2012 LOUISIANA - JUNE and JULY 2012
FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS, SHOWS & LOCAL EVENTS
(see also: 2011)
June 1, 2012 Bon Mange' Festival - Gheen, Louisiana
"Good eating" festival with cajun food, music, dancing, rides, and games.
June 2-3, 2012 New Orleans Oyster Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Oyster Festival will educate the country about the benefits of the Louisiana Gulf Oyster, honor and celebrate the restaurateurs and oyster farmers who have solidified the New Orleans French Quarter's position as the "Oyster Capital of America"
June 3-5, 2012 International Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo - New Orleans, Louisiana
This is the largest show for the dairy, deli, bakery, and foodservice professional. The retail buyers, merchandisers, brokers, distributors, and manufacturers come from all over the world for this important buying and educational event.
June 8-10, 2012 Louisiana Corn Festival - Bunkie, Louisiana
Held the second full weekend in June each year, this will be the 26th annual event, promoting our city and the impact agriculture has on it and the people in the area.
June 9-10, 2012 Creole Tomato Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana
June in New Orleans means the arrival of Creole Tomato dishes on local restaurant menus, in farmers markets, and at roadside stands. Typically the crop arrives in early June, which is why the French Market’s Creole Tomato Festival is always held the second weekend of that month.
June 22-23, 2012 Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival - Ruston, Louisiana
A family-oriented event produced by the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and held each year the fourth weekend of June.
June 22-23, 2012 Le Festivale de la Viande Boucanee - Ville Platte, Louisiana
Better known as the Smoked Meat Festival, this two day event is promoted by Chapter 632 of the Vietnam Veterans of America and is held on the last full weekend of June each year in the "Smoked Meat Capital of the World". It showcases the Cajun heritage, friendly people, delicious foods, toe-tapping music and natural beauty of the region.
June 22-24, 2012 Louisiana Catfish Festival - Des Allemands, Louisiana
Sample from a wide variety of catfish dishes: including catfish platters, catfish boats, catfish po-boys and catfish sauce piquante. Rides, games, road races, and catfish-eating contest. Country store, plant booth and crafts. Live music.
June 23-24, 2012 Lacombe Crab Festival - Lacombe, Louisiana
Enjoy a weekend of great family fun with food, entertainment, gumbo cook-off competition, artwork, and carnival rides, all set under the majestic live oaks at John Davis Park.
June 28-30, 2012 7th Annual Beauregard Parish Watermelon Festival - DeRidder, Louisiana
Beauregard Parish Watermelon Festival -Home of the Sugartown Watermelon. There will be a host of watermelon games and events, as well as live music and entertainment. Come and taste some of the sweetest watermelons in Louisiana!
JULY 4, 2012 - There are so many events on this day that they are too numerous to list. Virtually every community in the U.S. has a 4th of July celebration.
July 4-8, 2012 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 15-18, 2012 NACE Experience 2012 - New Orleans, Louisiana
National Association of Catering Executives. This revolutionary conference attracts professionals from every segment of the market: caterers (on and off premise), special event planners and designers, wedding consultants and suppliers to the catering and event design world.
July 25-29, 2012 Tales of the Cocktail - New Orleans, Louisiana
An internationally acclaimed annual festival of cocktails, cuisine and culture. The best and brightest of the cocktail community—award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers—for a five-day celebration of the history and artistry of making drinks. Spirited Dinner® series, demos, tastings, competitions, seminars, book signings, tours and parties all perfectly paired with some of the best cocktails ever made.
July 26-28, 2012 49th Annual Louisiana Watermelon Festival - Farmerville, Louisiana
The Watermelon Festival is celebrated each year as a way of promoting the watermelon industry and showing pride in their harvest. Activities include: tennis tournaments, photo contests, best decorated window, arm wrestling, 5-K run, watermelon auction, watermelon quality and tasting competition motorcycle poker run, street dance, parade and much more.
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