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Festivals listed below from 2008. Please check before you go for 2009 dates.

NOW THROUGH APRIL 12
NATCHEZ SPRING PILGRIMAGE: Natchez, Miss. Visitors can choose from 25 antebellum mansions for morning or afternoon tours. Many of the mansions are private residences only open to the public during the five weeks of the pilgrimage. Tickets are available for three-house tours, $24, adults, and $18, children 6-13; and three-house tours plus Longwood, called “the grandest octagonal house in America,” $34, adults; and $26, children. Evening entertainment includes the Historic Natchez Pageant and other musical and theatrical productions. (800) 647-6742.

APRIL 4-6
CAJUN HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL: all day, SugArena at Acadiana Fairgrounds, 713 NW Bypass (La. 3212), New Iberia. Hot sauce competition, jambalaya cook-off, carnival, arts and crafts, live music throughout the weekend including  T.K. Hulin, G. G. Shinn & Smoke, Travis Matte & The Kingpins, Chris Ardoin & Nu Step and Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie. Admission charged. http://www.sugarena.com, http://www.iberiatravel.com or (337) 365-7539.

AUDUBON COUNTRY BIRDFEST: St. Francisville. The Feliciana Nature Society puts on this annual event highlighting the bird life, natural habitat and history of the Feliciana Parishes. Look for birding field trips, birding walks, house and  birding tours at Audubon State Historic Site at Oakley Plantation, vendors, exhibits and opening reception/social on Friday night with speaker. Fees for most events. (800) 488-6502 or http://www.audubonbirdfest.com.

SOUTHERN BREEZE WINE & CULINARY FESTIVAL: Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd. Grand wine tasting, walkabout brunch, chef’s challenge and more. Tickets, call (225) 344-5866.

PATTERSON CYPRESS SAWMILL FESTIVAL: Patterson at Kemper Williams Park. The family festival offers a golf tournament, arts and crafts, country music talent contest, street fair, food and beverages, games, a gumbo cook-off, softball tournament, petting zoo, fireworks on Saturday night, old engine, classic car and truck display; poker run and a passé patout (two-person saw contest) with visiting queens. Bands include: Flashback, Southern Skkyy, The Original Tramps, Satisfaction, Big Cat Daddy featuring Todd O’Neill, Waylon Thibodeaux, The Molly Ringwalds and Foret Tradition. (985) 395-4905. 

APRIL 5
DELTA MUSIC FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Delta Music Museum, Ferriday. Pete Fountain will join the museum’s Hall of Fame this year. Headlining the entertainment will be Jason D. Williams, whose singing is reminiscent of Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. Other entertainers will include The Jordans, the Northwest Mississippi Community College Choir, Lujuana Weir and Easy Eddie and the Party Rockers. Admission is $3. (318) 757-9999.

APRIL 5-6
ART, ANTIQUES & AUTHORS: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.  Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, ASHA Museum, 318 Mississippi St.  and adjacent Crescent Park, Donaldsonville. Book signing, artists, food, music and more. (225) 473-4814.

APRIL 10-12
LOUISIANA RAILROAD DAYS FESTIVAL: DeQuincy. Country singer Ronnie McDowell headlines the entertainment at this year’s festival. He’ll perform at 8 p.m. Saturday. Also look for food booths, carnival rides, talent show, pageant, 5K run, diaper derby, model train show, domino and chess tournaments, part-child look-alike contest, live music, street dance, bike parade, children’s activities, scavenger hunt and old timers reunion. (337) 786-2823.

APRIL 11-13
PONCHATOULA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: Ponchatoula. Parade, strawberry-eating contest, baking contest, hollering contest, sack race and more. Live entertainment includes Brandon Bennett, Big Al & the Heavyweights, The Way Goners, Mojeaux, Bits & Pieces, Five Finger Discount, Magnolia, Soul Vaxxination and Irma Thomas. Hours are 4 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. http://www.lastrawberryfestival.com or (800) 917-7045.

FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL:  New Orleans French Quarter. Showcase for local musicians on outdoor stages throughout the Quarter with jazz, contemporary, Latin, Cajun, gospel and many other types of music. Sample classic New Orleans cuisine at food and drink booths, attend an art show or courtyards tour. A second line parade will kick off the festival on Friday. Also look for live oral history interviews with area musicians, the world’s largest praline contest and children’s entertainment and activities. Live music includes    Dukes of Dixieland, Charmaine Neville, The Ronnie Kole Show with John Perkins, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, the Pfister Sisters and Kermit Ruffins. http://www.fqfi.org.   

