So many choice beautiful weather good music great location. If you didn't make it this year come by…read morenext year

Objectively, this is more or less your standard festival. There's a lot of food booths, a music…read morestage, merchandise stalks, and a large section of carnival rides and games for kids. It lasts for four days, with admission being free on the first day and then $5 in the remaining three days. It's pretty easy to get to, and parking isn't even that bad because there's a large Wal-Mart right next door. As far as attractions go, there were two standouts. First was the caricature drawing booth, a neat idea that I don't recall seeing at many festivals. Second was the crawfish bread. With Jazz Fest postponed, the chance to get crawfish bread was awesome. Not that I actually got any - that line was waaay too long - but still. Because the pandemic is still a thing, the festival this year has one unusual offering: vaccines. I saw at least two different tables set up to give COVID vaccines. They were set up kinda off the beaten path though, and didn't seem to have any takers. Still not a bad idea though.

Family friendly festival for anyone of all ages. I love how this festival takes place in the small…read moreLafayette Square Park yet they're able to fit so much in there. Two stages, a large art and a large food section. I also love that they have a bike valet, completely for free so you don't have to risk parking your bike in the streets where it can get stolen or vandalized. Entering the festival, there's tons of grass area to sit and enjoy the music. Everyone is pretty respectful and not rowdy. There's a huge food section which has about 6-10 vendors. The food is very reasonably priced and not jacked up for the festival. Most vendors also take credit card which is great. Entry to the festival is also completely free! They do take donations though! Overall, very fun family oriented festival. Not too crowded and easy to get to. Parking would definitely be a problem so get there early!

Every year I volunteer with the NOFF on the weekend so I can finish my shifts and head over here…read morefor music and BBQ. Eventhough it started pouring down today and with muddy ground, we still had so much fun. The food was plentyful and so tasty. The best way to try all the food is to bring a bunch of your friends and share foods to know which line to stand. Because of the rain, this year it was only myself and another friend end up going to the festivals. We both also end up getting free swags from Southern Comforts. A win win for us.

This was first time at this festival, but it won't be my last…read more The weather was perfect, and arriving early was definitely a good idea. As I strolled down the tree-lined street, I was drawn in to booth after booth because of the aromas of their creations. Non-food vendors were uniquely placed between the restaurants that were just as enticing. I researched the list of participating restaurants to identify my must haves, and they did not disappoint. The live bands were energetic and fun and helped me work off some of those calories.

Not really worthy to try. Hot and too busy. Pay for the…read moreadmission and also pay for the food. I rather go somewhere else!

This is a fantastic event that transports you to another culture and fully immerses you in a…read moreVietnamese festival. These folks really know how to throw and party and have a good time and there are plenty of drinks along with great food like plaintain friiters, various soups, kabobs, spring rolls, egg rolls and all manner of other things in Vietnamese that I don't even know what they were. This is one of the most packed festivals of its type I've ever attended and there is no shortage of fun for children so this is an event for all ages. Firecrackers and silly string are in full effect and you never know when they will be used. The entertainment and main stage are all top notch and could give a Vegas show a run for the money. The only negative thing I could comment on is that nasty honky hipsters were skulking and sulking about in their nasty depressing hipster ways. Hoi Cho = Festival Tet = Vietnamese/Lunar New Year Versailles Hoi Choi Tet is the Vietnamese New Year's Festival at Mary Queen of Vietnam Church in New Orleans East. The festival typically begins on Friday around 6:00 PM and ends on Sunday around 10 pm. Opening ceremonies with lion dance are Friday around 6:30 PM. The big entertainment with Vietnamese pop singers and local community talent are on Saturday night, around 8 PM. Entry is FREE! Food, Drinks and Live Entertainment! BRING CASH (as its cash only)!

