This is a list of festivals in Louisiana, grouped by theme. This is also a list of Louisiana's cultural events.


This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

##Arts and crafts festivals

  • Hot air balloon festival championship — Baton Rouge
  • Red River Revel — Shreveport
  • Shakespeare Festival — New Orleans
  • Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival — New Orleans

##Film and media festivals

  • Red Stick International Animation Festival — Baton Rouge

##Food, harvest and wild game festivals

  • Alligator Festival — Luling
  • Andouille Festival - LaPlace
  • Crawfish Festival - Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
  • International Rice Festival — Crowley
  • Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival — Cameron
  • Yambilee Festival — Opelousas

##Heritage and folk festivals

  • Festivals Acadiens — Lafayette
  • Italian Festival — Tickfaw
  • Louisiana Renaissance Festival — Hammond

##Holiday festivals

  • Courir de Mardi Gras — Acadiana
  • Holiday Trail of Lights — North Louisiana
  • Natchitoches Christmas Festival — Natchitoches
  • New Orleans Mardi Gras — New Orleans

##Music festivals

  • Bayou Country Superfest — Baton Rouge
  • DeltaFest — Monroe
  • Essence Music Festival — New Orleans
  • Festival International — Lafayette
  • French Quarter Festival — New Orleans
  • Highland Jazz & Blues Festival — Shreveport, New Orleans
  • New Orleans Burlesque Festival — New Orleans
  • New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — New Orleans
  • Strawberry Jam'n Toast To The Arts Festival — Ponchatoula
  • Voodoo Experience — New Orleans