Festival des Fleurs de Louisiane is a fundraiser for the University of Louisiana — Lafayette’s Ira Nelson Horticulture Center, and part educational outreach and resource for the enhancement of horticulture in Acadiana.
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Festival des Fleurs de Louisiane is scheduled April 15 in Lafayette
Festival des Fleurs de Louisiane will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15 at the Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette. The festival is part celebration of spring’s arrival, part fundraiser for the University of Louisiana — Lafayette’s Ira Nelson Horticulture Center, and part educational outreach and resource for the enhancement of horticulture in Acadiana.
Tickets are $4 online at FestivaldesFleurs.org or for $5 at the door. Children under 12 are admitted for free.
Celebrating its 30th year, the show at the Blackham Coliseum, located at 2330 Johnston St., is expected to feature more than 100 gardening-related vendors.
Festival-goers will discover a wealth of resources and activities as local gardening societies host displays and informational kiosks that will share gardening techniques with attendees.
Attendees can also discover beautiful designs and horticulture at the Lafayette Garden Club’s juried Flower Show.
Food trucks will sell lunch, snacks, snow cones and coffee.
This is a family-friendly event.