Celtic Bayou Festival

Celtic Bayou Festival Celtic Bayou Festival is the BEST Celtic music festival in the South! Join us March 13-14, 2026 as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Lafayette, LA.

CBF's mission is to preserve, protect & promote Irish, Irish American and other Celtic cultures. Celtic Bayou Festival focuses on preserving and celebrating all aspects of Irish, Irish American and other Celtic cultures while instilling an appreciation of this heritage in current and future generations. A family friendly event, the festival will be held in Lafayette with future plans of hosting an

Irish Parade. This festival is sure to entertain with performances by traditional Celtic bands from both close to home and around the world. With unique events such as Irish dancing, the Guinness Cook-Off Competition, Whiskey tasting, and a children's area, Celtic Bayou Festival is sure to be a went like that to it pleaser for both young and old… no matter which culture you hail from. Louisiana Celtic Connection is a 501c(3) educational nonprofit organization. It's mission is to promote, preserve and expose the Celtic culture to Louisiana. This includes, providing music, dance, history, language and art that is native to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. LCC's goal is to combine world and local entertainers together and provide these local artists a platform to display their talents to the Acadiana community. LCC also will highlight the unique similarities between the Celtic and Louisiana cultures with dance performances, historical lectures, food competitions and musical gatherings.

05/19/2026

Great News!
Gerry OConnor will play w Don Penzein at Whirlybird on Friday May 29th followed by Irish Jam!

05/10/2026

Breizh Amerika are so generous and caring when it comes to sharing their wonderful Celtic Culture. A pleasure to be involved once again!

It’s a beautiful day for some co****le! Give it up for Gene and Corissa representing CBF at the  Parkinson’s Foundation ...
04/18/2026

It’s a beautiful day for some co****le! Give it up for Gene and Corissa representing CBF at the Parkinson’s Foundation of Acadiana Fundraiser at RISE PT!! There’s food, live music and fun!!

One more shout out to our fabulous festival sponsors!
03/25/2026

One more shout out to our fabulous festival sponsors!

How do we throw the very best, most authentic Saint Patrick's Day celebration in the south, you ask?

HOW do we bring in the best Celtic music and dance? IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AMAZING SUPPORT! We have sponsors that care about sharing cultures and support our mission.

☘️Endless to all of these fine folks! ☘️ (Facebook is capping our tagging methods - some are listed below and some in the heading! Love you all!!)

Rêve Coffee Roasters Ancient Order of Hibernians in America Social Entertainment Whitco Supply - home office Festival International de Louisiane RISE Physical Therapy and Sports Lab Roy's Fresh Lemonade Children's Museum of Acadiana

We hope your Saint Patrick's Day was nearly as wonderful as the weekend of Celtic Bayou Festival! 🍻 We have recovered an...
03/19/2026

We hope your Saint Patrick's Day was nearly as wonderful as the weekend of Celtic Bayou Festival!
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We have recovered and wanted to send out another CHEERS for being part of the party. It was a Guinness filled fest, just like we like it!

03/16/2026

An hommage was paid to the Sinners choir of Louisiana singers yesterday as we sang a couple tunes that we performed on the film's soundtrack.
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Thanks to all who came out and sang along. Being part of the making of the Sinners movie was something we will not soon forget!

We LOVED having you and catching up. 🧡✨ Thanks for a great performance and weekend, friends.
03/15/2026

We LOVED having you and catching up. 🧡✨ Thanks for a great performance and weekend, friends.

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