Great times to visit Acadiana
A visit to South Louisiana is wonderful in any season, but these are our favourite festivals and events. Check back often, or send us your own favourite within a three hour drive of Abbeville.
Through the year
Late winter
Mardi Gras
Parades in the area start the weekend before Mardi Gras and run through Mardi Gras Day.
Spring & fall
Sounds on the Square
Free music in the downtown square on Thursdays, 5:30 until 9:00. Beverages and food for purchase, and bring your lawn chairs. No outside food or drink.
Spring & fall
Concerts at Richard's Sale Barn
Le Bayou Legendaire, at the oldest stock yard and auction barn in the parish. So authentic and local you won't believe it. A limited season, so check ahead.
Saturdays
Abbeville's Farmers Market
Magdalen Square, downtown. An open air market of fresh fruit and vegetables alongside homemade and handmade goods, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.
November
Giant Omelette Celebration
Abbeville's best known festival, and the reason a great many people first come to town.
December
Christmas Stroll
The first Thursday of December, in the downtown square.
Worth the drive
The Home of TABASCO®
A 45 minute drive to Avery Island, the only place in the world where the sauce is bottled. Worth the trip.
Lafayette
Fifteen miles up the road, with festivals of its own through most of the year.
The countryside
Drive out to see farmers harvesting crawfish, sugar cane, soybeans and rice. Vermilion Parish is a treat for birdwatchers, and keep your eyes open: you may even get to see an alligator.
Museums and the first seafood patio
Learn South Louisiana's history in the parish's museums, or visit the first seafood patio in Louisiana to serve boiled crawfish.
Abbeville and Vermilion Parish are considered the most Cajun in the state according to the last census, and French is spoken by many. For other festivals in the area, visit mostcajun.com, the Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission.
Bienvenue!
Visit the area’s attractions and retreat to nature in Abbeville for your quiet nights. Call 337-898-4042 if you would like a recommendation.