NOTE: Events are ongoing as of email release date. Please check our web calendar for up to date changes.

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 - GLC Farmers Market - Every Wednesday. Local farmers selling produce, plants, honey, homemade pies and other items grown locally. Grass-fed beef, pork and lamb are also available at the meat market during this time. GLC Meat Market, 6110 Loreauville Rd., New Iberia, 2-6 p.m., (337) 577-9160, Website, Facebook

Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 - Bayou Teche French Table - Every Thursday. Celebrate our Cajun culture and improve your French speaking skills regardless of your level of French. Additionally, enjoy conversations with francophones and francophiles who visit New Iberia from all over the world as well as students in the French Immersion setting at North Lewis Elementary. Vive le français! Cane River Pecan Company's Pie Bar, 254 W. Main St., New Iberia, 8:30-10 a.m., (337) 519-7942.

Feb. 3 - Bayou Mardi Gras Parade - Family style Mardi Gras Celebration, on the banks of the Bayou Teche on Historic Main Street New Iberia. Main Street New Iberia, 7-9 p.m., (337) 367-2844, Website, Facebook

Feb. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 - Teche Area Farmers Market - Experience a harvest of delicious homegrown produce and homemade products by area farmers, artists and crafters. Also included are handmade cypress yard objects, homemade bread and fresh baked goods, ceramics, honey, jellies, jams, herbs, candies, handcrafted wooden bowls and utensils, birdhouses, garden benches and much more. The market is held every Saturday morning from 7-11 a.m. and Tuesday afternoon from 2-6 p.m. Bouligny Plaza, 102 W. Main St., New Iberia, (337) 369-2330, Website, Facebook

Feb. 9 - Bayou Teche Museum Gala - Gala to benefit the Bayou Teche Museum with a live auction and local restaurants serving up their famous dishes. Bayou Teche Museum, 131 E. Main St., New Iberia, 6-9 p.m., (337) 606-5977, Website, Facebook

Feb. 15 - Les Cadiens du Teche Cajun Dance - Every third Wednesday of the month. Les Cadiens du Teche (Cajun French Music Association) dance to Cajun music with a meal, door prizes, cake walk, 50/50 and camaraderie, at their monthly public meeting. Admission. La Louisiane Banquet Hall, 5509 Hwy. 14, New Iberia, 7-9:30 p.m., (337) 258-1876 Facebook

Feb. 19 - Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade - Family-oriented Mardi Gras parade with floats, bands, dance groups, Mardi Gras royalty, Grand Marshal, elaborate and colorful costumes, and tons of beads and throws. Most original and ugly costumes. 7304 Hwy. 90 E., Jeanerette, 2-4 p.m., (337) 577-5591, Facebook

Feb. 21 - Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade - Mardi Gras parade, with marching bands, dance groups, music. Loreauville Main Street, 2-3 p.m., (337) 967-4554

Feb. 26 - A Prelude to Spring - Free concert performed by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. St. Peters Church, 108 E. Saint Peter St., New Iberia, 3-4 p.m., (337) 298-7964, Website, Facebook