Events

For the third year in a row, the UL Ragin' Cajuns football team will be playing in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. This year's opponent is, of course, the Tulane Green Wave.

New Orleans Bowl weekend will be here before you know it. With the tens of thousands of UL fans expected to embark on the Big Easy come December 21, when the Ragin' Cajuns take on the Tulane Green Wave; parties, tailgating and fun are very necessary.

The BUKU Music + Art Project has announced the full lineup for their third installment of the spring festival, set to hit New Orleans March 21 & 22, 2014. Headliners include David Guetta, Ellie Goulding, Zedd, The Flaming Lips, Pusha T, Chromeo, Tyler, The Creator, Danny Brown, Schoolboy Q, Baauer, The Glitch Mob, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and many others.

The official arrival of Santa Claus takes place this Sunday, December 8th in Lafayette with the Sonic Christmas Parade. The parade will begin at 1:00pm and starts downtown at the Jefferson Street underpass and will conclude in the Oil Center.

WWE returns to Louisiana in the biggest spectacle the sport produces every year. WrestleMania XXX will be held at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on April 6th, 2014. All the biggest WWE stars will be there, and so can you.

Hot 107.9 wants you to join us Saturday, November 9 for a GRAND celebration at the Acadiana Mall. Come check out the new look at the just in time for the holidays, and from 4-7pm stop by and register to win a $1000 Acadiana Mall gift card!

If you're a fan of Daft Punk, you're in for a treat. Friday, October 25, 2013 Ampersand Events presents ONE MORE TIME: A TRIBUTE TO DAFT PUNK at the District Lafayette. With a full-scale pyramid stage and signature replica chromed helmets, the special guest DJs of ONE MORE TIME perfectly recreate the essence of the famed french duo Daft Punk.

The District was out of control for the Kevin Gates show Friday night. DJ Ruff Tymes opened up, playing all the good stuff from Kendrick, Boosie, Biggie. Kid Kamillion took it up from there. He got the girls so wild they stormed the stage, shaking it in ways that reminded us Louisiana girls were first to twerk. Bu ...

On August 10, the 'jeep jaunt' JAM!! officially kicked-off the pre-registration period for the 8th Annual 'jeep jaunt' scheduled for Sunday, October 20th....  now is the time to register!

As we anxiously await the arrival of Festival International de Louisiane this weekend in downtown Lafayette, festival organizers have announced their shuttle service for this year's event.

Uh oh! It looks like Gucci Mane is in big trouble. An arrest warrant is out for the Atlanta rapper after he allegedly hit a clubgoer over the head with a champagne bottle.

This weekend Patty in the Parc proved that the third time really is a charm. Saturday, March 16, 2013 marked our third annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at Parc International in Downtown Lafayette.

Kanye West is reminding everyone why he annoyed us so much for so long. After a relatively rant-free, quiet period, the egomaniacal rapper and future Kim Kardashian baby daddy went in on the Grammys, white people, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake. Because of course he did.

Come be a part of a huge Lafayette 'Harlem Shake' video! Everyone is invited to Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 11 am. Just bring your craziest props, costumes, and dance moves - we'll take care of the rest!

The Inaugural Krewe de Bayou Mardi Gras Ball is heading to the Downtown Ballroom January 19th, 2012!  You’re not in a Krewe?  You don’t have to be!  You are in a Krewe?  You can come to our Ball too!  ANYONE can join us for our Inaugural Krewe de Bayou Mardi Gras Ball!

This Sunday, October 14th, NBC will air an exclusive special that will contain interviews with members of the cast and footage from the previous stop in Oklahoma in the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.

Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic Individual All Around Champion checks in with Lafayette and gives a glimpse of what to expect when the tour rolls into the CAJUNDOME on October 21st.

It has finally happened--the mashup that puts together the stressful journey of the 2012 Olympic Games' 'Fierce Five' and the blockbuster movie made popular in 2012, The Hunger Games.  In the role of Katniss is Aly Raisman with support from the rest of the United States Women's Olympic Gymnastics Team.  Check out the video after the jump.

Nothing can prepare you for the horror that waits around every turn in a nightmare-world that is bigger, better, and scarier than ever. The Lafayette Science Museum hosts MUSEUM OF FEAR on its 3rd floor from 7:00 pm until 11pmevery Friday and Saturday night in October.

'Fierce Five' US Gymnastics team member Aly Raisman takes you onto the tour bus she and the other members of the US Gold Medal winning Gymnastics Team is on during the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.