ABOUT USDESTINATIONSBLOGOctober 2025 Creole Culture DayOctober 4The 3rd Annual Creole Culture Day honors the past and looks to the future of Creole culture in Louisiana, emphasizing the enduring importance of the French language. With free admission and food, it’s an inclusive celebration for all to enjoy.Learn More Tour du Teche 135October 3-5Paddle down the Bayou Teche in this three-day race from Port Barre to Berwick. Get your canoe, kayak, or pirogue ready.Learn More Semi-Annual Antique Fair & Yard SaleOctober 10-12Shop for bargains, food, and vintage items from over 200 vendors at the Old Schoolhouse Antique Fair in Washington.Learn More Lebeau Posse TrailrideOctober 10-11The Lebeau Posse Trailride is riding on the bayou in Lebeau, Louisiana with live zydeco music by Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws.Learn More Black Pot Cook-Off & Car ShowOctober 11Get ready for a culinary adventure like no other! Enjoy a day of food, family, cars, and culture in historic Bayou Mallet, LA.Learn More Louisiana Orphan Train Annual GatheringOctober 11Trace the history of the Louisiana Orphan Train riders at this museum event. Hear their stories from their descendants and tour the museum.Learn More Cemetery Tours & Historical ReenactmentsOctober 11, 12, 18, 19Experience stories from the past from the ghosts who lived them as you tour this centuries-old cemetery in Opelousas.Learn More Melville Catfish FestivalOctober 18Locals and visitors alike return to Melville to reconnect with friends, family, and the spirit of Southern hospitality with a catfish cook-off and live music by Charley Rivers featuring a special guest, O.M.T Band, and Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws.Learn More Blackpot CampOctober 19-24Work with professional Cajun and Creole musicians and cooks with a loose festival atmosphere at the Blackpot Camp in Eunice.Learn More Louisiana Mosquito FestivalOctober 25Celebrate Louisiana’s unofficial state bird, the mosquito, with live music, vendors, a cook-off, blood drive, and kid’s activities, like fun jumps and arts & crafts.Learn More Sweet Dough Pie FestivalOctober 25Head to Grand Coteau to shop local vendors and taste the best sweet dough pies around.Learn More Halloween Art & Nature FestOctober 25Celebrate Halloween safely through art, music, food & science at this family-friendly event in Arnaudville.Learn More Visiting the PastOctober 25Visit the steamboat town of Washington’s past with a candle lighting and choir performance in this historic cemetery.Learn More  Sign up for Allons MangerAllons Manger!Eat food and win prizesWe’ve added 51 more restaurants to our Allons Manger passport. Try the best Cajun and Creole restaurants, fried chicken icons, upscale dining, boudin stops and specialty meat locations to earn points and win prizes. Sign up for the free Allons Manger passport and start exploring! More Events in St. Landry ParishOpelousas Farmers MarketOpelousas, LATuesday, Thursday, Friday | 6:30amLearn More » Eunice Farmers MarketEunice, LASaturdays | 9amLearn More » Live at Toby’s DowntownOpelousas, LAFridays and Saturdays | 8pmLearn More » Dulcimer JamOpelousas, LAWednesdays | 10amLearn More » Live at Bayou Teche BrewingArnaudville, LASaturdays | 4pmLearn More » La Table KreyolArnaudville, LA2nd Saturday | 9:30amLearn More » Market on the LawnEunice, LAFirst Saturday | 10amLearn More »Opelousas Makers MarketOpelousas, LALast Saturday | 8amLearn More » JAMbalaya Acoustic Music JamArnaudville, LAFirst Sunday | 1pmLearn More » Life Drawing at NUNUArnaudville, LAEvery Tuesday | 6pmLearn More » Zydeco Dance LessonsOpelousas, LAEvery Wednesday | 6pmLearn More » Live Quarter Horse RacingOpelousas, LAWednesday-Saturday | 5:30pmLearn More » Silver Slipper JamLeonville, LAEvery Thursday | 6pmLearn More » Mallet French TableMallet, LA3rd Sundays | 2pmLearn More »Cajun Jam at the BreweryArnaudville, LASunday | 2pmLearn More » Zydeco Capital JamOpelousas, LA2nd Saturday | 1pmLearn More » Savoy Music JamEunice, LASaturdays | 9amLearn More » Jammin’ on the BayouOpelousas, LA3rd Saturday | 1pmLearn More » La Table Française at EuniceEunice, LAWednesdays | 9:30amLearn More » La Table Française at the VillageOpelousas, LALast Wednesday | 8:30pmLearn More » La Table Française in ArnaudvilleArnaudville, LALast Saturday | 9:30amLearn More »Drum Circle at NUNUArnaudville, LA1st Saturday | 2pmLearn More » Socrates Café at NUNUArnaudville, LA1st Sunday | 2pmLearn More » Open Painting Studio at NUNUArnaudville, LAEvery Wednesday | 2pmLearn More » Cico’s Songwriting CircleArnaudville, LA3rd Sundays | 2pmLearn More » Rendezvous in the PrairieEunice, LAEvery Thursday | 5:30pmLearn More » Live at Silver SlipperLeonville, LAEvery Friday and Saturday | 7pmLearn More » St. Landry Parish – It’s Gumbo for Your Soul!The St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission is the official destination marketing organization responsible for promoting tourism within the parish.  Arnaudville | Cankton | Eunice | Grand Coteau | Krotz Springs | Leonville | Melville | Opelousas | Palmetto | Port Barre | Sunset | Washington978 Kennerson Road, Opelousas, LA 70570 | Interstate 49, Exit 23337.948.8004 | info@cajuntravel.com |
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