French Food Festival

The Lafourcheais, or people of Lafourche, have been doing this tasty thing each October for forty-something years now, which is to stuff Larose Regional Park with dozens of food booths then tempt thousands of festival-goers with local specialties such as white oyster soup and shrimp boulettes. Live music by local artists like the Gordon Bradberry Band, Dream Junkies, Amanda Shaw, Ryan Foret, Waylon Thibodeaux, and more. Plus, exhibits, an art show, a petting zoo, and carnival rides. 6 pm–11 pm Friday; noon–11 pm Saturday; 11:30 pm–6 pm Sunday. Free admission; $20 for ride bracelets; $50 for the whole weekend. bayoucivicclub.org.