Celtic Bayou Fest

Lafayette's 4th Annual Traditional Irish St. Patrick's Day Festival returns, bringing the very best in traditional Celtic music and entertainment. Downtown will be seeing green with cultural events including an Irish Whiskey Tasting, a Guinness Cook-off, a Bailey's Bake-off, a pub crawl, a young musicians competition, and a Lenten crawfish boil. All of this happening against a background of Acadian & Celtic medleys sparking inner urges to kick up your feet. The lineup includes Acadian trio Vishtèn, The Here and Now, Alan Murray, Danny Burns, Andrew Fin Magill, JP Murphy, Celjun, The Whiskey Bay Rovers, and Farouche. There will also be performances by the Ryan School of Irish Dance and the Baton Rouge Caledonian Pipes—as well as workshops for those interested in learning a few moves themselves. Starts at 5 pm on Friday and at 11:45 am on Saturday. $10 entry; $100 VIP. Visit celticbayoufest.com for the full schedule and details.