Third times a charm!…read more.. 'Tis the year of the dog, and we headed back out here for another year of Tet Fest! Surprisingly, I thought there would be a lot of dogs, but that might be the only thing forbidden to bring into this joyous festival with a giant school fair/America's Got Talent/night market vibe. My favorite bits: Huge portions at affordable prices. Yes, there are expensive dishes, i.e. the goat curry is $20, but the portions are 100% splittable. I always fall for the bowl of pho (and am not a big fan of sharing said bowl), and end up not really trying anything else. This year the pho was a little on the oily side, but still an interesting experience to be slurping a bowl of hot pho on a Saturday night surrounded by thousands of people when (if you've read my past reviews) I usually reserve this type of meal for my pj's on my couch. Vietnamese coffee. LOOOOOOVE IT! People watching. Holy moly. It's incredible. Entertainment. The stage is incredible. I don't think there is any stage in New Orleans that is quite as bright or pumps out as much smoke as this stage. The entertainment was wonderful from the gal who sang "I Will Survive" while wearing the highest pumps ever to the dance group known as Midnight Panda. Beer is cheap. They have Tecate Light (and you can grab a lime from the pho station). Score. Some other sights and sounds: The gambling game Bau Cua Tom Ca looks fascinating and I think if they really wanted to capitalize, they should make the area around this game larger. There was a gang of boys at least three deep from the table that didn't move for an hour so it wasn't really possible to get in on the action. We wanted to end the evening with a Pandan Waffle, and they had two tents serving. We got to the front of one of them, and they were out, so we had to wait another 30/40 minutes in the other line. Womp womp, but if you're out of food, I'd say cover that bit of your sign. Interesting to note: There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many of the bomb bags children can buy without adult consent...I say this half joking but I watched a kid "Vegas-style winnings" fill a grocery bag with at least two dozen of these bad boys...I don't know what scares me more; the industrial-sized poppers or the bomb bags. I think this time and last time, someone had gone on stage to report they had lost their child...I don't have children, but as mentioned in my previous review, I would tie a balloon to them. This festival is bananas and I can see how folks can easily lose their child in the hustle and bustle so either leave the mini-me's at home, chip 'em (jk, jk), or have a plan if they get lost. Next year is the year of the Pig, so maybe next year I'll work on pigging out on some of their other dishes. 'Til then!

It was a very nice and enjoyable family fun day at this festival. The rides were fantastic, mainly…read morefor the children and there were lots of games to play for both children and adults also. Most rides required four tickets and tickets are $1 each. There were lots of children out gallivanting from ride to ride and those with the $25 unlimited ride wrist band was certainly living it up. The rain did muddy the lawn near the rides but it wasn't too bad. It was just so nice to see them having fun. There was definitely ample space for folks to roam about the festival without bumping elbows with one another and the music was pretty decent. Now for the star of the festival, the gumbo...or shall I shall fumbo (fumble). I'm not sure who calls this place "the world's best gumbo" but what they're selling for $8 is horrendous IMO. There was no flavor and it was way too watery. This bears no resemblance to traditional New Orleans style gumbo. I really hate to say this but they may want to reconsider a name change from "Gumbo Capital of the World" Festival to "Bridge City's Best-We-Can-Do Gumbo" Festival. You will need tickets to purchase food but the ticket line moves fast, which is a good thing. It was good to see lots of cops present but they really needed someone directing traffic. Other than the sacrilege gumbo, we really enjoyed ourselves and the hosts, staff and everyone working there were very friendly. They even gave out free pepper sauce upon leaving. TIP: Be sure to bring your own folding chairs!

This was without a doubt the lamest festival I have ever been to!…read more As much as Bridge City,LA boasts about being the gumbo capital of the world they really fail to live up to their own expectations. I had seen several signs advertising about this gumbo festival. So I was pretty stoked about checking it out. I guess I had a totally different picture in my mind of what it really was. In my mind I thought it was going to be set up like a cook off with multiple chefs showing off their culinary skills. I also pictured people selling arts and crafts. I even pictured a real Zydeco band up on stage. But alas that is not the way it was. Here's what really happened at the Gumbo Fest. All the food was at one booth and the gumbo was mediocre. Yes you heard me the gumbo did not live up to the empty promises that they made. Plus it was $7.50 a bowl. I know of several restaurants that I can buy it cheaper. There were no arts and crafts. There were only crappy knick knacks. This stuff included the kind of crap that you would buy off of a street vendor at a Mardi Gras Parade, or the useless things that are typically on sale at a truck stop. The band they had on stage was a mediocre cover band. Neither me nor most of the other people at this event paid much attention to this band (maybe because they weren't that great). The only thing that could even remotely be entertaining here were the carnival rides. But alas I am NOT a 9 year old child so carnival rides are out of the question. I don't know if they had anything else because I didn't stick around very long. I really think that the people of Bridge City should have put way more thought into this before they decided have this little shindig. But rest assured I will not be returning to this festival. In short this festival might be entertaining.......If your a 7 year old!!!!

