The Office of Cultural Development serves Louisiana citizens by preserving, supporting, developing, and promoting Louisiana culture, including archaeology. Family fun for everyone at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. The “Strawberry Capital of the World” celebrates the sweet berry with the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival. The event, ideal for the whole family, offers old fashioned fun, from strawberry eating contests to sack races.
Be sure to try the many strawberry flavored delicacies, including the cake. Try the festival strawberry cake recipe. For the Louisiane International Festival, downtown Lafayette becomes a mecca for international music, with seven musical stages, street musicians, craft boutiques, a world music store and much more. More than 20 countries are represented at this festival, making Festival International one of the main multicultural events in Louisiana.
All events, including cultural workshops, are free of charge. At the Breaux Bridge Crawfrish Festival, eat your weight on mud bugs, win the Zydeco dance competition and place your lawn chair in front of the Crawfish or Festival stage to listen to incredible local music. We love to cheer on creatures during crab races. Back home, prepare your own crab stew with the recipe of the three-time champion of the Breaux Bridge Crab Festival étouffée cooking competition, Mike Huval.
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Comments Report on the ADA Website Accessibility Concerns Diversity Statement Non-Discrimination Notice Privacy Statement When Louisiana hosts more than 400,000 festivals each year, it's no easy task to narrow that list down to 10 Louisiana festivals that you can't miss. During the fall and spring semesters, the ICC collaborates with student organizations and the Office of Multicultural Affairs to organize monthly cultural nights based on world holidays and cultural heritage celebrations.
