Going to the movies has always been a treat. The Grand Ambassador is my theater of choice. Love…read morethe recliners--might be a bit too comfy. A bit costly, but will still enjoy!

Two months ago we went see Solo Mia and it was a normal experience.Today went to see a movie and…read morethey installed self serve machines for popcorn and sodas. The movie tickets are the same yet I HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. No happy person smiling at me or nothing!!! What is this world coming to......MACHINES AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. The actual kids collecting the money for the machines were cyborgs, not happy to be there

We attended a school performance and this was a perfect venue. It's small and intimate enough for…read moreall seats to be great. The theater is clean and the seats comfortable. The art in the lobby is a nice bonus.

Super clean with artwork, comfortable seating & nice atmosphere. They have a bar which was a nice…read moresurprise to enjoy a drink during the comedy show. Open mic had many really good comedians from all over. I personally feel they should start charging a $2-3 cover just to help the comedians and most people probably wouldn't mind helping. A suggestion is to put the tip box at the door instead of up in front so that guests can tip entering or exiting ‍. Tips support the artists so make sure to bring cash with you if you'd like to tip after the show to support these upcoming comedians. Yes, I recommend this place & will go back & tell my friends about this place!

Fun classes with opportunities to perform even if you're not in a troupe. Great for any skill…read morelevel, and you'll meet new friends :)

This is a fantastic music and food festival that is FREE to attend! The ONLY real negative is they…read morehave introduced an electronic armband system to purchase alcoholic beverages which maybe was a good idea in theory but in application the armbands just didn't work very well. They also added a "service fee" to each transaction with the armband which they really didn't explain up front like they should have. I would have usually purchased a LOT more beverages at a festival like this but the armbands made things so painful I just gave up and bought lemonade instead from one of the vendors that didn't require the malfunctioning armband. There were a LOT of great food vendors along with a HUGE number of fantastic musicians performing. Another big highlight of this event was the chef's demonstration tent where you got free samples along with learning how the dishes are made. Overall this is an amazing time with great music, good food and expensive drinks that are a pain to even purchase with the goofy armbands. My video review of Festivals Acadiens et Creoles is here: https://youtu.be/QlURGbtBl2w

The music, the food, the crowd... all phenomenal. This is our third vacation in Lafayette and it's…read morealways a pleasure. The people are all so friendly and welcoming. There is always live music somewhere and plenty of amazing food too!

Great venue for Festival International and other local music events. Looking forward to the coming…read moreupgrades.

Parc International is an outdoor venue located in downtown Lafayette where Downtown Alive comes…read morealive on Friday nights and various concerts are held throughout the year. Recently I was here for Patty in the Parc, an annual St. Patrick's Day party, to see Wayne Toups and Better Than Ezra. So, we had to pay for tickets and got a wristband upon entry. I'm thinking this was cool since it would allow us to come and go into the space as we pleased. More on that later. We arrived early to secure parking (it's downtown so be prepared to pay to park in one of the garages or in a guy's front yard looking to make a few dollars like we did!) and made our way into the space. The first thing I noticed was buying food or drinks were on a ticket system which really made no sense to me whatsoever. We each bought a book of ten which equaled to $10 each. Ok, this should be enough for the night especially since we weren't drinking, right? Here's how the ticket prices went: Water or soda bottles-3 tickets aka $3 Nachos-5 tickets aka $5 Jambalaya 6 tickets aka $6 Artichoke and crawfish bread bowl 9 tickets aka $9 Excuse me while I bend over. Just around the time we are contemplating going to a restaurant up the street (seriously if I'm going to pay that much for a meal I'd just as well go into a sit down restaurant) it is announced that if you leave reentry is not guaranteed because they were at capacity. Umm, excuse me-what was that? So you are telling me that although we PAID to get in and have a wristband to prove it we are not allowed to even go up the street to get a decently priced soda without the fear that we won't be allowed reentry because YOU GUYS OVERSOLD? I call bullshit. So, because of this reason we were forced to put our tickets together for three drinks and one very overpriced bread bowl leaving us with two worthless tickets. Bullshit. The place got extremely crowded and while a fun time was had by all it was almost too crowded to move and if dancing is your thing forget about it. Unless you consider standing in one spot doing the head bop dancing. You will not have enough room to shake your tail feather in other words. Leave your chairs at home, too. Unless your idea of fun is sitting in your chair with random ass in your face and not being able to see the band.

I've been hearing about this event for a few weeks now and knew I had to attend. For $25 you can…read moretry over 60 local restaurants and anyone who knows me knows I live for trying new restaurants. There was also a seafood cook off and as much as I love watching cooking programs on television, watching them live is so much more enjoyable, so I was in for this event in the blink of an eye. So we arrived right before the doors were about to open and park (complimentary all around the convention center). What I noticed immediately was how many people were there standing in line. No less than 1000 guests on a big Tuesday night. Once the doors opened the line did move pretty fast. When we entered there was a table set up where they were giving away bags, hats, measuring spoons for your rice pot cher, fans and of course Tabasco products. I've noticed when someone is giving away free stuff there's a sort of mob mentality, fend for yourself, push a grandma out of the way to get some of the swag. It's crazy and me no likey. Once we escaped without getting trampled by the angry mob we got to business sampling food. Everything we tried was delish but here are some of my favorites- Charley G's Smoked Duck and Andouille Gumbo (OMG! The. Best!) Cafe Habana City Roast Pork, shredded beef, sweet plantains Dean-O's Assorted specialty "mini" Pizzas (Rajun Cajun) Blu Basil Wine & Grill Avocado Pork Potstickers Lagneaux's Shrimp Pasta Reve Coffee Roasters Lemon Zucchini Bread La Pizzeria Spinach and Artichoke Dip Sophi P Cakes Cupcakes in a cup Graton Eatery Jumbo Soft Shell Crab Salad (I died) I will definitely make this a yearly tradition! See you next year!

I attended the 2014 spring dance with my aunts and all of Lou's students were very well educated in…read morethe different genres of dance.

Music, dance, blackpot cooking competition. Oh yeah. And lots of Cajun food. That's really what…read morethere is about this. Two days, worth a visit and then some. Parking was easy. There is camping on level ground. Lots of interesting food. Some you can buy, and they give away tastings at the blacktop cooking competition. You can buy a weekend end pass or just a day pass. If you want the cooking competition, there is no charge. Don't overlook the food wagon in the parking lot. OMG breakfast for sure!!