Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Celebrates Cajun & Creole Culture

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles brings Cajun and Creole flavors to the forefront, placing as much emphasis on the food as the music. At the festival, Culture Sur la Table provides cooking demonstrations by local chefs, showcasing the deep ties between food, tradition and the innovation that leads to new interpretations of these classic Cajun and Creole dishes. 

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Culture Sur la Table Lineup

The lineup for Culture Sur la Table is: 

Saturday, October 11th:

Chef Marc Bankston (BMC) – Chefs Kiss Culinary

Jordon Konow (Vestal) – Crawfish Étouffée

Katie O’Hara Konow (Five Mile Eatery) – Dish TBD

Jolie Meaux (Porch, Wine, & Gravy) – Les Oreilles de Cochon

Sunday, October 12th: 

CJ Pothier (Private Chef) – Coq au Vin with Parsnip Purée

Todd Rojas (Sunday’s Soda Fountain) – Deer Sausage & Quail Scotch Egg

Sullivan Zant (Vestal) – Louisiana Crab & Rice Cake

Chef John Reason (JP’s Outdoors) Blackened Alligator Tacos

Chef Reggie Delpit (Reggie’s Chicken Shack) – Fried Chicken & Boudin Balls

Chris Landreneau (Prejean’s) – Cajun Fried Rice

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles

A Flavorful Experience

After witnessing the official cutting of boudin and tasting the unofficial sausage of Acadiana, festival attendees have many options to tickle their tastebuds. Delicious bites such as French bread boats loaded with crawfish étouffée, red beans and rice with local tasso, jambalaya, beignets, gumbo and more will be available to pair with the music filling the air.

Official food vendors include:

  • Acadian Slice
  • Bayou Carlin Grilled Oysters
  • Bil Wil & the Warden
  • Bon Creole Seafood
  • Cafe 203 on the Bayou
  • Cajun Prairie
  • The Cajun Table
  • Carpe Diem Cafe & Wine Bar
  • Charlie T’s Specialty Meats
  • Chets Grill
  • Dardar’s BlackPot Catering
  • Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream
  • Doc Popcorn
  • Fezzo’s
  • Frenchy’s Snocones
  • geauxsicles
  • Lagneaux’s King of Seafood
  • MacLaff, Inc.
  • Magnolia Moon
  • Nina Creole
  • Pat’s Downtown
  • Poupart Bakery Inc.
  • Poupart’s Beignets
  • Rochetto’s Pizza
  • Russell’s Cajun Kitchen
  • Simply Carmelicious Authentic Pralines
  • Slap Ya Mama Bloody Mary Mix
  • Taco Sisters

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will take place October 10-12 in Girard Park, Lafayette, LA. It is free to the public. For more information or to view the Bayou Food Festival Lineup or to view the complete menu, visit https://festivalsacadiens.com/.

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