Vermilionville

Créole Culture Day Celebration
2025-06-08 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
The public can enjoy a FREE FESTIVAL at Vermilionville for the 23nd annual Créole Culture Celebration on Sunday June 8, 2025, 10 AM – 4 PM.
Every year, Vermilionville celebrates the cultures of Acadiana that contributed so much to our unique folklife. Come back to Vermilionville in June for the return of our Créole Culture Day event! On this day we recognize and honor our region’s Créole heritage. So much of our food, traditions, and music comes to our region from the Créole culture, and on this day we both demonstrate and celebrate its many contributions to our contemporary folklife. Join us for our 2025 Créole Culture Day, Sunday, June 8!
Schedule:
Performance Center:10 AM Herb Green Percussion11 AM Catalon Award Presentation12 PM Kaleb LeDay & the Zydeco Prodigies2 PM Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp BandCooking Demos11:30 AM Ms. Delores Sias Sweet Dough Pies1:30 PM Krystal Moses with Greedy’s to Go: Shrimp CreoleIn the village: CREOLE Inc: Creole Inventors & MusiciansLouisiana Folkroots Instrument Petting ZooDaphne Thomas: Ancestral StoriesCharles Chassion: Visual ArtsAdrien Guillory-Chatman: Kouri-Vini Reading & Create-A-StoryCheryl Forbes Montgomery; A Story of EnslavementLa Table Creole & La Table Chantane Belle Heritage — Dr. Elista IstreRevina Amos: Visual ArtPLUS Canoeing and Crafts 11 AM – 3 PM

Acadian Culture Day 2025
2025-08-10 10:00 - 17:00
The community is invited to join the Bayou Vermilion District’s Vermilionville to celebrate our annual FREE Festival, Acadian Culture Day on Sunday, August 10th from 10 AM – 5 PM. Join us for a family-friendly day of live music, great food, art, cooking, storytelling, spinning and weaving, arts and crafts, and other demonstrations.
IN THE VILLAGE:
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The art of Kali Picard
Wood running and musket demonstration (hourly)with Bob Borel
Cajun music storytelling and play along with Kevin Rees
The art of Roz LeCompte
Healing Garden Tours with The Lafayette Master Gardeners
A Traiteur’s Traditions with Becca Begnaud
History’s Fun & Games with Marlene Doucet
Broussard House Tours with Jay Steiner
11:00 – 3:00 Family Crafts in the Chapel
IN THE PERFORMANCE CENTER:
10 AM Cajun Jam
10:30 AM Tintamarre!
11 AM Cameron Fontenot & the Rhythm Aces
1:30 PM Acadian Cultural Heritage Award
2 PM Bonsoir Catin
CRAFT & COOKING DEMOS IN THE COOKING SCHOOL:
11:30 Traditional Soap Making with Mimi Delgizzi
1:00 A Season for Pastries with Poupart’s Bakery
3:00 a Cajun-themed Cocktail with Tait Martin of Wildcat Brothers
Food and beverage available for purchase. NOTE: No outside vendors needed. Admission is free.

FREE Native American Culture Day
2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00
Native American Culture Day is slated for Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10 AM – 4 PM at Vermilionville. It’s a FREE festival with family-friendly events, demonstrations, cultural exhibits and much more.
Throughout the day, there will be dancing and drumming, music demonstrations, cultural and craft displays, storytelling, tomahawk throwing, crafts for the family, and more. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Admission is free. For more information call 337-233-4077 or visit www.vermilionville.org.
