Spring

Cajun Country Para-Con is bringing some of the biggest names in the field of paranormal to New Iberia at the Sliman Theater and Bayou Teche Museum. These fields include Bigfoot, UFO and Spirits. 

The Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition will take place March 9-16, 2024. Visitors are invited to travel around the seven-parish area and watch artists paint en plein air. You'll even have the chance to own a piece of the week's creations at the 10th annual Awards Reception and Fine Art Sale, which will be on Friday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Shadows Visitor Center (320 E. Main Street, New Iberia). 

The Shadows-on-the-Teche Spring Arts and Crafts Fair will take place in the Shadows gardens on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Vendors from around Louisiana will display and sell their original work. A variety of hand-crafted products will be available for sale, and just in time for Easter, family BBQs, and the beginning of spring! 

By: Brittany Racca

The Books Along the Teche Literary Festival is proud to announce its plans for the 6th annual festival on April 1-3, 2022.

All you need to know about the 2022 Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition.

Learn more about the Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition, which will take place March 13-19, 2021.

The New Iberia Azalea Trail is back every spring (February-March, depending on the weather) with a sea of flowers.. The red, pink, white, purple and salmon colored Azaleas are not to be missed and the best way to see them is on the easy self-guided driving tour through the city and at various attractions.

Every spring, more than 240 species of birds flock back to Iberia Parish. Waterfowl, roseate spoonbills and snowy egrets are just a few of the species of birds who call the Bayou Teche Corridor of the Atchafalaya Loop home, and there are numerous locations where they can be found.

The Louisiana Lao New Year Festival is one of the state's most culturally unique assets that draws crowds by the thousands each year. Lanexang Village, a small rural neighborhood of Iberia Parish turns into a vibrant festival ground with a global reach.

Shadows-on-the-Teche received a record number 61 applicants from 15 states and the Philippines for the Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition, now in its fourth year.