Festival Themes

1980 - Cotton

1981 - Timber

1982 - Oil and Gas Industry

1983 - Railroads

1984 - Education

1985 - Cowboy and Cattle

1986 - Hunting and Fishing

1987 - Aviation

1988 - Cajun

1989 - Cultures of Lower Red River

1990 - Indians of Southeast

1991 - North Louisiana Music

1992 - A Salute to Louisiana Foods

1993 - Year of the Craft

1994 - Toys and Games: The Makers & The Players

1995 - From Buffalo Trails to Interstates

1996 - Family Heritage

1997 - Spanish Culture in Louisiana

1998 - Celebrating Creole Culture

1999 - Francofete -- 20th Anniversary of Folklife Festival

2000 - Folk Traditions in the New Millennium

2001 - African-American Culture

2002 - Louisiana's Military and Folk Traditions

2003 - Louisiana Heritage and Folk Traditions of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration

2004 - Celebrating the Cultures of Louisiana’s Neutral Strip

2005 - Celebrating Louisiana's Agricultural and Folk Traditions

2006 - Natural Resources in Louisiana's Traditional Cultures

2007 - Passing It On: The Next Generation

2008 - Ties to the Isles: British and Irish Traditions in Louisiana