Photo credit Zoë Guidry.If you’re lucky enough to live here in the great state of Louisiana, then you know that with the spring comes one of the busier times of our festival season. (Festival season really lasts year-round considering we like to think of ourselves as the unofficial festival capital of the world, but that just semantics—unless you’re from here in which case you know it’s not. It’s real. Very real.)We digress.Since our beloved state is so rich in culture, food and great people, we decided to dedicate our April blog to some of the festivals happening in the next couple months. We’ve stuck mainly to major festivals in or within driving distance of Baton Rouge because we all know that we could be here for the next month if we listed every festival coming up in Louisiana. (Just google “Louisiana festivals,” and you’ll fall into a black hole of festival names, dates and locations.)If there’s a festival you’re really passionate about that we didn’t include, share your feelings with the world in the comments section or on our Facebook page.French Quarter FestivalWhen: April 6-9Where: French Quarter | New Orleanshttp://fqfi.org/Ponchatoula Strawberry FestivalWhen: April 7-9Where: Memorial Park | Ponchatoulahttp://www.lastrawberryfestival.com/Home.aspxBaton Rouge Blues FestivalWhen: April 8-9Where: Downtown | Baton Rougehttp://www.batonrougebluesfestival.org/6th Annual CrawfêteWhen: April 20 | 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.Where: Mockler Beverage Co. | Baton Rougehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-crawfete-tickets-32293922993Mezzo Music x Arts ExperienceWhen: April 22-23Where: Tin Roof Brewing Co. | Baton Rougehttps://www.facebook.com/events/349320228788035/Festival International de LouisianeWhen: April 26-30Where: Downtown | Lafayettehttp://festivalinternational.org/The Italian FestivalWhen: April 28-30Where: City Hall | Tickfawhttp://www.theitalianfestivalorg.com/New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalWhen: April 28-May 7Where: Fair Ground Race Course | New Orleanshttp://www.nojazzfest.com/Breaux Bridge Crawfish FestivalWhen: May 5-7Where: Parc Hardy | Breaux Bridgehttp://bbcrawfest.com/Red Stick Food FestWhen: May 13 | 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Where: The Lawn at L’Auberge Casino | Baton Rougehttps://www.redstickfoodfest.com/Gonzales Jambalaya FestivalWhen: May 26-28Where: S. Irma Blvd. | Gonzales, La.http://www.jambalayafestival.org/

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