GREAT LOUISIANA BIRDFEST: Northlake Nature Center, Mandeville. The festival coincides with the migration of many species north through Louisiana from Mexico and South America. The event includes workshops and trips to Grand Isle, Lake Martin, Manchac Swamp, Big Branch, the Abita Flatwoods Preserve, east Pearl River and Pine Island Rookery. There’s a riverboat cruise on the Tchefuncte on Saturday evening. http://www.northlakenature.org.

ST. JAMES HIGH SPRING FAIR: 5181 Wildcat Drive, St. James. Rides, games, food, music and more. (225) 265-3911.

APRIL 12
FRANKLIN PARISH CATFISH FESTIVAL: starting at 8 a.m., downtown Winnsboro.  Doug Kershaw is the headlining musician. More musical acts are planned, as well as food booths, 300 arts and crafts vendors, children’s games, a Corvette show. (318) 435-7607 or http://www.franklinparishcatfishfestival.com.

April 12-13
FESTIVAL IN THE PARK: Cassidy Park on Willis Avenue in Bogalusa. Live entertainment, carnival, arts and crafts, food, children’s entertainment, Civil War camp life and battle re-enactments both days. (985) 839-5228 or http://www.washington
parishtourism.com

APRIL 16-19
RED STICK INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL: downtown Baton Rouge, including Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Old State Capitol. Workshops, film screenings, lectures, princess ball for girls and their fathers, cartoon-a-palooza and more. (225) 578-3469.

APRIL 18-19
BAYOU TECHE BEAR FESTIVAL: downtown Franklin. The festival salutes the Louisiana Black Bear with an art and photography show, food, run/walk, live bands, arts and crafts, children’s area, cooking contest, fireworks on the bayou, Teddy bear repair clinic, boat trips,  a Mutt Strut, and oyster eating contest. http://www.bayoutechebearfest.org, (985) 395-3126 or (800) 256-2931.

GRAND ISLE MIGRATORY BIRD CELEBRATION: Grand Isle Bird Sanctuary woods and Grand Isle State Park. Bird-watching tours, island history tours, bird-related arts and crafts.  Call (800) 259-0869.

APRIL 19
ART UNDER THE OAKS: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Edward Douglass White Historic Site, six miles north of Thibodaux. Live music, food, children’s entertainment. Free. (985) 447-0915.

APRIL 19-20
ANGOLA PRISON RODEO: Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola. Bareback riding, wild cow milking, barrel racing, bull riding, buddy pick-up, prison arts and crafts, bands, food, and more. Gates open at 9 a.m., and the rodeo starts at 2 p.m. Crafts booths stay open until 5 p.m. Admission $10. (225) 655-2133, http://www.angolarodeo.com.

APRIL 20
RUE DE LA ROUX: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Lemann Center, Donaldsonville. This benefit for Ascension Catholic School offers food of all kinds, plenty of games for kids, and an auction in the afternoon. Free admission. (225) 473-9227.

APRIL 19-27
BATON ROUGE BLUES WEEK: Venues include Phil Brady’s Bar & Grill, Teddy’s Juke Joint, Roux House, Manship Theatre, Chelsea’s Cafe. Performers include Chris Thomas King, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, James Johnson, Lil Ray Neal, Tabby Thomas Blues Revue, Michael Foster Project, Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Henry Butler, Henry Gray and many more. http://www.louisianasmusic.com.

APRIL 20
LOUISIANA EARTH DAY: North Boulevard by Galvez Plaza, Baton Rouge. Formerly Baton Rouge Earth Day, the theme of the 19th annual celebration is “Lead the Way” to encourage citizens to take the lead as environmental stewards. The event will include hands-on environmental education activities, including the wetlands tent, recycling fair, Earth market, international pavilion, natural health and healing, Louisiana and Native American culture, Earth-friendly habitat, agricultural exhibits and petting zoo. The all-species parade begins activities, and music on four stages starts at 1 p.m. featuring Mr. Hinson’s File 13, Iguanas, Marva Wright and the BMWs, Wayne Toups and Zydecajun, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Savoir Faire, Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, Walter Wolfman Washington and the Michael Foster Project. http://www.earthdaybr.org.

