Due to the inclement weather that fell on Festival Sunday, TRAIL has decided to reschedule the annual Ride for Rox for Saturday, May 20.
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Here’s your Sunday Fest schedule
All stages for what is, sadly, the final day of Festival International de Louisiane
IND L!VE - Fest Sunday edition
After-parties and satellite events for the final day of Festival International de Louisiane
Here’s your Saturday Fest schedule
All stages for Saturday performances at Festival International de Louisiane
IND L!VE - Fest Saturday edition
After-parties and satellite events during Festival International de Louisiane
IND L!VE - Fest Friday edition
All the after-parties and satellite events on the Friday of Festival International de Louisiane
FIL increases accessibility for people with disabilities
Festival International de Louisiane is working to make its 2017 offering a great experience for everyone, including patrons with disabilities, which is why organizers have released information to help make the experience easy.
Zachary Richard to be honored on Festival Thursday
The singer-songwriter will be elevated as Commandeur of the French Order of Arts & Letters on Festival Thursday.
Best Bet: Ceux Qui Marchent Debout
This French funk ensemble plays amplified brass band instruments with brass band attitude, and you have three chances to hear them.
Festival International presents ’Festival Trivia Challenge’ this Tuesday
Join the Jefferson Street Pub on Tuesday, April 11 from 6 - 8 p.m. for the Festival Trivia Challenge presented by none other than Festival International de Louisiane.
The ’festival’ before Festival
There's a lot of Festival fun to be had in the weeks leading up to Festival International.
The Service Chevrolet Cadillac shuttle buses will ferry attendees to and from satellite locations, making getting in and out of Downtown Lafayette for Festival International a breeze.
• Interactive Art • Interactive Physical Activities • Tournaments • The Nutty Scientists • Lemonade Day taste test competition (more details at www.lemonadeday.org) Chevron Scène des Jeune
Located inside Parc Sans Souci, near JD Bank Pavillon de Cuisine & Jefferson St. across from Antlers
Meet the LUS LA Craft Biergarten
Located on the 500 block of Jefferson St, next to Jefferson Street Pub
Eat (and drink) your way through Festival
FIL is truly international. Here's a list of food and beverage vendors and the stages where they're located to prove it.
Enhance your experience and enjoy with ease while doing your part to Fuel the Festival.
The entire Festival International experience is at your fingertips with the mobile app
Buy a pin, poster and official Festival merchandise to support the music you love.
Festival International releases 2017 sched
There are plenty of familiar names from Festivals past, plus a few surprises and intriguing collaborations.
Want to get some keepsakes appraised by qualified professionals and help Festival International de Louisiane at the same time?
Blackpot Festival returns to Vermilionville
The 11th Annual Blackpot Festival and Cookoff will take place at Vermillionville on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29.
Creating a “temporary dance hall” scene at Girard Park, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles organizers strive to present the current state of the culture through performances that can range from thoughtful preservation to daring innovation.
Purchase your signed Official Festivals Poster and Pin at the Merchandise Tent located in between Scène Ma Louisiane and the Bayou Food Festival. Shirts and caps printed with the 2016 pin and poster will also be available.
Latin Music Festival moves to the Moncus Park at the Horse Farm
The Latin Music Festival returns the first weekend of October with live music, food and lots of dancing.
LA Sugar Cane Festival rolls into New Iberia
The 75th Annual Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival takes place Sept. 21-25 in Downtown New Iberia and honors the state’s enduring sugar harvest and the industry as a whole.
Cayla Zeek selected as Official FIL 2017 Visual Artist
Festival International de Louisiane has announced Cayla Zeek as the Official 2017 Visual Artist.
Festivals Acadiens to fête dancehalls
South Louisiana’s disappearing dancehalls will be highlighted during the 2016 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, which is set for Oct. 13-16 at Girard Park.
1A Panel: art IS economic development
One Acadiana panel examines the area's rich arts and culture scene and explains how it drives the local economy.
Throwback Thursday — 1987 Festival edition
Two things are certain this Festival season: Fest has always been best; video technology not so much.
Festival Jam: Get your groove on
A semi-official Festival tradition continues Friday in Parc de Lafayette as everyone is invited to get down and celebrate creativity.
Friday Schedule for Scéne Lafayette General Fais Do Do
Delgrès is a part of this year’s Creole Connection artist’s residency.
Local hip-hop dance troupe takes Fest stage
A-WA’s Saturday performance has an impromptu guest — Kabuki Kru.
Haute Couture at Festival International
Some of Acadiana’s best help French rock legend Charlelie Couture with a brand new record and a performance at Festival International.
Fest friendly: Cuba photography on 3rd Street
Just in time for warming relations and the opening of U.S. tourist travel to Cuba comes an exhibition celebrating the island nation and its colorful present informed by the past.
Festival history on exhibit Saturday during ArtWalk
Fans of Lafayette’s annual Francophone culture fête can witness three decades of FIL through the eyes of its official photographers during Saturday’s ArtWalk in Downtown Lafayette.
For a performance called Poguetry in Motion, Spider Stacy of The Pogues will be joined by the Lost Bayou Ramblers, who back him playing songs from the famed Celtic rock band’s repertoire. While this is a Festival International debut, it is their second Lafayette appearance.
Ready for a Deep Dive Into Everything Festival?
Our 30th Anniversary Guide to Festival International is hot off the press and ready to read.
Catch the Fest Vibe and Get Your Merch Early
Special Rhythms on the River Thursday night with flags, pens, posters and more on sale.
Jumpstart Your Fest at the Haitian Art Exhibit
Catch this exhibit of Haitian art curated by Fest's first president, Herman Mhire.
Vintage Video at Cité this Weekend
Catch a sneak peek Saturday, April 2, of vintage video from festivals past.
There are almost 2,700 volunteer slots to be filled with Festival supporters, and Fest is only halfway to that goal, so grab some friends and coworkers and make it happen.
Welcome to The INDsider Festival Edition
To keep our fellow Fest Fanatics informed, we’re launching a special INDsider Festival Edition that will run every Friday until Festival with updates every day during the big event.
Enhance your experience and enjoy with ease while doing your part to Fuel the Festival.
Sign up for the Courir du Festival 5K
Walk, run or stroll through the historic tree-lined streets of downtown Lafayette.
Get to know the extraordinary talent gracing the stage for this 30th anniversary celebration.
Denise Gallagher: 2016 Official Festival International de Louisiane Visual Artist
Gallagher’s style is a unique blend of whimsy and sophistication, and features a mix of graphite and traditional illustration techniques with digital design.
Chevron Scène des Jeunes Schedule
Cathedral Carmel school grounds is where you'll want to bring the kids.
A humble preview of Festival’s 30th birthday party
With a schedule of favorites old and new, and an emphasis on its founding Francophone mission, Festival International de Louisiane rings in its 30th anniversary.
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