For Immediate Release

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

Feb. 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26 - 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. 2, 9, 16, 23 - 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. 3, 10, 17, 24 - 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! McDonald's, 1501 Center St., New Iberia, 7-8 a.m., (337) 519-7942.

Feb. 5 - Delcambre Seafood and Farmers Market - First Saturday of the month from February to December except July. Enjoy what's fresh for the season from area farms and local waters, along with tasting opportunities and recipes, live music, kids activities and other special events. Bayou Carlin Cove Boat Landing and Pavilion, 605 S. Railroad St. (Hwy. 330), Delcambre, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., (800) 884-6120 ext. 6, Website, Facebook

Feb. 5 - Markets At Ramada Love & Mardi Gras - Join Blessing New Iberia and support many local small businesses. Vendors will be on hand selling handmade items, food, fashion and more. There will be awesome prizes, delicious food and lots of friendly faces. Ramada Conference Center, 2915 Hwy. 14, New Iberia, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., (337) 241-4103, Facebook

Feb. 5 - 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, 6-8 p.m., (337) 367-2844, Website, Facebook

Feb. 11 - IPAL Presents, "Broadway, Bites, and Bubblies" - Join the Iberia Performing Arts League's board, performers, patrons and supporters for a fun-filled evening of food, drinks and serenades. Tickets include dinner, drinks and live entertainment. The money raised will help fund the orchestra for IPAL's spring production "The Producers." 25 Shadow Bend, New Iberia, 7-10 p.m., (337) 364-1975, Website, Facebook

Feb. 12 - TECHE Project Annual Membership Banquet - The TECHE Project's Annual Membership Banquet will include speaker Anne Darrah on the "Little Brooklyn" project in New Iberia, dinner, drinks, music and an update on activities over the past year. Attendees will also have the opportunity to tour the Bayou Teche Museum next door to the Sliman. Members get in free, and others can sign up for a membership at the door, starting at $20. Sliman Theater, 129 E. Main St., New Iberia, 4-8 p.m., (337) 706-2323, Website, Facebook

Feb. 16 - 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. 20 - A Prelude to Spring - Free concert performed by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. St. Peters Church, 108 E. Saint Peter St., New Iberia, 3-4:30 p.m., (337) 298-7964, Website, Facebook

Feb. 23 - March 30 - New Iberia Azalea Trail - Stroll Iberia's attractions and New Iberia's award-winning Main Street, where azaleas frame moss draped oak trees, stately homes and quaint cottages along Bayou Teche. Download the self-guided driving tour map of the azalea trail or pick up a print copy at the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau. Various locations in Iberia Parish, (337) 365-1540, Website