Gambit's 2012 Guide to Fairs & Festivals - May
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May
1-2 — Factory Fest, New Orleans (Louisiana Music Factory, 210 Decatur St., 586-1094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com)
1-12 — Contraband Days, Lake Charles (Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Drive, 337-436-5508; www.contrabanddays.com)
2 — ChazFest, New Orleans (3020 St. Claude Ave.; www.chazfestival.com)
2 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)
3-6 — New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans (Fair Grounds Race Course, 410-4100; www.nojazzfest.com)
3-6 — Thibodaux Volunteer Firemen's Fair, Thibodaux (1101 Tiger Drive, 985-447-1986)
4 — Zoo-To-Do, New Orleans (Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine St., 861-6160; www.auduboninstitute.org)
4-5 — May Festival, Abbeville (Mount Carmel Elementary School, 405 Park Ave., 337-898-0859; www.vrml.k12.la.us/mc)
4-6 — Little Red Church Food Fun Festival, Destrehan (St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 13396 River Road, 985-764-6383; www.archdiocese-no.org/scbparish)
4-6 — Tomato Festival, Chalmette (Our Lady of Prompt Succor, 2320 Paris Road, 271-2953; www.olpsschool.org/TomatoFest.html)
4-6 — Crawfish Festival, Breaux Bridge (Parc Hardy, 2090 Rees St., 337-332-6655; www.bbcrawfest.com)
5 — Herb & Garden Festival, Sunset (Marie Street, 337-662-3542; www.sunsetherbfestival.com)
5 — Jazz'n the Vines, Bush (81250 Old Military Road, Hwy. 1082, 985-892-9742; www.pontchartrainvineyards.com)
5-6 — FestforAll, Baton Rouge (Downtown, 225-344-8558; www.artsbr.org)
7 — Factory Fest, New Orleans (Louisiana Music Factory, 210 Decatur St., 586-1094; www.louisianamusicfactory.com)
9 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)
10-12 — Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Festival, Jackson (Pecan Ridge Bluegrass Park, 4225 Hwy. 952, 225-629-5852; www.sabinebluegrass.com/events/jacksonla.html)
12 — Greater New Orleans International Dragon Boat Festival, Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, 416-962-8899; www.gwndragonboat.com)
12-13 — Cochon de Lait Festival, Mansura (Cochon de Lait Civic Center, Main Street, 318-964-2887; www.cochondelait.com)
16 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)
17-20 — Plaquemines Parish Heritage and Seafood Festival, Belle Chase (225 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., 394-6328; www.plaqueminesparishfestival.com)
18-20 — Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo, New Orleans (Bayou St. John, www.thebayouboogaloo.com)
19 — Jazz'n the Vines, Bush (81250 Old Military Road, Hwy. 1082, 985-892-9742; www.pontchartrainvineyards.com)
22-26 — New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, New Orleans (Various locations, 529-9463; www.nowfe.com)
23 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)
23-24 — Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival, New Orleans (Various locations, 504-451-6578; www.birdfootcmf.org
24-27 — Jambalaya Festival, Gonzales (Civic Center, 219 S. Irma Ave., 225-647-2937; www.jambalayafestival.org)
24-June 3 — Cajun Heartland State Fair, Lafayette (337-265-2100; www.cajundome.com/chsf.aspx)
25-27 — Greek Festival, New Orleans (1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd., 282-0259; www.greekfestnola.com)
25-28 — Swamp Pop Music Festival, Robert (Hidden Oaks Family Campground, 21544 Hwy. 190 E., 985-345-9244 or 800- 359-0940; www.hiddenoaksfamilycampground.com)
26-27 — Bayou Country Superfest, Baton Rouge (LSU Tiger Stadium; www.bayoucountrysuperfest.com)
27 — Zydeco Extravaganza, Opelousas (Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino, 2235 Creswell Lane Extension, 337-948-8004; www.zydecoextra.com)
30 — Young Leadership Council Wednesday at the Square concert series, New Orleans (Lafayette Square Park, 585-1500; www.wednesdayatthesquare.com)
