Christmas is 6 days away. You still have time to take in beautiful lights and attractions this weekend. Gather family & friends and enjoy holiday festivities in Acadiana.
Dec 19-DEC 23 – Noël Acadien Au Village. Acadian Village, Lafayette. 5:30-9 p.m. $10 at the gate; $8 in advance. Festival fundraiser with half a million lights, displays, food, entertainment and holiday shopping. 337-981-2364, AcadianVillage.org.
Dec 19-DEC-31 – Victorian Christmas at the Joseph Jefferson Home. Rip Van Winkle Gardens of Jefferson Island, New Iberia. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission. Tours of the Joseph Jefferson Home & Rip Van Winkle Gardens decorated for the Holiday Season. 337-359-8525, RipVanWinkleGardens.org.
Dec 19-31 – Christmas at the Alexandre Mouton House. 1122 Lafayette St., Lafayette. Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 Adults, $3 Seniors, $2 Students. The Alexandre Mouton House will be decorated for Christmas with period decorations. 337-234-2208.
DEC 19-31 – Christmas on the Cajun Coast. Various locations in St. Mary Parish. Elegant antebellum homes decked in Victorian holiday finery, boulevards of live oaks twinkling with white lights, traditional holiday performances, Christmas parades. 800-256-2931, CajunCoast.com/ChristmasEvents.
DEC 1-31 – Tour of Oaklawn Manor. 3296 East Oaklawn Dr., Franklin. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Adults $15, Students $10. Each room of the home is beautifully decorated with trees and themes of the holiday season. 337-828-0434.
(Photo Noel Acadian Au Village /Acadian Village)