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2009 LOUISIANA 2009 (see 2008)
LOUISIANA FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
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March 5, 2009 Celebrity Chef Tour
New Orleans, Louisiana
Benefiting the James Beard Foundation featuring Award-Winning Chef Jacques Leonardi at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. Reception, multi-course dinner, wine pairings with each course, exclusive interactions with and access to the award-winning chefs, behind the scenes and experience the preparation of the courses.
March 19-22, 2009 Washington Catfish Festival
Washington, Louisiana
(also www.laffnet.org/Washington%20Catfish%20Festival.htm)
March 20-22, 2009 Iowa Rabbit Festival
Iowa, Louisiana
One of the top 20 festivals in the Southeastern United States, attracting over 20,000 people each year. Rabbit Cookoff, Miss Bunny Pageant, Parade, music, carnival, etc. The State Rabbit Show is during the Iowa Rabbit Festival, with over 400 Rabbits competing! Every kind of Rabbit known to man is there, so it’s a great opportunity for the kids to see all the different breeds that are available to show.
March 26-29, 2009 Louisiana Crawfish Festival
Chalmette, Louisiana
( www.louisianacrawfishfestival.com )
March 27-28, 2009 Smokin' Blues and BBQ Challenge
Hammond, Louisiana
More than 50 KCBS teams from around the U.S. will compete against each other and local teams for more than $12,000 in Cash & Prizes. Also featuring 60+ local teams competing in the Backyard Boogey and the Lamar Outdoor Advertising Chicken Little Contest, making this event the largest BBQ event in Louisiana for the fifth year in a row
March 29, 2009 World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off
Eunice, Louisiana
About 100 teams compete to see who can cook the best crawfish etouffee (smothered crawfish usually served with rice). Thousands of visitors come to this annual event to view three categories of cook-off participants. Last Sunday in March each year.
April 3-5, 2009 38th Annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
April 3-5, 2009 Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Southern Breeze Wine + Culinary Festival visits cities throughout the Gulf Coast states to share the love of fine wine, gourmet cuisine and Gulf Coast culture.
April 4, 2009 Franklin Parish Catfish Festival
Winnsboro, Louisiana
April 4-5, 2009 Louisiana Roadfood Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana
A weekend to celebrate and savor the delicious diversity of Louisiana food
April 17-18, 2009 Lockport Food Festival
Lockport, Louisiana
A 2009 Southeast Tourism Society "Top 20 Event," Great Cajun food, music & dancing. Carnival midway
April 17-19, 2009 Cajun Hot Sauce Festival
New Iberia, Louisiana
Hot Sauce and Jambalaya Cook-Off, entertainment, etc.
April 18, 2009 6th Annual Crawfish Cook-Off
Slidell, Louisiana
St. Tammany's Biggest Cook-Off Event, at Fritchie Park 11am - 6pm. All the crawfish you can eat $20 pre sale, $25 at the gate. Kids under 12 free. 55 teams boil crawfish for the title of "Best Crawfish in St. Tammany Parish" - 35,000 pounds of crawfish boiled, 3 bands play, other foods available for purchase.
May 1-3, 2009 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Celebrity Crawfish Eating Contest, Cajun Cooking Demonstration, Cajun Dancing Contest, Crawfish Races, Parade, Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff, music, entertainment, arts & crafts.
May 9, 2009 Annual Crawfish Boil
Oak Mountain State Park, Louisiana
Louisiana State University Alumni Chapter.
May 19-23, 2009 18th Annual New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nationally recognized as one the most prestigious festivals of its kind and features over 175 wineries and 1000 wines over the 5-day event, which now continually raises over $125,000 Annually for local charities.
May 21-24, 2009 Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales, Louisiana
World Champion Jambalaya cooking contest, swamp pop music etc. at the Jambalaya Capital of the World.
May 21-24, 2009 Mudbug Madness
Shreveport, Louisiana
One of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun festivals, with Crawfish Boil, Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz artists, mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, raucous contests, and fun for all ages. Mudbug Madness draws as many as 56,000 people in one day.
June 13-14, 2009 New Orleans Vieux To Do
New Orleans, Louisiana
Three festivals, one weekend: Louisiana Seafood Festival, Cajun-Zydeco festival, and The French Market Creole Tomato Festival
June 24-26, 2009 National Personal Chef Conference
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA)
June 26-28, 2009 Beauregard Parish Watermelon Festival
DeRidder, Louisiana
July 2-5, 2009 Greater Mandeville Seafood Festival
Mandeville, Louisiana
The festival not only provides a fun-filled four-day event for parish residents and others, but also doles out some pretty big bucks to local non-profit organizations.
July 10-12, 2009 Louisiana Catfish Festival
Des Allemands, Louisiana
July 18-20, 2009 56th Annual Louisiana Foodservice EXPO
New Orleans, Louisiana
With hundreds of booths and 15,000 attendees, the EXPO is the premier foodservice gathering in the Gulf South.
