Festival International de Louisiane

06/08/2026

This Friday, members from our Festival International team will take part of the State of the Arts panel at Acadiana Center for the Arts alongside other wonderful members of this community.

Join this convo at 2:00: 'Future of Festivals in Acadiana' as we discuss issues we face in the world today, including visa processing and economical hurdles.

Moderating the panel will be our Marketing Director, Carly Viator Courville. The panel will include our Programming Director of nearly 30 years, Lisa Stafford + our colleague in the international music industry, Kara St Clair.

Stick around for a day packed with meaningful, mind opening convos!!

05/26/2026

Wow - look at Lafayette amongst the top Culture Lovers List of cities! ✨🎉 And our neigbor New Orleans is #1!

Louisiana is undoubtedly special because of the cultural fusions and our ability to EMBRACE & CELEBRATE. We are proud of our roots.

05/24/2026

Festival is a Fest for ALL! Festival brings out the BEST IN Y'ALL!
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What a year we had for the 40th annual Festival International de Louisiane presented by LFT Fiber You brought the vibes, we brought the grooves...together we made magic! It's been one month, and we are still floating on a Fest cloud.

À la prochaine! See you next time. Merci!

Music by: Subatomic Sound System Cimafunk Vieux Farka Touré Las Cafeteras Natu Camara Music Delgres Thomé Young GIVERS

Footage by Bia Creates, Electric Magnolia & FlyGuys

05/21/2026

Just one magical moment in a million at Festival 2026! A community street dance to The Freeze...avec an oversized possum in the background. 🌀 Consider this your tease for the BIG RECAP VIDEO coming out this weekend as we reflect back a month later.

Stay tuned...Stay Festive.

05/21/2026

The Volunteer Bash was a blast! Makes our heart swell to see all the faces that worked alongside our team to put on this one-of-a-kind festival again in 2026. And thanks again to for being our volunteer sponsor this year and helping to bring the magic downtown.

Merci! Until next time...

05/12/2026

Lookit this sweet Fest Fam! All decked out in their swag.

Our previous visual artist Dirk Guidry Art Studios pictured here with his peeps 🌀🌀✨✨

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms out there, but especially to our !!! Our kiddos are lucky to have such a wonderful mother and person leading out family! We love you so much and we hope you have the best day ever!!

05/11/2026

YO, amazing Fest fans and merch collectors. We have our 2026 merch up on the website and ready for you!

- Don't snooze on our limited run tumbler while you can
- Tees for the entire fam!
- The famous scarf
- Caps & so much more!

Thanks for showing up and getting your goodies to help us fuel Festival!

Shop at www.festivalinternational.org

05/08/2026

WOW - Lafayette sure did love you, 컨트리공방 Countrygongbang 🎻 Come on back anytime!

05/08/2026

Love our local talent! 💫 Out of this world!

05/07/2026

What a wonderful year for the Courir du Festival 5K, presented by My b1BANK 👏 Thanks to our community for showing up for YOURSELF and for Festival.

Head over to www.festivalinternational.org/courir-5k to view race results and see some photos! We also have a special 5k survey for our runners to fill out for a chance to win a free entry for 2027's race! Click below:

https://form.typeform.com/to/ZjndL3qv