When you are looking for top-class family entertainment, superb outdoor experience, delicious food, and mesmerizing music, then events and festivals in Louisiana is where you should go. Louisiana is called the Festival Capital of America and this the best way to explain a state where nearly 400 festivals are celebrated every year. All the events and holidays are celebrated in Louisiana and you get to enjoy the best music and great food in these celebrations. Therefore, it’s no surprise that Labor Day week end is eagerly awaited and superbly celebrated by the people of Louisiana in different places. Lafayette, Houma and Baton Rouge are three cities in Louisiana, which give plenty of opportunity to have fun during this time.
Events in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge celebrates the Labor Day weekend with full fervor and you would have parties to visit, music to dance on, and fireworks to enjoy. Celebrating your Labor Day weekend at Baton Rouge would make sure that your weekend is action packed. Like the other cities Baton Rouge also gives you the pleasure or tasting some delicious Cajun dishes. You would surely cherish the cuisine of this region if you are a food lover.
· Pancake Breakfast and Fun Run on Labor Day: The event starts at 8:30 am in the morning of Labor Day. You should attend this event with your family and you would truly have fun at this event and would build some stamina. Here you would have to run or walk two miles and at the end of this stretch you would get chocolate milk and pancakes. It would be a great community event that you should attend this Labor Day weekend.
Events in Lafayette
Situated on the banks of Vermillion River, this city is the center of Cajun culture. Lafayette is a tourist hot-spot because it gives them an opportunity to see the Cajun culture from close. On the Labor Day weekend you could enjoy Zydeco festival, which gives opportunity to do plenty of activities and become part of several events.
· Parade: Few days before the Labor Day weekend, starts the Zydeco festival. This festival starts with a parade that travels from Market Street to the North City Park. In this parade you would see colorful floats, musical bands, and brigades of bicycle.
· Music: With the start of parade you get to enjoy Zydeco music. There is Squeezebox contest and Big Zydeco Jam Session. The next big event is a dance before Labor Day. Dance is held on Friday, there are many good local and invited music bands play in this music fest to entertain the audience. However, on Saturday you could witness the biggest Zydeco festival. This musical show ends into midnight as it starts before noon. You would have some really good performers there playing their music. There is a nominal entry fee to this event.
· Food: Lafayette culture has several variety of foods for you. You would find a blend on Native American, Caribbean, African, and European cuisine in their culture. The primary reason is the influence of these cultures on the Cajun cooking styles over the years.
Events in Houma
Like the rest of Louisiana you would see great celebrations of Labor Day in Houma. This city has plenty of fun on offer for all its visitors and you would never feel left out in this band wagon of music, entertainment and food, during the Labor Day weekend.
· Shrimp and Petroleum Festival: This festival is held as the Labor Day approaches. It starts on the Thursday and ends on Monday. It’s a complete fun for whole weekend. You would see carnival rides in this festival. If you are music lover than there is plenty of musical bands from the region and country that perform in this festival. There have been total of 77 Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum festivals that have been held until now. This shows the legacy of this festival. You would have street parades, fireworks, and several activities for your kids also. You would get to taste delicious Cajun food in during this festival.
Conclusion
If you are thinking visiting some place this Labor Day weekend, then put Louisiana on the top of your list. Make your plans to visit Baton Rouge and stop by the leasing center at Southgate Towers Luxury Apartments in Baton Rouge. You would remember this trip forever.
