Créole Culture Day Celebration 2026

Créole Culture Day Celebration 2026

The public can enjoy a FREE FESTIVAL at Vermilionville for the 24th annual Créole Culture Celebration on Sunday June 7, 2026, 10 AM – 4 PM. Every year, Vermilionville celebrates the cultures of Acadiana that contributed so much to our unique folklife. Come back...
Boat Tour 2/13 11 AM

Boat Tour 2/13 11 AM

Come take a tour on the Cocodrie 2, Bayou Vermilion District’s flat bottom boat. Learn all about the history, geology and environment of the Vermilion River. See the sights, flora and fauna (who knows, and a gator or two!) Spend an hour in the morning breezes with our...
Les Vues January — Dance for a Chicken

Les Vues January — Dance for a Chicken

Cajun filmmaker Pat Mire gives us an inside look at the colorful, rural Cajun Mardi Gras. Every year before Lent begins, processions of masked and costumed revelers, often on horseback, go from house to house gathering ingredients for communal gumbos in communities...
Hands-On Beignet Making Demo

Hands-On Beignet Making Demo

Come experience heritage cooking at its finest, with our Hands-On Beignet Making Demo. Join our food historian and beignet-maker supreme, Jay Steiner as we create delicious beignets in the Vermilionville Cooking School. Tickets include admission into the village,...
FREE Native American Culture Day

FREE Native American Culture Day

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...