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Mardi Gras Family Fun Event Guide 2024

Acadiana

By By: Jennifer Ercoli - Publisher Macaroni Kid Lafayette January 8, 2024

Welcome to the Family Mardi Gras Event Guide 2024! We do our best to keep all events up to date. If you wish to add or update an event please feel free to email jenniferer@macaronikid.com and make that request. Happy Mardi Gras! 

*All events are hyperlinked. Click on them for more information if needed. 

Parades

Rayne Mardi Gras Parade - 1/20 @ 2 p.m.

Bayou Mardi Gras Parade - 1/26 @ 6:30 p.m.

Carencro Mardi Gras Parade - 1/27 @ 10 a.m.

Annual Sunset Kidz Wagon Parade - 1/28 @ 11 a.m.

Krewe de Canailles Parade - 2/2 @ 7 p.m.

Scott Mardi Gras Parade - 2/3 @ 11 a.m.

Krewe des Chiens Canine Parade - 2/3 @ 12 p.m.

Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Parade - 2/3 @ 6:30 pm

Lebeau Mardi Gras Celebration - 2/4 @ 1 pm

Mardi Gras Kick Off Parade, Lafayette - 2/9 @ 6:30 p.m.

Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade - 2/10 @ 11 a.m.

Children's Parade in Lafayette - 2/10 @ 12:30 p.m.

Krewe of Bonaparte Parade - 2/10 @ 6:30 p.m.

Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade - 2/11 @ 1 p.m. 

Eunice Lil' Mardi Gras Children's Parade - 2/11 @ 3 p.m.

Queen Evangeline's Parade - 2/12 @ 6 p.m.

King Gabriel's Parade - 2/13 @ 10 a.m.

Imperial Opelousas Mardi Gras Parade - 2/13 @ 11 a.m.

Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parade - 2/13 @ 1 p.m.

Carnival d'Acadie Parade, Crowley - 2/13 @ 1 p.m.

Krewe de Chic-A-La-Pie, Kaplan - 2/13 @ 2 p.m.

Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade, Loreauville - 2/13 @ 2 p.m.

Independent Parade - 2/13 @ 2:30 p.m.

Eunice Mardi Gras Parade - 2/13 @ 3 p.m.

Family Fun

2nd Annual King Cake Bread Pudding Bake Off - 1/28 @ 1 pm

Lebeau Mardi Gras Celebration - 2/3 @ 1 p.m.

Courir de Mardi Gras at Vermilionville - 2/4 @ 10 a.m. 

Decorate a Mardi Gras Mask (Teens), Main Library - 2/6 @ 4 p.m.

Mardi Gras Mini Floats, Main Library - 2/7 @ 4 p.m.

Eunice Mardi Gras Celebration - 2/9 through 2/13

Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette - 2/9 - 2/13

Crew of Cankton Courir de Mardi Gras - 2/10 @ 9 a.m.

Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival - 12/13 @ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Carnival d'Acadie (Crowley) - 2/13 - bands begin at 10 a.m., parade at 1 p.m.