Louisiana Cattle Festival
Party 'til the cows come home
to
The Red Barn 2901 Rodeo Rd., Abbeville, Louisiana 70510
Wolfgang Hasselmann
You know what they say: "If animals weren't meant to be eaten, why are they made out of meat?" To get your fix, head to The Red Barn in Abbeville for this seventy-two-year-old festival of all things bovine. In addition to steaks, burgers, roasts, brisket, tongue and other meaty eats, festival-goers should expect arts & crafts, a Grand Parade, livestock shows, an "Anything Goes" cook off, two stages for fais-do-do-ing, and a Cattle Queen, of course. Gates open at 5:30 pm on Friday with great ceremony. $5 gate fee on Friday (till midnight); $10 on Saturday (11 am–midnight); no gate fee on Sunday (11 am–5 pm); children 10 and younger are free all weekend. louisianacattlefestival.org.