2026 Mardi Gras in Eunice (This year I took photos only in Eunice.): Activities at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center; Eunice Courir on Soileau Road; Eunice Courir downtown parade; FRIDAY: Wayne Toups; Mai Oui!; Four Horses; Swampland Revival  SATURDAY: Savoy Center Jam; Alex Touchet; Jo Jo Reed; Morgan Lemelle; Kevin Naquin plus Basile Mardi Gras; Jamie Bergeron; Adam Leger; Lakeview Playboys; Cameron Fontenot; Curtis Breaux; Fred Charlie; Damon Troy; Chere Elise Trio   SUNDAY: Ryan Simon, Kegan Navarre & Cajun Strong, Leroy Thomas, Horace Trahan, Donny Broussard, Troy Lejeune, Lucas Meaux, Parade of Paws MONDAY: Jourdan Thibodeaux; Corey Ledet; Travis Matte; Dave et Ray Jam; Luke Huval; Hunter Courville   TUESDAY:: Dylan Aucoin; Paul Daigle; Richard LeBoeuf; Prends Courage;Steve Riley; Geno Delafose; Other

2025 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana  Friday Night: Wayne Toups & Zydecajun, Jimmy Breaux Trio, Adam Leger Band, Bubba Hebert & Buddy Andrews; Saturday: Cameron Fontenot & The Rhythm Aces, Lukas Breaux & Cajun Beat; Savoy Music Center Jam; JoJo Reed & the Happy Hill Zydeco Band; Fred Charlie & the Acadiana Cajuns, Lakeview Playboys; Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Krush, Wayne Singleton & Same Ol 2 Step; Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns; Vendor booths on Park Ave. Sunday: Church Point Mardi Gras Courir; Ryan Simon & the Acadien Cajun Band, Kegan Navarre & LA Traditions; Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers; T'Monde; Monday: Council on Aging Dance; Soileau Mardi Gras Courir Dance; Morgan Lemelle & Zydeco Playmakers, Travis Matte & the Kingpins; Hunter Courville & Cajun Fever; Tuesday: Basile Mardi Gras Courir; Dylan Aucoin & the Judice Ramblers; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir Parade; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie

2024 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday: Four Horses; Wayne Toups; Saturday: Lejeune Cove Mardi Gras; Elton Mardi Gras; Tee Mamou Women; Basile Mardi Gras in downtown Eunice; Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns; Kevin Naquin & Ossun Playboys; Sunday: Church Point Courir; Ryan Simon & Acadien Cajun Band; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Road Runners; Horace Trahan & Ossun Express; Monday: Soileau Mardi Gras Chicken Run; Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rodailleurs; Bubba Hebert & New Morse Playboys; Gerald Greunig & Gentilly Zydeco; Travis Matte & Zydeco Kingpins; Tuesday: Tee Mamou Men's Courir; Eunice Courir; Wallace Trahan; Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Other Mardi Gras activities

2023 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: (Due to some medicalissues, my coverage of courirs was more limited than usual.)  Church Point Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir;  Cajun Mardi Gras Festival in Eunice: Austin Monceaux and the Acadiana Ramblers; Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun; T'Monde; Lolo Baudoin and the Lakeview Playboys; Fred Charlie and the Acadiana Cajuns; Basile Mardi Gras in downtown Eunice; Kevin Naquin; Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin' Cajuns; Kegan Navarre and Louisiana Tradition; Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners; Horace Trahan and Ossun Express; Bubba Hebert and the New Morse Playboys; Travis Matte and the Kingpins; Three Thirty Seven; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie.

2022 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana:: Lebeau Mardi Gras Festival & Chicken Chase; Friday Street Dances in Eunice: Savoy Family Band, Pine Leaf Boys; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Jam Session at Savoy Music Center; Elton Mardi Gras Couir; Fred's Lounge in Mamou; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Mamou; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit from the Basile Mardi Gras, Dylan Aucoin & The Judice Ramblers, Three Thirty Seven Band; Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns; Church Point Mardi Gras Courir; Sunday Street Dances in Eunice: Ervin Frey & Cajun Prairie; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners; T'Monde at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center Courtyard;;  Monday Night Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & the New  Morse Playboys; Travis Matte & the Kingpins;  Tee-Mamou Men's Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Courir with families' band; Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Eunice; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie closing out the Eunice Cajun Mardi Gras Festival.

2021 Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras

2020 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday Street Dances in Eunice: Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers, Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Jesse, Anglyn, Beau, Madeleine Brown and Folk Art by Seaux-N-Seau Soileau at Prairie Acadian Cultural Center; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: Fred Charlies & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit by the Basile Mardi Gras, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys; Church Point Courir; Richard LeBouef & Two Step in Eunice Sunday; Lundi Gras Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & New Morse Playboys, Travis Matte & the Kingpins; Tee-Mamou Men's Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Parade & Keith Frank; Eunice Street Dances: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Lafayette: Krewe of Carnivale en Rio Mardi Gras Parade

2019 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana: Friday Street Dances in Eunice: La Recolte, Wayne Toups; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; LeJeune Cove Courir; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice: T'Monde, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns with a visit from the Basile Mardi Gras, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns; Savoy Music Center Jam Session; Saturday Programs at Acadian Cultural Center; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Pine Leaf Boys at Lakeview; Sunday Street Dances in Eunice: Ryan Simon & Acadien; Kegan Navarre & Louisiana Traditions; Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express; Lundi Gras Boucherie at Lakeview Park; Daiquiri Queens at the Holiday Lounge; Monday Night Street Dances in Eunice: Bubba Hebert & the New  Morse Playboys; Travis Matte & the Kingpins; Basile Mardi Gras Courir; Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir; Mamou Mardi Gras Courir; Eunice Mardi Gras Courir Parade through Downtown Eunice; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys in Eunice; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Nicks on 2nd.