Love the Gentilly festival! My dad isn't a person who likes to go to festivals but he enjoys this…read moreone every year. I think it has a little bit of everything for everyone. 1st big thing is that it is a free 3 day festival. It starts on Friday night with Jazz under the stars. The first day is only a few hours and all of the food vendors don't participate. Saturday and Sunday are the longer days. In addition to the food vendors, they have a gospel tent, a kids area (face painting, rock climbing, etc), and other local businesses with tents selling all kinds of goodies. The gospel tent has chairs where you can sit but for the main stage it's best to bring your own chair as they are not provided(like most festivals). We usually bring our chairs to just sit and relax listening to the different artists on stage. I went 2 of the 3 days this year and my mom went all 3 days. It's a great opportunity to support local businesses and try new things you haven't tried before. Definitely recommend attending if you've never been.

Enjoying "Jazz Under the Stars", the first night of Gentilly Fest - great music, food, and family…read morevibes all around!

I went to the beignet fest some years ago, but decided to go again this year. I didn't catch the…read moreearly sale for the tickets, but still purchased it online. The ticket was $25, but with processing fee and tax it was $30( it was more if you purchased at the gate the day of). I feel like that's a lot as you will probably spend about $30 + on vendors once inside. I get that the proceeds are for a good cause but I think if the ticket was only $20 no matter how early you purchase more people would go. Also, city park is very big. I think more signs saying where the beignet fest is would be helpful. Especially when it comes to where the entrance is. If you put the address that was listed on the ticket on your gps, it will take you to an entrance that's only for vendors. When we arrived we had to turn around with some other visitors and walk another few minutes to the gate. When arriving there's a sign that shows the kids village and other things going on at the fest. I give them their proper for having seating and tables with PJ umbrellas for festival attendees to sit. My aunt and I supported about 6 vendors total. This included Ruby Slipper, the Vintage, Loretta's, snoball truck, Southern's, and Divine Cuisine. Favorite were the praline beignet from Loretta's and the cochon tasso cream beignet from Ruby Slipper.

Fantastic event here. I went to Beignet fest 2025 and it was a hit. I had the gumbo beignets,…read morecrawfish beignets, crabmeat grilled cheese, plantain mochi beignets, and the honey pecan beignets. All were amazing. The crabmeat grilled cheese was a 10/10, one of the best bites I've had this festival season. Super cool event. New Orleans flexed their beignet game with this one and they executed perfectly.

Top Taco is one of my favorite events in New Orleans. I attended the top taco 2018 and it was SO…read moreMUCH FUN! I was really sad when Top Taco 2019 got rained out but my friends and I actually hosted our own top taco night at Araña Taqueria y Cantina which was a delicious (sad that it's now closed). For the festival itself: Location: Riverwalk in front of the aquarium all the way to the french quarter. I do remember the lines being insanely long despite arriving right at opening but the lines to get into the event were very smooth and well organized. There were plenty of vendors and the festival was quite large! I remember the first vendor right when we entered ran out of tacos within the first 10 minutes which set up for a bad event but the lines and vendors deeper into the festival was much better. There was plenty of music at each section of the festival. I also loved the amount of "tequila sample" they gave out. It's very easy to get tequila drunk but everyone at the festival was polite and very festive. Surprisingly not a lot of drunk people walking around the festival. People of New Orleans can handle their alcohol well. Food: There were plenty of tacos to try. I remember trying about 5-6 different vendors. My favorites tacos were from Los Jefes which ended up winning for best taco! You're also given voting chips when you enter to vote on your favorite vendor which was really fun! There's also larger drinks and food for purchase if the samples are not enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Overall, a really fun event if you go with the right crowd. I do think the ticket price is a bit much but if you take advantage of the free tequila and tacos, its well worth it. If you just plan to have 1 drink and 2-3 tacos, probably better off just going to a restaurant.

The food is great and the whole idea is great. Specifically when they do it a Lafreniere park it…read morejust had the fluidity as long as they have 2 liquors 2 food 2 liquor 2 food test setups. What I didn't like is that 2 years in a row, 1st year we went, we should of won by crowd chanting our names and they gave it to the skanky costume and then when we win as couple we got zero prizes. And I tried following up through multiple emails and social media accounts and I just got a big circle. So customer service is very low. Now for the food and drinks, that is truly the vendors who put on a show. And if you have Gonzo's in there, is a must show up event. And I've been going to every single one of their events and invite all my friends