Get ready for the 38th annual Tee-Mamou Iota Mardi Gras Folk Life Festival! Full event information can and entertainment schedule can be found below.
Mardi Gras 2026
Welcome to the Tee Mamou-Iota Mardi Gras Folklife Festival! This year marks the 38th anniversary of the festival in downtown Iota, Louisiana. The festivities will kick off at 9:00am on Mardi Gras Day, February 17th, 2026 and go on until the streets are cleared at 5:00pm. Click here for our entertainment schedule.
Nowhere in the world can one see such a well preserved tradition by a small group of Cajuns who are determined to relive a part of their heritage each year by joining together to enjoy a masked merry-making celebration before the Lenten season begins!
Tee Mamou - Iota Mardi Gras 