2018 Mardi Gras in Rural Acadian: Friday in Eunice (La Recolte, Jamie Bergeron); Tee-Mamou Women; LeJeune Cove; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Saturday night in Eunice (Kevin Naquin, Wayne Toups); Church Point Courir; Sunday in Eunice (Bubba Hebert, Kegan Navarre); Lakeview Boucherie Barn Dance (Choupique); Lundi Gras in Eunice & Mamou (Pine Leaf Boys, Jeremy & Zydeco Hot Boyz, Geno Delafose, Kyle Huval & Dixie Club Ramblers, Steve Riley, Travis Matte); Tee-Mamou Courir; Mamou Courir; Steve Riley in Eunice

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2017: LeJeune Cove; Tee-Mamou Women; Church Point; Faquetigue Mardi Gras; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Wayne Toups; Weekend Bands in Downtown Eunice (Fred Charlie, Kyle Huval, Jamie Bergeron, La Recolte); Lundi Gras (Pine Leaf Boys, Travis Matte); Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Downtown Parade of Eunice Courir

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2016: Wayne Toups and ZydeCajun; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; The Revelers at Lakeview; Five Bands Saturday in Eunice (T'Monde, Jason Frey & Lagniappe, Kyle Huval & the Dixie Club Ramblers, La Recolte, Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin' Cajuns); Ryan Simon and Acadien, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns Sunday in Eunice; Travis Matte & Kingpins Lundi Gras in Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Iota Tee-Mamou Mardi GrasFolklife Festival; Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie; Leroy Thomas & Zydeco Roadrunners

Mardi Gras in Acadiana 2015: Mardi Gras at the Market in Lafayette; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Eunice Mardi Gras Dances, Sunday, Feb. 15; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; King Gabriel's Parade, Lafayette; Eunice Mardi Gras Parade; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Street Dance; Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners, Street Dance; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Ruby's

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2014: Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Jason Frey and Lagniappe; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Feufollet; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Eunice Street Dance Saturday with La Recolte; Briggs Brown & Basile Mardi Gras; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Sunday Street Dance with Ryan Simon & Acadien, Fred Charlie & Acadiana Cajuns;   Monday Afternoon at Fred's Lounge; Eunice Lundi Gras Street Dance with Jamie Bergeron & Kickin' Cajuns; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras; Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys at the Liberty Mardi Gras Day; Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie at Ruby's

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2013: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Bonsoir Catin, Les Malfecteurs; Lakeview Park Barn Dance with Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys; Saturday and Sunday Eunice Street Dances; Eunice Courir de Mardi Gras; Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras; Creole Mardi Gras in Mamou; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at Eunice Street Dance; Geno Delafose and Leroy Thomas: Zydeco in Downtown Eunice Mardi Gras Evening

Mardi Gras in Acadiana 2012:  Carnivale en Rio Parade in Lafayette; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Jennings Squeezebox Shootout Accordion Contest ? Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras; Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys at Lakeview; Evening Street Dances in Eunice on Feb. 17; 18 & 20; Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys at Lakeview; Faquetigue Courir; Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys at Downtown Eunice Mardi Gras; Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie at Nick's on 2nd

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2011:   Lakeview Friday Dance; LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Eunice Saturday afternoon; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; Lakeview Saturday Dance; Church Point Courir; Chubby Carrier;  Boucherie at Lakeview RV Park; Council on Aging Dance; Downtown Eunice Monday; Lakeview Monday Dance; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Faquetigue Courir; Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras arrive in Iota;  David Greely's Farewell Performance with Mamou Playboys at Eunice Mardi Gras; Geno Delafose at Nick's on 2nd

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2010: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Elton Courir; Saturday Street Dances in Eunice; Liberty Theater Mardi Gras Show; LeJeune Cove Dance; Lakeview Park Saturday Dance; Church Point Courir; Grand Marais Courir; Sunday Street Dance in Eunice; Soileau Mardi Gras; Council on Aging Dance; Monday Night in Mamou; Lakeview Park Monday Dance; Monday Street Dances in Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Courir; Eunice Courir; Faquetigue Courir ; Mamou Courir; Eunice Street Dance with Steve Riley; Geno at Nick's on 2nd Mardi Gras Night

Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana 2009: LeJeune Cove Courir; Tee-Mamou Women's Courir; Elton Courir; Fred Charlie/Sat. Afternoon Dance in Eunice; Liberty Mardi Gras Show; LeJeune Cove Dance; Saturday Night in Eunice; Mermentau; Grand Marais Courir; Sunday Afternoon in Eunice; Soileau Mardi Gras; Council on Aging Dance; Monday Night in Mamou and Eunice; Basile Courir; Tee-Mamou Men; Faquetigue Courir; Faquetigue Dance; Eunice Courir; Mamou Courir; Basile Street Dance; Steve Riley and Eunice street dance; Geno at Nick's Mardi Gras Night

Older Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana Photos:
2008 (23 sets)
2007 (one large set)
2006 (one large set)
2005 (one large set)
Archive of Mardi Gras photos for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004