July 23-25, 2009 46th Annual Louisiana Watermelon Festival
Farmerville, Louisiana
The Louisiana Watermelon Festival has been named one of the Top Twenty Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society.
July 26-29, 2009 NFSSC Annual Seminar & Exposition
New Orleans, Louisiana
National Food Service Security Council
August 2, 2009 Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation
New Orleans, Louisiana
Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation is the nation's premier culinary benefit, featuring top chefs and mixologists -- all of whom are coming together to donate their time, talent and passion to end childhood hunger in America.
August 12-16, 2009 Delcambre Shrimp Festival
Delcambre, Louisiana
Always the 3rd full weekend in August. Home to one of the area's most productive shrimp fleets. Events include a shrimp cook-off, queens pageants, fais-do-do's, food booths, carnival rides, and the blessing of the shrimp boat fleet. There's plenty of fun for "kids" of all ages and lots to see, hear, and EAT!
August 27-30, 2009 Gueydan Duck Festival
Gueydan, Louisiana
Duck and Goose Calling contest, Skeet Shooting, Hunting Dog Trials, and Decoy Carving. Great food, nightly bands, Junior and Senior Queen's Pageants, a Grand Parade, Outdoor and Indoor Cooking Contests, Auction, arts and crafts, carnival.
September 3-7, 2009 74th Annual Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival
Morgan City, Louisiana
This is an event that will prove that oil and water really do mix. Deep in the heart of Cajun Country, every Labor Day Weekend, tens of thousands of people celebrate at Louisiana's oldest chartered harvest festival.
September 11-12, 2009 7th Annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Continuous live music, children’s activity area, meat pie eating contest for children and adults, best meat pie tasting contest, meat pie making demonstration, poker run, memory walk (fundraiser for Alzheimer’s), womanless beauty pageant, parade, car show etc.
September 12-14, 2009 Rayne Frog Festival
Rayne, Louisiana
Rayne Frog Festival is a celebration of Rayne, Louisiana's heritage as the single largest worldwide shipper of frog legs throughout most of the 20th century.
October 2-4, 2009 Lecompte Pie Festival
Lecompte, Louisiana
A slice of Louisiana is waiting for you!
October 3, 2009 Louisiana Cajun Food Festival
Kaplan, Louisiana
October 8-10, 2009 Zwolle Tamale Fiesta
Zwolle, Louisiana
The Fiesta stems from a combination of the Indians and Spaniards culinary efforts to produce the most delectible hot tamale in the country.
October 8-11, 2009 Louisiana Cattle Festival
Abbeville, Louisiana
Originally known as the Dairy Festival, the name was changed in 1979 to honor all the Cattle Industry of the state. Held every first full weekend in October.
October 9-11, 2009 Bridge City Gumbo Festival
Bridge City, Louisiana
Bridge City's "world famous" Gumbo is cooked daily at the festival grounds and over 2000 gallons of both seafood and chicken/sausage gumbo will be prepared for our visitors during the festival. A variety of other native Louisiana cooking such as jambalaya, New Orleans style red beans and rice with sausage as well as hamburgers, hot dogs, onion mums, homemade cakes and candies, funnel cakes and many delicious surprises will also be available.
October 15-17, 2009 73rd International Rice Festival
Crowley, Louisiana
The International Rice Festival held annually in Crowley is one of Louisiana's largest and also it's oldest Agricultural Festival held. Since it's first festival on October 5th, 1937, over 7 million people have attended the annual event.
October 16-18, 2009 St. John Andouille Festival
LaPlace, Louisiana
Come and celebrate a good time in LaPlace, LA where we honor the best tasting Andouille sausage in the world.
October 16-18, 2009 Louisiana Gumbo Festival of Chackbay
Thibodaux, Louisiana
A family festival. Every third full weekend of October.
October 22-25, 2009 Louisiana Yambilee Festival
Opelousas, Louisiana
Celebrating the Sweet Golden Yam (sweet potato). Website has Loud Music. Mute & sound level is in lower right corner.
November 6-8, 2009 Louisiana Swine Festival
Basile, Louisiana
November 7-8, 2009 Giant Omelette Celebration
Abbeville, Louisiana
The cooking of a 5,000 Egg Omelette! Authentic Cajun Food, Art Show, Musical Entertainment, Antique Car Show, Kid's World, and much more!
November 12-15, 2009 Port Barre Cracklin Festival
Port Barre, Louisiana
2008 LOUISIANA 2008
LOUISIANA FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS, EVENTS
waiting for new 2009 dates
October 24-25, 2008 French Food Festival
Larose, Louisiana
November 15, 2008 Rice Capital Gumbo Cook-Off
Crowley, Louisiana
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