Festival International de Louisiane

08/25/2026

Love of People feeds THOUSANDS at their annual Thanksgiving event. Your donation of $25 feeds 12 people with just one turkey. 🦃 Show some love. Merci!

Let's Talk Turkey! The Birthday Bird Drive is officially live!

This year, I'm asking you to skip the birthday gifts and help me do something that truly matters.

For nearly 10 years, my dear friend Jon Jenkins was the heartbeat of our Community Thanksgiving: the man who started smoking turkeys in August just to make sure everything was perfect. We recently lost Jon, and we honor his memory in the renaming of our annual Community Thanksgiving. It is with great pleasure that I announce the Williams-Jenkins Community Thanksgiving.

So, in his honor and profound memory, instead of shots, gifts and birthday wishes, I'm asking my friends to "Buy a Bird!"

Here's the math: one turkey can stuff 12 plate lunches for our annual William-Jenkins Community Thanksgiving! $25 sponsors one turkey and my goal is 50! BOOM, that's 600 neighbors fed! And last year we fed over 5,000!! That's a lot of turkey!!

FRIENDS: Donate a bird. Let's make Jon proud. 🙏

CLICK MY PAYPAL LINK HERE:
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/LZS8TRK5S5WNY

AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE!!!

08/24/2026

Downtown Lafayette LIVES for LIVE music! 🕺✨💃 Our festival is dedicated to keeping this community grooving, and that is why we are partnering with Downtown Rising for the 8th year in a row.

Grab your tickets to experience the unique, high energy live music for TWO DAYS of Downtown Rising.

🎟️ at
www.socialentertainment.net/downtown-rising

08/20/2026

❤️🔥❤️ Happy Birthday, Chris

https://www.staffordfoundation.org/stafflandstages26

08/19/2026

Don't forget to enter for two tix! 🎟️🤠🎟️ Keep reading for entry details...

Hey, Hey Monday - it's time for a GIVE A-W-A-Y! This is your chance to snag TWO tickets to the September 11th Staffland Stages event.
🎟️✨🎟️ 🤩
We are so thrilled about this Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation fundraiser concert and wanted to share the excitement.

Here's how to enter:
>>> 1. tag two music lovin' friends.
>>> 2. Follow Festival International and Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation.
>>> 3. Share this graphic!

AND YOU'RE IN! A name will be drawn on Friday. Good Luck!

08/17/2026

Hey, Hey Monday - it's time for a GIVE A-W-A-Y! This is your chance to snag TWO tickets to the September 11th Staffland Stages event.
🎟️✨🎟️ 🤩
We are so thrilled about this Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation fundraiser concert and wanted to share the excitement.

Here's how to enter:
>>> 1. tag two music lovin' friends.
>>> 2. Follow Festival International and Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation.
>>> 3. Share this graphic!

AND YOU'RE IN! A name will be drawn on Friday. Good Luck!

08/17/2026

Whewww it's hot outside! ☀️👀 Love this photo from Festival 2026 of Doctor Nativo 🌀 What a year! Already counting down until next Fest. Until then...stay hydrated!

Photo by Scott Clause

08/14/2026

As a longtime Festival International partner, Downtown Rising is back this September! And they are making history as the event expands to TWO unforgettable nights packed with stellar bands - right in the heart of Downtown Lafayette - on 9/25 & 9/26.

Tickets are now available at https://www.socialentertainment.net/downtown-rising

08/03/2026

Hey hey, artists! Last call! 🎨 We have extended the application deadline so spread the word. We'd love to see how YOU would go about creating the 2027 Official Festival International Artwork, which then becomes the poster.

Tag your artist peeps and apply before August 14 to be considered. Merci!

www.festivalinternational.org/artist-app

08/03/2026

SEE YOU THERE. Grab your tickets to this special concert in support of the Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation - which has a mission to support our musicians and artists!

IT’S HERE!

Staffland Stages presents Chapter Two - Fretboards and Floorboards: Cajun/Country in Freetown…

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Staffordfoundation.org/stafflandstages26

On Friday, Sept. 11 from 7-11pm, Warehouse 535 in Lafayette will host the next annual Staffland Stages concert benefiting the Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation. This concert will celebrate the Cajun and country sounds that helped define Lafayette’s rich musical heritage.

Closing out the night will be The Weary Boys, Lafayette’s favorite Austin band, bringing their signature rowdy country-rock energy to Freetown. Like an old Friday night at the Blue Moon, they’ll have dancers on their feet and the room rocking until the final note.

The Revelers will reunite with original band member Chas Justus. Their honky-tonk-inspired set will pay tribute to Chris and the Downtown Lafayette music scene they helped shape together.

Opening the evening, Feufollet reunites for a special performance featuring Kelli Jones, Mike Stafford, Andrew Toups, Philippe Billeaudeaux, and other past members performing songs from the band’s celebrated repertoire. The set tips its hat to the Cajun-country traditions Chris loved, joined by special guests including Sabra Guzmán, Gary Newman, Elise Riley & more surprises thrown in.

Join Chris’ friends, family, bandmates, and the Lafayette music community in celebrating his light and legacy. This fundraiser supports the Christopher Stafford Memorial Foundation and its mission to assist local musicians and artists.

WE’LL SEE YOU THERE!

Art by Francis Pavy.
Poster by Annabelle Pavy.