Rayne’s Annual Frog Festival Returns This Weekend with a Parade, Carnival, and Two Nights of Live Music
RAYNE, La. - Another week, another great South Louisiana festival. The Rayne Frog Festival is taking place in the Frog Capital of Rayne, Louisiana, on May 7-9, 2026. This year's festival will be the 54th year of celebrating those hopping, tasty little swamp critters
As always, there is a full schedule of music, delicious food and drinks, arts and crafts show, carnival rides, kick-off parade, frog derby, frog races, frog leg sauce piquant eating contest, and a whole lot more.
2026 Rayne Frog Festival Music Lineup: Friday and Saturday
A big part of the fun is the great live music. Below is the complete 2026 Frog Festival musical line-up:
Friday, May 8
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Leif Meche
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Adam Leger
10:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. - Wayne Toups
Saturday, May 9
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - 4 Horses
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Rusty Metoyer
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Vermillionaires
9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. - Jamie Bergeron
11:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. - John Foster
Frog Festival Parade: Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.
If you want to get the festivities kicked off a little early, on Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m., the Frog Festival Parade will roll through town. The parade will travel the normal route down the Boulevard to the Frog Festival grounds.
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Carnival Rides and Wristband Deals at the Rayne Frog Festival
Of course, one of the highlights of any good South Louisiana festival is the carnival. There will be several opportunities for you to bring the little ones and save money with "ride-all-you-want" wristbands.
How to Find the Full 2026 Rayne Frog Festival Schedule
For a complete rundown of all the events scheduled for this year's Rayne Frog Festival, click here.
