2025 SCHEDULE. 2025 FESTIVAL LINEUP. Sat, Mar 01. The Vermillionaires · 8:30 PM / @2024 Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras Festival. bottom of page The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is Eunice's largest community event of the year with 5 days of Street Dances, Live Music, Cajun Cuisine & Crafts and Cultural Demonstrations. The music and celebrations begin Friday Afternoon until after the parade rolls out on Tuesday Evening. Saturday, March 1 – Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras – 461 Sittig St. at Eunice Recreation Complex. 9 a.m-4 p.m. Mardi Gras run begins at 9 a.m. Children’s parade in downtown Eunice at 3 p.m EUNICE, La. — The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival has unveiled its lineup and list of events. The festival will take place February 9 - 13, 2024. Schedule: Friday, February 09, 2024. 6:30 PM - The Here's the schedule for Eunice: The 3rd Annual Zyde Gras returns to St. Landry Courthouse Square on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 2:00 PM TO 5:00 PM. This year’s celebration will feature Keith The Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice has announced its Mardi Gras schedule. The Mardi Gras festivities is a five-day celebration. All bands and live entertainment will take place at stages set up at South 2nd and Walnut streets (Fred Charlie Stage) and on South 2nd Street and Park Avenue (Liberty Stage). Get ready for an unforgettable celebration at the 2025 Cajun Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice, Louisiana! Known as the city’s largest community event of the year, this five-day festival promises lively music, delicious Cajun cuisine, cultural demonstrations, and family-friendly fun—all completely FREE! The Eunice Mardi Gras celebration is not a one-day event, it is several days of live music, chicken runs, and parades. This year the fun starts on Friday, February 9th, 2024, and runs through Mardi Gras, on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 with five big days of live music. The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is back, bringing five days of family-friendly Mardi Gras celebrations to Downtown Eunice. Visitors can enjoy a packed schedule of live music, parades, cultural Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras. March 1 at 3 p.m. Eunice. Opelousas Imperial Mardi Gras Parade. March 4 at 11 a.m. Opelousas. Courir de Mardi Gras Parade & Chicken Run. March 4 at 3 p.m. Eunice. St. Mary Parish parades Children's Mardi Gras Parade . Mar 01, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Eunice, S 2nd St, Eunice, LA 70535, USA The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is located in the heart of downtown Eunice, Louisiana, bringing vibrant culture and festivities to the area. For the best reference to the event's location, use 300 South 2nd Street, Eunice, LA 70535 as your destination. On Mardi Gras Day, Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, Le Vieux Mardi Gras de Eunice holds a traditional Courier de Mardi Gras. Costumed participants ride on horseback and flatbeds through the countryside. We are now accepting applications for those who would be interested in being a food vendor for our 2025 Eunice Mardi Gras Festival, February 28 - March 4, 2025. We encourage participants to be self-sufficient!!! Complete the application with ALL the REQUIRED information and if you have any questions, call Eunice Mayor's Office at 337.457.7389. Kids get in on the Mardi Gras fun too in Eunice, Louisiana. In fact, the Eunice Lil’ Mardi Gras is a Courir de Mardi Gras and chicken chase just for kids. Children ages 1-14 get to participate, and they are encouraged to be in full costume, mask, and capuchon. The Mardi Gras run begins at 9am. Here is the 2025 Mardi Gras parade schedule for Acadiana listed parish by parish. (We've thrown in a few courirs and other festivities as well.) ACADIA PARISH. Saturday, Feb. 15 - Rayne Mardi Gras Parade & After Party - The Parade runs on The Boulevard and the After Party is at 206 Frog Festival Drive, Gossen Memorial Park in Rayne. 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm RayneChamber.net Experience the Heart of Cajun Tradition: The Courir de Mardi Gras Join us in Eunice for one of the most unique and colorful celebrations of Mardi Gras in all of Louisiana! Hosted by Le Vieux Mardi Gras de Cajuns, Inc., the Courir de Mardi Gras is a time-honored tradition that brings the vibrant culture and spirit of the Cajun community to life. One of the most popular is the Eunice Mardi Gras celebration with tons of live music starting this Friday and going through Mardi Gras day on Tuesday, March 1st. All the events and performances will take place in Downtown Eunice's historic district. We have your complete schedule of bands tapped to perform for the five-day event. Here ya go. Eunice Mardi Gras • Full 2023 Schedule February 17 - 21 The Cajun Travel website of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana includes complete and comprehensive event lists of all aspects of the city of Eunice’s 5-day Mardi Gras weekend: Starting on Friday, February 17 through Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21.
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