Louisiana Sugarcane Festival

This eighty-one-year-old New Iberia festival launches the annual grinding season with a sweet, sweet celebration of local farmers. The festival honors the industry with a blessing of the crop, a 5K race, the naming of a King and Queen, food, Cajun music, and the procession of several parades down Main Street. Plus, the SugArena at the Acadiana Fairgrounds will host a 4-H livestock show, and Farm Fest will take place at Shadows on the Teche. 

Wear your dancing shoes: The music lineup includes Swamp Land Revival, Chubby Carrier, Rouge Crew, Ryan Foret, and more. Free. Find schedule and more information at hisugar.org.