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Lake Charles Festivals
Known as the Festival Capital of Louisiana, we host more than 75 fairs, festivals and special events each year! Here are a few favorites.
Upcoming
A Year at a Glance
*Dates of festivals subject to change. Check out the detail pages for our most up-to-date information.
January
- Mardi Gras Twelfth Night Revelry - Details ►
- Louisiana Fur & Wildlife Festival - Details ►
- Martin Luther King Jr. Festival - Details ►
February
- Southwest Louisiana District Livestock Show & Rodeo - Details ►
- Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana - Details ►
March
- Black Heritage Festival - Details ►
- Banners Series, McNeese State University
- Iowa Rabbit Festival - Details ►
- Live at the Lakefront - Details ►
- Palm Sunday Tour of Homes - Details ►
April
- Banners Series, McNeese State University
- Louisiana Railroad Days Festival - Details ►
- Westlake Family Fun and Food Festival - Details ►
- Downtown Lake Charles Crawfish Festival - Details ►
May
- Louisiana Pirate Festival - Details ►
- Starks Mayhaw Festival - Details ►
- Downtown at Sundown - Details ►
- Memorial Day Avenue of Flags - Details ►
June
- Catch a Concert - Details ►
July
- Red, White, Blue & You - Details ►
- Lake Charles Symphony Summer Pops
- Cajun French Music and Food Festival
- Marshland Festival - Details ►
August
- Arts & Crabs Fest - Details ►
September
- Calca Chew Food Festival - Details ►
- Stars & Stripes Classic Car Show - Details ►
- Boudin Wars - Details ►
- Gallery Promenade - Details ►
October
- Cal-Cam Fair - Details ►
- Rouge et Blanc - Details ►
- Vinton Heritage Festival
- ArtsFest - Details ►
- Culture Fest - Details ►
November
- Mistletoe & Moss Holiday Market - Details ►
- Veterans Day Parades - Details ►
- Veterans Day Avenue of Flags
December
- Christmas Lighting Festival
- Light Up the Lake Christmas Festival - Details ►
- Christmas Under the Oaks