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TUESDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 1-13

• CONTRABAND DAYS FESTIVAL: Lake Charles. Live entertainment, carnival rides, food booths, Pirate marketplace, concerts, including The Molly Ringwalds, The Chris Shearman Experience, Josh Turner, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys and other bands and musical artists. http://www.contrabanddays.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 4-6

• BREAUX BRIDGE CRAWFISH FESTIVAL: Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge. Crawfish-eating contest, souvenirs, live musical performances on three stages by 30 Cajun and zydeco bands, Cajun dance contest, Cajun cooking demonstration, parade, arts and crafts, etc. (337) 332-6655 or http://www.bbcrawfest.com.
• TOMATO FESTIVAL: Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church, 2305 Fenelon St., Chalmette. Rides, pageants, live music and the first Creole tomatoes of the season. (504) 250-9151.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 5-6

• FEST FOR ALL: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday; noon-6 p.m., Sunday, downtown Baton Rouge, North Boulevard and on the grounds of the Old State Capitol and the Shaw Center for the Arts. Musical concerts, visual art presentations, dance performances, and art exhibits. http://www.artsbr.org.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 10-13

• COCHON DE LAIT FESTIVAL: downtown Mansura. Roasted pig, street dance, parade, midway, games, arts and crafts, contests. http://www.cochondelaitfestival.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 18-20

• TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW: Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Powwow Grounds, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Reservation, Marksville. Dance competition, drum contest, food, gourd dancing, arts and crafts vendors. Native blues/funk performance by the Grayhawk Band from New Orleans. http://www.tunicapowwow.org.

THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 24-27

• JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL: Gonzales. The 45th annual Memorial Day weekend festival offers world champion jambalaya served daily, live music and entertainment, carnival rides, cooking contests and more. Performers include Wayne Toups, the Foret Tradition and MoJeaux. http://www.jambalayafestival.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 25-27

• GREEK FESTIVAL: Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans. Greek food, 5K race, music, children’s activities, dancing, cathedral tours and gift shop. http://www.greekfestnola.com.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 26-27

• BAYOU COUNTRY SUPERFEST: LSU Tiger Stadium. Two days of music featuring Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Sara Evans and Joe Nichols. http://www.bayoucountrysuperfest.com.

2011 BATON ROUGE BLUES WEEK/BATON ROUGE BLUES FESTIVAL: Blues week includes numerous musical performances in the Manship Theatre, Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary), Chelsea’s and Boudreaux and Thibodeaux. The festival takes place noon-10 p.m. Saturday, May 7, in Repentance Park downtown between the Baton Rouge River Center and the Old State Capitol. Performers include Delbert McClinton, Jimmie Vaughan, Henry Gray, Jimbo Mathus and others. http://www.batonrougebluesfestival.com.

AGMAGIC: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., John M. Parker Coliseum, LSU campus. Learn about the magic of agriculture and how it affects your everyday life at this annual event, which features live plants and animals, exhibits, educational booths, demonstrations and much more.

DESTREHAN PLANTATION SPRING HERITAGE DAY: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 13034 River Road, Destrehan. Fifteenth Annual Spring Heritage Day and Civil War Encampment. Civil War re-enactments along with demonstrations of 19th century American life. $5. (985) 764-2894.

BREAUX BRIDGE CRAWFISH FESTIVAL: Parc Hardy, Breaux Bridge. Crawfish-eating contest, souvenirs, live music, Cajun dance contest, Cajun cooking demonstration, parade, arts and crafts, etc. (337) 332-6655 or http://www.bbcrawfest.com.

COCHON DE LAIT FESTIVAL: downtown Mansura. Roasted pig, street dance, games, arts and crafts, beer-drinking and boudin-eating contests. http://www.cochondelaitfestival.com.

INAUGURAL BACKYARD COOK OFF, CRAFT FAIR: Livingston Parish Fairgrounds, Livingston. Competition includes cook-offs of barbecue chicken and ribs, and chicken/sausage gumbo. Crafts and fine art items. (225) 686-1123.

TUNICA-BILOXI POW WOW: Chief Joseph Alcide Pierite Powwow Grounds, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Reservation, Marksville. Dance competition, drum contest, food, gourd dancing, arts and crafts vendors. Musical performances by Butch Mudbone, The Tunica Singers, Hawk Henries. http://www.tunicapowwow.org.

JAMBALAYA FESTIVAL: Gonzales. The Memorial Day weekend festival offers world champion jambalaya served daily, live music and entertainment, carnival rides, cooking contests and more. http://www.jambalayafestival.org.

GREEK FESTIVAL: Hellenic Cultural Center, 1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans. Greek food, 5K race, music, children’s activities, dancing, cathedral tours and gift shop. http://www.greekfestnola.com.

BAYOU COUNTRY SUPERFEST: LSU Tiger Stadium. Two days of music featuring Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Zac Brown Band, Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Josh Thompson and Lee Brice. http://www.bayoucountrysuperfest.com.

Look for festival updates in each week's Friday FUN section of the
Morning Advocate and Visit Baton Rouge

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