APRIL 21-27
AGMAGIC: Parker Coliseum, LSU campus. Learn about the magic of agriculture at this annual event that features live plants and animals, ranging from a simulated forest to a barnyard full of animals. Also see a butterfly exhibit, tanks of fish and crawfish, demonstrations, education stations and more. (225) 578-2263.

APRIL 23-27
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LOUISIANE: downtown Lafayette. The five-day event, which celebrates music and food from all over the world, features musical performers on six stages. Food court areas, street musicians, arts and crafts boutiques, art galleries, international cooking demonstrations and a world music store. Free. Hours are 6-11 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. http://www.festivalinternational.com.

APRIL 24-26
LIVE OAK CAJUN ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL: South Live Oak Elementary School, 8400 Cecil Drive, Watson. In addition to arts and crafts, there will be carnival rides, local artists, children’s games, live auction, spacewalk, entertainment. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Thursday (carnival rides only), 1-9 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday. (225) 667-9330.

APRIL 25-27
BATTLE OF JACKSON CROSSROADS: La. 68, Jackson. Civil War re-enactments Saturday and Sunday sponsored by the Living History Association of Jackson. Park opens to spectators at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Battle of Jackson Crossroads is at 2:45 p.m. Saturday and 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Friday is special demonstration for schools, and there will be a night barrage, way station, ladies’ tea and a church service Sunday at 10 a.m. Admission $7 adults, $6 seniors 62 and older, $3 children 5-12, free children 4-under. http://www.battleofjacksoncrossroads.org.

LAROSE FAMILY FUN FEST: Larose Regional Park, Larose. Festival organizers say the food is the fest’s biggest draw, from shrimp boulettes to jambalaya to crawfish fettuccine, and all those sweets. Musical entertainment will include Seabrook, Plow, Harry Anselmi and the Cajun Boys, Blue-Eyed Soul, Raux Shambo, Southern Cross, Waylon Thibodeaux and Wayne Foret. Also look for basketball, flag football and kids’ casting tournaments, pirogue races and folklife demonstrations. Hours are 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Free. (985) 693-7355.

FESTIVAL DE LA PRAIRIE: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 15208 La. 73., Prairieville. This annual church fundraiser features live bands, carnival rides, games, an auction and all kinds of food. (225) 673-8307.

ETOUFFEE FESTIVAL: Little Flower School grounds, Main Street, Arnaudville. It’s the 22nd anniversary of the fair, which benefits St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church. Look for a pageant, silent auction, mayor’s cook-off, dancing, live musical entertainment, bingo, silent auction, carnival, parade, car, truck and motorcycle show, and lots of food booths. Hours are 5 p.m.-midnight Friday, 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. (337) 754-5912.

APRIL 25-27, MAY 1-4
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Fairgrounds Racetrack and various other locations in New Orleans. A host of performers will be on hand, including the Neville Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Tim McGraw, Santana, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Sheryl Crow, Widespread Panic, Dr. John, Al Green, Diana Krall, Keyshia Cole, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, The Raconteurs and Irma Thomas. Enjoy crafts, villages and marketplaces in addition to a food extravaganza. All-day admission $40 in advance, $50 at the gate, $5 children 2-11. http://www.nojazzfest.com.

APRIL 26
BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL: 10 a.m.- 10 p.m. in Repentance Park (located in the fountain area between the River Center and Old State Capitol.)  Featuring the BRHMS Bulldog Blues Band, Phil Guy, Larry Garner, Marcia Ball, Luther Kent & Trick Bag, Tab Benoit, Lazy Lester w/ Rudy Richard & James Johnson, Kenny Neal and more.  http://www.louisianasmusic.com or http://www.batonrougebluesfestival.org.

DENHAM SPRINGS SPRING FESTIVAL: Antique Village, Range Avenue, Denham Springs. Antiques and collectibles booths featuring pottery, artwork, jewelry, etc. Food, carnival rides and live entertainment. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. (225) 665-4666.

APRIL 29-MAY 11
CONTRABAND DAYS FESTIVAL: Lake Charles. The 51st annual event includes classic car show, golf tournament, sailboat regatta, barbecue cook-off, fireworks display and plenty of music. Performers include Louisiana Express, Dr. Hook with Ray Sawyer, T.K. Hulin, Georgia Satellite, John Ieyoub and many more. Admission $3, pre-school children free. Parking on grounds, $2. http://www.contrabanddays.com.


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