Louisiana / Texas Festivals
(contains most of the well known festivals)
- Mardi Gras - Cajun and Zydeco dance and performer schedule for southwest Louisiana and eastern Texas
Compiled by Arn Burkhoff with contribution from Patsy Herbert and Krewe
- Cycle Zydeco 2009
Apr. 16-19, 2009 - Cajun/Creole Food and Cycling Festival in SWLA
- French Quarter Festival
Largest free festival in LA, April 17-19, 2009 in New Orleans
- The Spring Dewey Balfa Cajun & Creole Heritage Week
Apr. 17-24, 2009 at Chicot State Park, Ville Platte, Louisiana
- The Festival International de Louisiane
Apr. 22-26, 2009 in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Breaux Bridge Cajun Crawfish Festival
May 1-3, 2009 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
- New Orleans Jazz & Herritage Festival
Apr. 24-26 & Apr.30 - May 3, 2009 in New Orleans
- Opelousas Spice and Music Festival
June 2-4 - 2006, South City Park, Opelousas, LA
- Leonville Cajun Heatwave Festival
Jul. 29-30, 2006 in Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, LA
- 18th Annual "Le Cajun" Music Awards & Festival
August 17-21, 2007 in Lafayette, LA
- Gueydan Duck Festival
August 23-26, 2007 in Gueydan, LA
- Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival
Plaisance, LA on Saturday of Labor Day Weekend
- Festival Acadiens
Oct. 9-11, 2009 in Lafayette, Louisiana
- Louisiana Swampfest in Audubon Zoo
Nov. 7-8, 2009 at Audubon Zoo, New Orleans
First two weekends in Oct. in New Orleans
- South Louisiana Blackpot Festival & Cookoff
Oct. 30-31, 2009 in Acadian Village, Lafayette, LA
- Lousiana Music Tours - New Orleans Jazz & Herritage Festival & Cajun Country
During JazzFest every year - Stay in the heart of the bayou, cruise down the bayou swamps , experience the taste of the Cajun country at our annual private crawfish boil at the home of Marc and Ann Savoy , enjoy a rockin' zydeco Bar-B-Q with Geno Delafose at his country ranch outside Eunice, and much more...
- Zydeco Cruise
Sails out of New Orleans around October every year
- Cajun Christmas Bayou Parade
Near Thanksgiving in Breaux Bridge, LA
- A Cajun & Creole Christmas
Events in Nov. and Dec. in SWLA
- Louisiana Festivals from Festivals.Com
East Coast Festivals / Dance Camps
- Dance Flurry
Presidents Day weekend in Saratoga, NY
- Woonsocket Mardi Gras Ball
Feb. 7, 2009 in Woonsocket, RI
- Beale Street Mardi Gras - Zydeco Festival
Feb. 22-23, 2008 in Memphis, TN
- Cranston Mardi Gras Ball
Feb. 23, 2008 in Rhodes On The Pawtuxet, Cranston, RI
- Charleston Lowcountry Cajun Festival
Apr. 5, 2009 at James Island County Park, Charleston, SC
- The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance
Apr. 16-19, 2009 on Silk Hope, NC
- Bayou N' Boogie Fest III
May 23-24, 2009 in Smithfield, RI
- Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
May 29-31, 2009 in Augusta, NJ
- Blast from the Bayou
June 4-7, 2009 in Strawberry Park, Preston, CT
- The Great Blue Heron Festival
Jul 3-5, 2009 in Sherman, NY
- Arn & Gerry's Cajun / Zydeco Danceathon
July 7-8, 2007 in Warren, NJ
- Second Annual Main Squeeze Acordion Festival
July 7, 2007 in NYC
- Cajun and Creole Dance Week
at Augusta Heritage Center
Jul. 5-10, 2008 in Elkins, WV
- The Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival
Third weekend in July at the Rothvoss Farm, Ancramdale, NY
- Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
Jul. 16-19, 2009 in Trumansburg, NY
- FloydFest 2007
Bridging the Gap between Genres, Generations, and Cultures
Jul. 26-29, 2006 in Floyd, VA
- Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival
Jul. 30-Aug. 2, 2009 in Norfolk, VA
- Bethleham Music Festival
Aug 3-12, 2006 in Bethleham, PA
- Buffalo Jam 2008
Aug. 6-9, 2008 at Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD
- Southern Week at Ashokan
Old Time, Appalachian, Cajun and Zydeco
Aug. 13 - 19, 2006 near Saugerties, NY
- Philadelphia Folk Festival
Aug. 18-20, 2006 in Schwenksville, PA
- Rhythm & Roots Festival
Labor Day weekend at Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RI
- Johnstown Festival
Labor Day weekend in Johnston, PA
- The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance
Oct.14-16, 2007 in Silk Hope, North Carolina
- The National Folk Festival
Oct. 7-9, 2005 in Richmond, VA
- Riverhawk Rhythm Festival
Nov. 8-10, 2002 in Arcadia, FL - Note -Formerly Wings and Strings
- Dance Vortex: A Dance Odyssey
One HOT weekend of Cajun, Zydeco, Swing & Waltz
First FULLweekend in October annually in Mentone, AL
- New Years Winter Camp 2007 at Ashokan
Dec. 29 - Jan. 1 in Ashokan, NY
Midwest and West Festivals / Dance Camps
(Contains most of the well known festivals)
- 6th Annual Gator By The Bay Zydeco Blues Festival
May 9-11, 2008 in San Diego, CA across from San Diego Airport
- Simi Valley Cajun/Creole Music and Food Festival
Memorial Day weekend (May 14-15, 2008) in Simi Valley, CA
- Pheasant Hollow Winery Cajun Festival
May 30-31, 2008 in Whittington, Illinois (Only Cajun Fest in Illinois)
Crawfish Boil, Gumbo, and Gator Tail, Cajun dance lessons
- The Taste Louisiana Cajun Fest
Off for 2008 but plan for 2009 in Amana, IA
- Long Beach Bayou Festival
June 26-27, 2010 at downtown Long Beach Rainbow Lagoon, Long Beach, CA
- Lark Camp - The Lark In The Morning World Music & Dance Camp
Jul.31-Aug. 9, 2009 in Mendocino, CA
- CajunFest at Northern Lights Casino
Walker, Minnesota are Aug. 21-24, 2008
- Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival
Sep. 13-15, 2002 in Anne Arbor, Michigan
- Cajun Zydeco Festival
Sept. 12, 2009 in Sebastopol, CA
- Folklore Village Cajun/Zydeco Weekend
September 21-23, 2001 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin
- 12th Annual Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp
Sep. 15-17, 2006 in Camp Howard, OR (35 miles from
Portland, Oregon on the slopes of Mt. Hood)
International Festivals / Dance Camps
General Guides for Festivals /Dance Camps