AUG.1

Bird on the Bayou Sidewalk Sunday

What: Antique and crafts market will have vendors set up outside the store with their crafts and items.

Where: Bird on the Bayou, 120 E. Main St., New Iberia

When: First Sunday of the month from 12:30-4:30p.m.

Details: 337-339-2826

AUG. 3-31

Teche Area Farmers Market

What: Experience our harvest of delicious, locally grown produce and homemade products by area farmers, artists and crafters. Also included are handcrafted cypress yard objects, bread and fresh baked goods, ceramics, honey, jellies, jams, herbs, candies, wooden bowls and utensils, birdhouses, garden benches and much more.

Where: Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia

When: Every Tuesday 2:30 – 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 – 11 a.m.

Details: 337-369-2330 or Facebook.com/ TecheAreaFestivalandFarmersMarket

Admission: Free

AUG. 5-26

New Iberia La Table Française (French Table)

What: Celebrate the Cajun culture and improve your French speaking skills, regardless of your level of French. Additionally enjoy conversations with francophones and francophiles who visit New Iberia from all over the world, as well as students in the French Immersion setting at North Lewis Elementary. Vive le francais!

Where: Victor’s Cafeteria, New Iberia

When: Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.

Details: 337-380-7420

AUG. 7

Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market

What: First Saturday of the month from February to December, except July. Enjoy what’s fresh for the season from area farms and local waters, along with tasting opportunities and recipes, live music, kids activities and other special events.

Where: Bayou Carlin Cove Boat Landing and Pavilion, 605 S. Railroad St., Delcambre

When: Saturday from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Details: DelcambreMarket.org or 800-884-6120, ext. 6

AUG. 7-28

Le Jam à Vermilionville: Acoustic Sessions

What: The Jam is open to all skill levels – beginner to professional. The Jam is led by some of the area’s finest musicians and is open to both participants and those who just want to sit back and listen. Admission is FREE for the Jam only and does not include entry to the park.

Where: Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette

When: Saturdays from 1-3 p.m.

Details: Vermilionville.org or 337-233-4077

AUG. 12

Robert Cline Jr., with Tennessee Dixon

What: Enjoy live music along with food available for purchase from NUNU Culinary Collective.

Where: NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Hwy., Arnaudville

When: Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Details: NuNu08122021.Eventbrite.com

Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door

AUG. 14

La Table Kreyol

What: La Table Kreyol returns in-house to NUNU, where participants meet in person along with ZOOM participants. La Table Kreyol meets every second Saturday for discussion on various topics, spoken totally in the Kreyol language.

Where: NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Hwy., Arnaudville

When: Saturday from 2-4 p.m.

Details: NunuACCollective. HomesteadCloud.com

AUG. 14

Envision Da Berry Flea Market

What: Monthly flea market featuring everything from gently used household items to local art. All proceeds benefit the annual Brown Sugar Music Festival.

Where: Da Berry Fresh Market, 520 S. Hopkins, New Iberia

When: Saturday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Details: 615-717-5706

AUG. 14

Second Saturday ArtWalk

What: The monthly event occurs every second Saturday, and features exhibits, live music, theatrical performances, and immersive artistic experiences in the shops, galleries, museums, and streets of Downtown Lafayette.

Where: Downtown Lafayette

When: Saturday from 6-8 p.m.

Details: DowntownLafayette.org

AUG. 15

Acadian Culture Day

What: The annual Acadian Culture Day celebration will be back live and in person at Vermilionville this year, with music, food, presentations, demonstrations, and more to celebrate the history and contemporary culture of the Acadian people.

Where: Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette

When: Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Details: Vermilionville.org or 337-233- 4077

AUG. 18

GLC Farmers Market

What: Local farmers selling produce, plants, honey, homemade pies and other items grown locally. Grass-fed beef, pork and lamb are also available at the meat market during this time.

Where: GLC Meat Market, 6110 Loreauville Road, New Iberia

When: Wednesdays from 2-6 p.m.

Details: 337-577-9160 or GLCRanch.com

AUG. 20

Eric Lindell

What: Enjoy an evening of live roots rock, blues and soul music and bowling.

Where: Rock ‘n’ Bowl, 905 Jefferson St., Lafayette

When: Friday at 9 p.m.

Details: TheRocknBowl.com/Lafayette

Admission: $22

AUG. 26

St. Martin Parish Mega Trivia Game Night

What: This fun, team-spirited, parish-wide event of friendly game night competition will feature seven rounds of trivia with prizes for the top three winning teams. There will be a DJ (James Stelly), door prizes by Café Sydnie Mae and Buck and Johnny’s, delicious hot meal cooked onsite by Green’s Piggly Wiggly, plenty of adult beverages, a first-class silent/ live auction shopping experience led by Lindsey Fitzgerald, Isley art, laughs, fun and more.

Where: Cade Community Center, 1688 Smede Hwy., St. Martinville

When: Thursday from 6-9:30 p.m.

Details: 337-344-7891

AUG. 24

Scott Mulvahill

What: Enjoy live music along with food available for purchase from NUNU Culinary Collective.

Where: NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, 1510 Bayou Courtableau Hwy., Arnaudville

When: Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Details: NuNu08242021.Eventbrite.com

Admission: $20 in advance, $25 at the door

AUG. 28

La Table Française

What: Saint Luc French Immersion and Cultural Campus hosts La Table Française, a monthly, last Saturday, Francophone gathering at the Arnaudville Community Center. A cultural immersion experience where all French language, all French culture, is celebrated.

Where: Arnaudville Community Center, 291 Guidroz St, Arnaudville

When: Saturday from 9:30- 11:30 a.m.

Details: facebook.com/ StLucImmersion

3 things you should do:

1) Carlos Mencia. Lafayette Comedy presents comedian Carlos Mencia, who began his career doing stand-up on amateur night at the world-renowned comedy club Laugh Factory. He later showcased at The Comedy Store and became a regular, performing nightly. After he found success on the Los Angeles comedy circuit, Mencia was named “International Comedy Grand Champion” from Buscando Estrellas (the Latino version of Star Search). Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6 – 7 at 6:30 & 8:30 p.m., Club 337, 1521 W. Pinhook Road, Lafayette. General Admission is $30. 337-298-4373. LafayetteComedy.com.

2) Harlem Globetrotters: The Spread Game Tour. The Harlem Globetrotters return to the Cajundome with the reimagined Spread Game tour featuring ankle-breaking moves, jaw-dropping swag and rim-rattling dunks that are only some of the thrill that you can expect from this fully modernized show. Part streetball from the players who defined it, part interactive family entertainment, the new tour will show off the best of the Globetrotters in a dazzling exhibition of talent and game. Children under 2 are free. Clear Bag Policy will be in effect. Sunday, Aug. 8. 2 p.m. Cajundome, 444 Cajundome Blvd., Lafayette. 337-265-2104. Cajundome.com.

3) Delcambre Shrimp Festival. Held on the third weekend of August (Wed-Sun), the Delcambre Shrimp Festival honors the shrimping industry with events, including a shrimp cook-off, queens’ pageants, fais-do-do’s, carnival rides, boat parade, food court and much more. Wednesday – Sunday, Aug. 18 – 22. 9 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Delcambre Shrimp Festival Grounds, 411 S. Richard St., Delcambre. 337-685-2653.