What to Do in Acadiana This Weekend: Oct. 9-11
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Gumbo Cookoff, Fall Market at BeauBassin and More
Keeping up with what’s happening nearby is not easy. It often feels even harder with all of the different digital platforms and content everyone is constantly posting. Did you check the website? How about Facebook? Wait! They only post on Instagram. But surely you got their weekly events newsletter? They’re supposed to start a TikTok soon.
We usually don’t hear about an event until our platform of choice queues it in our algorithm or our inbox actually puts an email in the correct folder.
To make things a bit easier, below are highlights of what to do in Acadiana this weekend, ranging from food, music, art and more.
What to Do in Acadiana This Weekend: Oct. 9-11
Chackbay
Louisiana Gumbo Festival
The Louisiana Gumbo Festival is held each year in Chackbay, the Gumbo Capitol of Louisiana. The festival offers a weekend of Cajun food, music, amusement rides, a parade, an auction and more.
Lafayette
Bach Lunch ft. Jason Harrington
Downtown Lafayette will host one of its bach lunches, a free concert in the heart of downtown, this Friday. Food vendors begin selling lunch at 11 a.m., with live music beginning at 12 p.m.
Blue Moon Saloon Hosts Lost Bayou Ramblers and Dustin Dale Gaspard
For only $20, enjoy the Lost Bayou Ramblers with Dustin Dale Gaspard this Friday night at Lafayette’s Blue Moon Saloon.
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
This weekend, the free Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, a Cajun and zydeco music festival in Lafayette, will take place at Girard Park.
Parc de Oaks Pumpkin Patch
The first weekend of the season for the Parc de Oaks Pumpkin Patch presented by Amos Landscaping begins this Friday. The Parc de Oaks Food Truck Park will offer food trucks, pumpkin picking and painting, activities and more.
Second Saturday Art Walk
Every second Saturday of the month, rain or shine, galleries, studios and art houses gather downtown to showcase local artistic talent.
Bayou Food Truck Festival
Lafayette’s Downtown Convention Center will host the Bayou Food Truck Festival this Sunday.
Lake Charles
Zombie Fest
Jellystone Park hosts Zomie Fest this Friday featuring a haunted trail, costume contests and treats.
Fall Fest Market & Car Show
This Saturday, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m., Historic City Hall in Lake Charles hosts the Fall Fest Market & Car Show, a free fall-inspired experience for the community with a vintage car show, local vendors, live music and more.
Rouge et Blanc (Food and Wine Tasting)
Rouge et Blanc is the main fundraising event for Banners at McNeese State University, happening this Saturday, 3-6 p.m.
New Iberia
The World Championship Gumbo Cookoff
Every year on the second weekend of October, the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce hosts The World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, a free event in Bouligny Plaza happening Saturday and Sunday.
Sunset
The Fall Market at BeauBassin
BeauBassin Farms will host its first Fall Market this Saturday at 9 a.m., featuring vendors, artisans, food trucks, live music, mini fall photo sessions and more.
Washington
Semi-Annual Antique Fair & Yard Sale
Held every year on the second week of April and October, the Semi-Annual Antique Fair & Yard Sale gathers hundreds of vendors across a 40,000 sq. ft. building
