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 | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
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.

Bayou Fest & Boat Parade 2025
2025-09-27 10:00 - 18:00 | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
Save the date for one of the best days on the bayou all year ’round! Gather your friends, your canoe, your cooler, your fiddle, your best costumes, your dog, whatever, and get ready to join us for a day to celebrate the Bayou Vermilion!
This is going to be a great time on the water, and we want you to come a be a part of it. The parade will set sail at 11:30 AM from the dock at Vermilionville, and wind all along the bayou to Southside Park. We’ll have music all the way down the bayou, and of course costume, shore party and boat decorating contests! A shorter paddle is also possible, ending at Camellia. Even if you stop paddling at Camellia, we encourage you to head down to Southside Park for Bayou Fest!
At the park, we’ll have food and drinks, games, and music!
Want to paddle but have no boat? The BVD has got you covered. We’ve got canoes and kayaks available to help you get in the water and experience our own Bayou Vermilion. Each vessel you rent from us comes with two registrations for paddlers.
We’ll also have a shuttle in the morning provided by Luxury Limo so you can drop off your gear and vessel at Vermilionville, then park at Southside Park and ride back to the Vermilionville dock! Shuttle will run at 9 AM, 9:30 AM, and 10:15 AM. If you’re planning a shorter paddle, park at Camellia Blvd., and the shuttle will leave Camellia at 10:30 AM.
Laissez les bons temps couler! Register for the 2025 Boat Parade HERE!

Grand Reveil Acadien -- Families Day at Vermilionville
2025-10-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, LA, 70508, United States
Celebrate Grand Reveil Acadien October 14 at Vermilionville – Families Day. We’ll have events and presentations throughout the village. Join us, admission is FREE to celebrate, food and drink available for purchase! Here is the schedule:
Performance Center

10:00-11:00 Vielle Maniére
10:15 – Opening Remarks

LA-Acadie
Mayor/ President
Lt. Governor

11:00 – 1:00 Luke Huval Band
1:00 – 2:00 Birth of Cajun Culture Play by Warren and Mary Perrin
2:00 – 4:00 The Revelers (Blake Miller)

School House and Chapel

10:30 – 11:30 Zachary Richard (en français in the School House)
11:30 – 12:00 Peggy Feehan and Jonathan Olivier of CODOFIL (Chapel)
12:00 – 12:30 Noah Arceneaux (Chapel)
2:15 – 2:45 Greg Woods (Chapel)
2:45 – 3:15 Jason Theriot (Chapel)

Festive Area

11:00 – 1:00 Mardi Gras Mingling
11:00 – 2:00 Cajun Food Sampling

Historic Houses

10:30 – 3:00 Family Reunions and French Tables

Maison Acadienne

11:30 – 12:30 Vieille Maniére

Old School House

11:30 – 3:00 French Tables

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FREE Native American Culture Day
2025-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
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.

Courir de Mardi Gras
2026-02-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
Come out to Vermilionville to experience a traditional Mardi Gras run Sunday, February 8, 2026! The whole family can participate in this interactive event where the Basile Mardi Gras Association shares in the medieval tradition of the Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised revelers, led by Le Capitaine and singing La Chanson de Mardi Gras will make their way through the historic village begging for the ingredients to make a gumbo.

The event will begin at 10 AM. At 10:15, learn all about the history and origins of the Courir from Dr. Barry Jean Ancelet. At 11 AM, musician Kevin Rees will demonstrate the use of the “Chanson de Mardi Gras,” with the attendees. At 11:30 AM, the Basile Association will begin run through the historic village and will end with the famous chicken chase for children. After the “run”, grab a delicious lunch at Vermilionville’s restaurant, then join us in the dancehall for live music from the Pine Leaf Boys, 1-4 PM. Bring the whole family, the kids will have a chance to make a capuchon, or traditional pointed hat 11-3 PM. This is one historic event you will not want to miss. Mark your calendars and come pass a good time with us at Vermilionville this Mardi Gras season. Regular admission will be charged for this event: $12 Adults, $10 Seniors, $7 Students, and children under 5 free.

Earth Day 2026
2026-04-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Bayou Vermilion, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette, 70506, United States
Celebrate the planet and learn ways to improve and enhance our life on earth. Come to Bayou Vermilion District’s Earth Day celebration, Sunday, April 19,10 AM – 4 PM. Only $5 admission, with a host of activities, crafts, recycling, music, food and more!
Come celebrate the planet with us!
