2011 LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 2011
Food & Wine Festivals, Shows & Local Events
waiting for new dates
September 30-Oct 1, 2011 11th Annual Lecompte Pie Festival - Lecompte, Louisiana
October 1, 2011 New Orleans On Tap - New Orleans, Louisiana
Over 200 different kinds of beer to sample, live music, SPCA adoptions, food and a raffle. Held at City Park to benefit the SPCA.
October 1, 2011 Louisiana Cajun Food Festival - Kaplan, Louisiana
Kaplan is sometimes referred to as "The Most Cajun Place on Earth". The festival includes cook-offs and live music.
October 1, 2011 Annual Okra Festival - St. Martinville, Louisiana
The African-American Musuem will host it's Annual Okra Festival with the traditional Cook-Off Competition featuring unique okra dishes, Zydeco music, entertainment, okra king & queen, food & drink booths and crafts.
October 6-8, 2011 Zwolle Tamale Fiesta - Zwolle, Louisiana
The Fiesta stems from a combination of the Indian's and Spaniard's culinary efforts to produce the most delectible hot tamale in the country.
Oct 7-9, 2011 21st Annual World Championship Gumbo Cook-Off - New Iberia, Louisiana
Family oriented food festival in historic downtown New Iberia. Music all weekend. The "Battle of the Roux's".
October 13, 2011 Artoberfest - Rushton, Louisiana
Unique brews, German food, appetizer competition by local restaurants, cake walk, silent auction, and music. Presented by North Central Louisiana Arts Council and held at the Historic Fire Station.
October 13-16, 2011 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. Great musical line-up.
October 14-16, 2011 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 14-16, 2011 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 15-16, 2011 Tailgating Cook-Off - Loreauville, Louisiana
Tailgating Cook-off Competition, Poker Run, Dog Parade, Fun Walk, and Car, Bike & Truck Show.
October 16, 2011 St. Martinville Pepper Festival - St. Martinville, Louisiana
The 20th annual festival will include food, music, arts & crafts, 5K road race, motorcycle poker run, pepper eating contest, and booths selling pepper plants, pepper cookbooks and locally made hot sauces.
October 20-22, 2011 75th 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 21-23, 2011 Louisiana Gumbo Festival of Chackbay - Thibodaux, Louisiana
A family festival held every third full weekend of October in Chackbay, the "Gumbo Capital of Louisiana".
October 22, 2011 Boudin Cookoff - Lafayette, Louisiana
Sample varieties of boudin from up to 25 of the region's top boudin sausage making masters. Cast your vote for the People's Choice winner. Enjoy live music, food, cold beverages, and lots of free family activities. Put yourself to the test in the boudin eating contest.
October 27-30, 2011 Louisiana Yambilee Festival - Opelousas, Louisiana
Celebrating the Sweet Golden Yam (sweet potato). Website has Loud Music. Mute & sound level is in lower right corner.
October 28-29, 2011 South Louisiana Blackpot Festival & Cookoff - Lafayette, Louisiana
Held annually at Lafayette”s Acadian Village, the festival celebrates its 6th year with an old-fashioned black pot cook-off, great music, an accordion contest, called square dancing, camping & jamming.
October 28-30, 2011 Bucktown Seafood Festival - Metairie, Louisiana
Rides, live music, games, crafts, and of course, seafood! Sponsored by St. Louis King of France, the Bucktown Seafood Festival is FREE and offers fun for the whole family.
October 28-30, 2011 French Food Festival - Larose, Louisiana
A celebration of Cajun French heritage featuring food, music, dancing, carnival midway, art show, folk life demos & more!
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