The Bayou Teche Bear Festival is in Franklin, Louisiana.
?? Apr 23           The Baton Rouge Earth Day Festival 2006 is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Apr 20-23         The Red Stick International Animation Festival will be held in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Article 2
?? Apr 26-30     The Festival International is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
?? Apr 28-30 The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Apr24-30 The Baton Rouge Blues Week Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Apr 28-29 The River Fest Festival is in Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana.
?? Apr 29 The Baton Rouge Cajun Day Festival is in Port Allen Louisiana (across the river from Baton Rouge).

May 2008:
May 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
May 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? May 5-6 The Baton Rouge Fest For All Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Apr 15-May 20 The Baton Rouge downtown free outdoor concerts is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? May 5-7 The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? May 2-14 The Lake Charles Contraband Days Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
?? May 6-7 The Baton Rouge Fest For All Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? May 4 The Cochon de Lait, dance at Magnolia Mound Plantation is in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
?? May 5-7 The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival is in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.
?? May 25-28 The Shreveport Mudbug Madness Festival is in Shreveport, Louisiana.
?? May 25-28 The Gonzales Jambalaya Festival is in Gonzales, south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

June 2008:
Jun 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Jun 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Jun 1-4 The Church Point Buggy Festival is in Church Point, Louisiana.
?? Jun 30 The Mandeville Seafood Festival is in Mandeville, Louisiana.

July 2008:
July 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge
July 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Jul 1-2 The Mandeville Seafood Festival is in Mandeville, Louisiana.
?? Jul 4 The 4th July Fireworks on the Mississippi River is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Jul 6-7 The Clinton Red, White, Blueberry Street Dance and Fireworks Festival is in Clinton, Louisiana 45 minutes north of Baton Rouge.
?? Jul 14-15 The Gonzales Swamp Pop Festival is in Gonzales, Louisiana (outside Baton Rouge).
?? Jul 16-17 The Northwestern State University Folk Festival is in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
?? Jul 17-18 The Cajun French Music Association Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
?? Jul 30-Aug 1 The Marshland Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

August 2008:
Aug 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge
Aug 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Jul 30-Aug 1 The Marshland Festival is in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
?? Aug 3-6 The Satchmo Summer Fest is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Aug 6-8 The Louisiana Wildlife and Whitetail Festival is in Washington, Louisiana.
?? Aug 6-8 The Hot Air Balloon Festival Championship is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Aug 18-22 The Delcambre Shrimp Festival is in Delcambre, Louisiana.
?? Aug 20-22 The Le Cajun Festival Music Awards is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
?? Aug 26-29 The Gueydan Duck Festival is in Gueydan, Louisiana.

September 2008:
Sep 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge
Sep 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Sep 2-6 The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is in Morgan City, Louisiana.
?? Sep 3-5 The Rayne Frog Festival is in Rayne, Louisiana.
?? Sep 3-4 The Plaisance Zydeco Festival is near Opelousas, Louisiana.
?? Sep 4 The Zydeco Festival After Party is in Opelousas, Louisiana.
?? Sep 3-4 The Mamou Cajun Music Festival is in Mamou, Louisiana.
?? Sep 3-4 The Cane River Zydeco Festival and Poker Run is in Natchitoches, La.
?? Sep 5 The Creole Zydeco Festival is in St. Martinville, Louisiana.
?? Sep 11-12 The Louisiana Folklife Festival is in Monroe, Louisiana.
?? Sep 17-19 The Lafayette Festivals Acadiens is in Lafayette, Louisiana.
?? Sep 17-19 The Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival is in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
?? Sep 26 The Hemingbough festival of Blues is outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Sep 22-26 The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival is in New Iberia, Louisiana.
?? Sep 24-25 The Jim Bowie Festival is in Vidalia, Louisiana.
?? Sep 6 The Louisiana Book Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

October 2008:
Oct 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge
Oct 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Oct 1-3 The Louisiana Cattle Festival is in Abbeville, Louisiana.
?? Oct 1-2 The Lecompte Pie Festival is in Lecompte, Louisiana.
?? Oct 2-9 The Red River Revel is in Shreveport, Louisiana.
?? Oct 2-3 The Swamp Festival at the Audubon Zoo is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Oct 2 The Denham Springs Fall Festival in Antique Village is in Denham Springs, Louisiana.
?? Oct 8-10 The Sorrento Boucherie Festival is in Gonzales, Louisiana.
?? Oct 8-10,15-17 The Mensaje Spanish Festival is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Oct 9-10 The Swamp Festival at the Audubon Zoo is in New Orleans, Louisiana.
?? Oct 9-10 The Celtic Nations Heritage Festival is in Madisonville, Louisiana.
?? Oct 9-10 The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta is in Zwolle, Louisiana.
?? Oct 16 The Louisiana Tournoi at 3pm is in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
?? Oct 12-16 The Louisiana Cotton Festival is in Ville Platte, Louisiana.
?? Oct 14-16 The International Rice Festival is in Crowley, Louisiana.
?? Oct 16-17 The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival is in Madisonville, Louisiana.
?? Oct 15-17 The International Acadian Festival is in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
?? Oct 17 The Baton Rouge International Heritage Celebration Festival is in downtown Baton Rouge.
?? Oct 19 The French Settlement Creole Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Oct 22-24 The Ocktoberfest Festival is in Gonzales, Louisiana south of Baton Rouge.
?? Oct 22-24 The Louisiana Gumbo Festival is in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
?? Oct 27-31 The Yambilee Festival is in Opelousas, Louisiana.
?? Oct 28-Nov 7 The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Oct 24-31 The New Orleans Media Experience Festival is in New Orleans, Louisiana

November 2008:
Nov 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Nov 1-30 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Oct 28-Nov 7 The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Nov 4-6 The Bridge City Gumbo Festival is in Bridge City, Louisiana.
?? Nov 5-7 The Sabine Free state Festival is in Florien, Louisiana.
?? Nov 5-Dec 11 The Louisiana Renaissance Festival is in Hammond, Louisiana.
?? Nov 19-20 The Louisiana Highland Games is in Jackson, Louisiana.


December 2008:
Dec 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in Baton Rouge.
Dec 1-31 There are Various Cajun Dances in New Orleans.
?? Nov 5-Dec 11 The Louisiana Renaissance Festival is in Hammond, Louisiana.
?? Dec 1-31 The Natchitoches Christmas Festival is in Natchitoches, Louisiana.
?? Dec 3 The Baton Rouge Festival of Lights is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Dec 10-12 The Festival of the Bonfires on the Mississippi River is in Lutcher Louisiana (this is a lead up event to the Dec 24th big event).
?? Dec 11 The Baton Rouge Christmas Parade is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Dec 12 The Baton Rouge Bonfire at Magnolia Mound Plantation is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Dec 21-Jan 2 The Baton Rouge Ice Skating is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
?? Dec 23 The Port Allen Bonfires on the Mississippi River is in Port Allen near Baton Rouge.
?? Dec 24 The Festival of the Bonfires on the Mississippi River is in Lutcher, Gramercy and Paulina Louisiana between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. (news article)

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