Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette 2027

Le Festival de Mardi Gras à Lafayette is a five-day Mardi Gras celebration at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana, scheduled for February 5–9, 2027. It combines live music, Cajun food, carnival rides and games with Lafayette’s major Mardi Gras parades, several of which travel directly through the festival grounds.

What to expect

The festival functions as a central gathering place for Lafayette’s Mardi Gras rather than simply a concert or carnival. Cajun/Zydeco music, carnival attractions and food vendors run alongside the parade calendar; published 2027 information lists one stage featuring national, regional and local performers, although a detailed artist lineup has not yet been published in the sources reviewed.

Dates and hours

The currently published schedule is Friday, February 5 through Mardi Gras Tuesday, February 9. FestivalNet lists Friday as 5–11 p.m., Saturday through Monday as noon–11 p.m., and Tuesday as 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; because the event is still several months away, schedules and admission details remain subject to change.

Parades and Mardi Gras atmosphere

A defining feature is that parades roll through the festival grounds, making Cajun Field a convenient place to combine parade watching with the carnival and music. The broader Lafayette schedule includes the Children’s and Krewe of Bonaparte parades on Saturday, Queen Evangeline’s Parade on Monday, and King Gabriel’s, the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival, and Independent parades on Mardi Gras Tuesday.

Why it stands out

Unlike Louisiana’s rural Courir de Mardi Gras traditions, this is a large, accessible city-style Mardi Gras festival built around parades, rides, food and live entertainment. The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association organizes the festival and Lafayette’s major parades, describing the celebration as family-friendly; the organization traces its Lafayette parade work to 1934.