Festivals Acadiens et Créoles to Unveil 2026 Official Pin and Poster at Downtown ArtWalk
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will officially unveil its 2026 festival pin and poster during a special Pin and Poster Reveal at Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) as part of Downtown Lafayette’s Second Saturday ArtWalk.
This year’s official festival poster was created by Lafayette-based fine artist Herb Roe, whose work explores the history, traditions, and cultural identity of South Louisiana. Roe’s design reflects the 2026 festival theme, “Revolution and Evolution: Celebrating 250 Years of Cultural Fusion on the Bayou.”
The public will have the opportunity to see the 2026 designs for the first time and purchase the new festival pin and poster.
WHEN:
Saturday, September 12, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
During Downtown Lafayette’s Second Saturday ArtWalk
WHERE:
Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA), 101 W. Vermilion St.
Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana
WHO:
- Festivals Acadiens et Créoles representatives
- Herb Roe, 2026 festival poster artist
- Festival supporters and members of the Acadiana arts and cultural community
Herb Roe, About the Artist:
 |
Herb Roe was born and raised in the Appalachian regions of Southern Ohio and Northeastern Kentucky. In 1992, he received a scholarship to attend the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio.
In the summer of 1993, Roe met Louisiana mural artist Robert Dafford, beginning a long-term apprenticeship and professional collaboration that would take him throughout the Ohio and Mississippi River Valleys. As a Dafford muralist, Roe specialized in large-scale historical mural projects, often working in partnership with local chambers of commerce, tourism bureaus, and downtown development organizations. Many of these ambitious projects spanned five to ten years and included anywhere from a single mural to as many as 50 works within one community.
In 2007, Roe began pursuing his career as a fine artist, specializing in oil paintings that explore the history, people, and culture of his adopted home in South Louisiana’s Acadiana region. His most recent body of work expands that lens, drawing connections between his Appalachian childhood in Eastern Kentucky and Southern Ohio and his experiences traveling, living, and working throughout the American South.
About Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles takes place annually in Lafayette, LA, at the heart of French-speaking Louisiana, also known as Acadiana, where the rich cultures of Cajun and Creole continue to thrive. The festival has hosted performances by musical icons and Grammy honorees, including Clifton Chenier, Chubby Carrier, Sonny Landreth, Cedric Watson, and the Pine Leaf Boys.
Since its inaugural event in 1974, the three-day festival has become the original and world’s largest Cajun and Zydeco festival, attracting visitors from across the globe. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles features performances by local musicians, cultural workshops, and local cuisine, providing an immersive and authentic experience of the region’s rich Cajun and Creole heritage.
For more information, visit FestivalsAcadiens.com
