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Embrace Our Culture
Lagniappe Day
Lagniappe Day is one of our most enduring traditions. Every April, we have canoe races in Cypress Lake, a 20,000-pound crawfish boil, and great music just for students.
- Highlight Crawfish boil & canoe races
- Distance Cypress Lake
- When it Happens Every April
Festival International de Louisiane
Festival International de Louisiane is the largest international music and arts festival in the United States. The annual five-day festival transforms downtown Lafayette with seven stages of music, endless food options, and art from around the world. And best of all, it's free!
- Highlight Country's largest international music festival
- Distance 1 mile from campus
- When it Happens Every April
Krewe of Roux
Krewe of Roux is the University's kick-off to the Mardi Gras season. Every year, Ragin' Cajuns participate in a masquerade ball and parade that travels through campus. Following the parade, the king and queen are selected by who finds the plastic baby in king cakes.
- Highlight Mardi Gras ball and parade
- Distance On campus
- When it Happens Every Mardi Gras
Downtown Alive!
Downtown Lafayette's free concert series features bands from every genre: Cajun and Creole, zydeco, rock, covers, blues, and more. Every Friday night, you'll find some of Lafayette's best musicians performing in our downtown parks at Downtown Alive!.
- Highlight Free concert series
- Distance 1 mile from campus
- When it Happens Fridays in the fall and spring
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