From Shrimp to Sugar, gumbo to getaways, get ready to fall for Iberia Parish!
Kick off your vacation with a stay at one of two Good Sam certified RV parks in the area, Isle of Iberia RV Resort or KOC Kampground. The Isle is the newest campground in Iberia Parish and includes a swim-up bar, lazy river, splash pad, entertainment and much more. With its close proximity to attractions including Avery Island, Jefferson Island, Shadows-on-the-Teche, Bayou Teche Museum, Conrad Rice Mill and Jeanerette Museum, the Isle is the perfect home base for your trip.
August
In August, shrimp rules with one of the best five-day festivals in South Louisiana. The Delcambre Shrimp Festival (Aug. 15-19) has gained its popularity by serving up a variety of delicious dishes and top notch entertainment including national recording artists.
Enjoy signature shrimp dishes like boiled shrimp, fried shrimp, shrimp sauce piquante, shrimp salad and many more, prepared by volunteer members of the festival association. If you’re not in the mood for shrimp, vendors also offer a variety of other “festival” foods, beer, cold drinks and water.
September
September brings the first true tendrils of fall with the Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival (Sept. 26-30) kicking off the season of one of the state’s premiere industries. For 77 years, the festival has brought together sugar producing parishes to honor the sugar industry with royalty, delicious foods, Cajun entertainment and a great time.
Fais-do-do’s, parades, carnival and more are just the start of what the festival has to offer.
October
October calls forth more than ghosts and pumpkin spice everything in the south, it’s gumbo season. It’s no surprise the World Championship Gumbo Cookoff (Oct. 13-14) calls Iberia Parish home. Every year, on the second weekend in October, the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce hosts the cookoff in Bouligny Plaza on New Iberia’s historic and award-winning Main Street.
Saturday is fondly dubbed “Cajun Creole Foodfest” with teams cooking their favorite Cajun and Creole dishes for lunch. Including two mini-competitions, “Meanest Beans” and “Youth Gumbo Cookoff” throughout the day. The main event happens on Sunday with the judging of more than 100 types of gumbos. Teams are divided between professional and amateur and are required to cook a minimum of 60 quarts. Visitors can try as many types of gumbos as their hearts desire.
Other fall events include Halloween storytime event “Terror on the Teche” at Shadows-on-the-Teche, trick-or-treating at Isle of Iberia and countless other fun activities for the entire family.
Start planning your fall getaway to Iberia Parish at IberiaTravel.com, call (337) 365-1540 or for more up to date happenings follow us on Facebook.com/IberiaTravel.
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