Acadiana’s Weekend Nightlife Guide
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LSM opens groundbreaking VR Lab this weekend
The Virtual Reality Laboratory Experience will transport users to immersive virtual worlds.
IND L!VE offers highlights of the many live music events taking place in and around Downtown Lafayette this Festival weekend.
AcA AllStars welcome Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Proceeds from the evening benefit AcA’s non-profit community work.
Acadiana Vinyl Haul returns to Blue Moon Saloon
Buy, sell or swap vinyls and music gear this Sunday.
Johnny Nicholas rocks the garden
The Jungle Gardens at Avery Island is hosting a special Music Under the Oaks performance this Thursday featuring the Johnny Nicholas Trio with special guest David Greely.
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper is hosting its annual Save the Basin fundraiser this Sunday at Artmosphere with live music and a local art auction.
Silverbacks Improv Theatre presents ‘The 90s’
The group will improvise a one-act play inspired by classic 90s television shows, such as Full House, Family Matters, Home Improvement and more.
Galerie Touchet hosts ‘panty painting’ for women’s equality
Local artists/activists Nicole Touchet of Galerie Touchet and Brittany Boudreaux of Gallery 333 are teaming up for Femme Puissance: Painting Panties for Protection this Saturday in Downtown Lafayette.
Grant Street Dancehall hosts Lil’ Buck’s Birthday Bash
The legendary Lil’ Buck Sinegal is hosting his Semi-Annual Birthday Bash this Thursday in the recently re-opened Side Saloon at Grant Street Dancehall.
Vermilionville hosts ’Gateway to the Grammys’
This Thursday, Vermilionville will host its “Gateway to the Grammys,” which is a Grammy send-off fundraising party for three local bands who will soon be making their way to Los Angeles for “Music’s Biggest Night.”
Silverbacks host improvised holiday celebration
The Silverbacks Improv Theatre present their 5th Annual Holiday Show this Wednesday.
The Warehouse Project returns to 535
Warehouse 535 and Galerie Touchet have collaborated to create a fusion event with a plethora of local artistic talents showcasing their artwork for a one-night only event this Saturday.
Acadiana’s allstars recreate ’The Last Waltz’
Acadiana Allstar performers will recreate song-by-song the legendary Martin Scorsese film of The Band’s farewell performance with special guests performing the roles of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and many more.
DTA! closes fall season with holiday bash
Downtown Alive! welcomes the Pine Leaf Boys for the last DTA! of the season in Parc Sans Souci on Nov. 23 with the lighting of the official City Christmas Tree, Toys for Tots toy drive and gumbo from TransCanada.
LA Crossroads kicks off with Jerry Douglas & Friends
The highly popular Louisiana Crossroads music series returns to the Acadiana Center for the Arts this week for its Fall 2016 with award winning performer Jerry Douglas & Friends.
Oil Center After Hours closes with Roddie Romero & The Hub City Allstars
The Oil Center’s free outdoor concert series, Oil Center After Hours, closes out its fall season this Wednesday with a special performance from the Grammy-nominated Roddie Romero & The Hub City Allstars.
Pack & Paddle hosts Pint Night benefiting Team FarSight
Pack & Paddle is holding its Annual Pint Night this Friday featuring live music and free beer, with all proceeds benefiting long distance, blind hiker Trevor Thomas and his non-profit organization Team FarSight.
Steampunk & Makers Fair storms Downtown this weekend
Part costume play, part science fair, this all-ages festival showcases and celebrates science, technology, education, art and mathematics.
Downtown Alive! welcomes Cedryl Ballou & the Zydeco Trendsetters to the Parc Sans Souci stage on Friday, Oct. 28, with a special Halloween costume contest in coordination with the Children’s Museum of Acadiana’s Spooktacular event followed by Hocus Pocus at Movies in the Parc on top of the parking garage.
Boudin Cook-Off kicks off this Saturday
Acadiana’s biggest boudin celebration, the 9th Annual Boudin Cook-off, returns Oct. 22 to Downtown Lafayette to offer boudin samples from across the state along with a boudin eating contest and a people’s choice award for the best boudin.
Festival Acadiens et Creoles returns this weekend
The biggest and best Cajun-Creole festival in Louisiana, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, returns to Girard Park to celebrate Acadian heritage with musical performances, dancing, food from local vendors, arts and crafts from local artisans, kid’s activities, exhibits, cooking demonstrations and much more.
ASO, LSM team up for Baroque & Bones Costume Ball
The Baroque & Bones Costume Ball takes places on Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Lafayette Science Museum in Downtown Lafayette.
Movies in the Parc presents ’Big Hero 6’
Downtown Lafayette's Movies in the Parc offers family-friendly movie events featuring crowd favorites under the stars. Gates open at 200 Garfield Street at 6 p.m. and the movies start at dusk.
DTA! & AcA team up for ‘After the Flood: Artists Helping Artists’ benefit
After the Flood: Artists Helping Artists is a free community fundraising event that will feature London, England’s The James Hunter Six and Lafayette’s own The Revelers and Terry & The Zydeco Bad Boys.
Wurst Biergarten hosts Flood Relief Fundraiser this Saturday
Lafayette's creative community is banding together for a night of art and music at The Wurst Biergarten with 100 percent of cover and auction proceeds going to benefit the flood victims via United Way.
Oil Center After Hours returns this Wednesday
The Oil Center After Hours music series returns this Wednesday to kick off its Fall 2016 season.
Downtown Alive! announces Fall 2016 schedule
Lafayette’s longest-running free, weekly concert series, Downtown Alive! is back this Fall starting Sept. 16 with Feufollet taking the Parc Sans Souci stage.
Artmosphere hosts Flood Relief Concert this Saturday
Artmosphere Bistro is hosting a special Flood Relief Concert this Saturday to benefit Baton Rouge and Lafayette residents displaced or otherwise affected by the Great Flood of 2016.
Local improv group to donate proceeds to flood victims
The Silverbacks Improv Theatre presents the latest installment of its Lafayette Famous series featuring Alex Labat this Saturday, Aug. 20, starting at 6 p.m. at Cité des Arts.
Tonight’s Grass Roots concert moved to Warehouse 535
Due to the threat of inclement weather, tonight’s Grass Roots at the Horse Farm concert featuring the Lost Bayou Ramblers will be moved to Warehouse 535.
ASO performs The Music of Queen
The Music of Queen will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heymann Center.
Celebrity singer-songwriter Jason Mraz will perform in Acadiana Center for the Arts' James Moncus Theater for a pop up show on Tuesday, June 14, at 8 p.m.
IND L!VE offers highlights of the many live music events taking place around Acadiana this weekend.
IND L!VE offers highlights of the many live music events taking place around Acadiana this weekend.
IND L!VE offers highlights of the many live music events taking place around Acadiana this weekend.
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Royal Teeth bite into American Idol
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Chanky-chank with the council chairman
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