Information on the Visit Grand Isle page includes a calendar with festival dates, local restaurants, fresh local seafood, and things to do like fishing.
February
February 22 – Mardi Gras Ball, Grand Isle Multiplex, 7:00 PM ($25 per couple, $15 single) Music by SID starts at 9:00 pm
March
March 2 – Independent Mardi Gras Parade, Starts corner of Blackberry & Highway 1 and ends at the end of Oak Lane, 1:00 PM
March 3 – April 26 – Hurricane Hole Spring Challenge, Hurricane Hole Marina
March 22 – Grand Isle Iris Tour, Lafitte Woods Nature Preserve, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Tour led by Jean Landry of The Nature Conservancy)
April
April 12 – Grand Isle Clean Up Day, 9:00 AM to noon (Meet at the Grand Isle Multiplex at 3101 LA-1)
April 17-19 – Grand Isle Firemans’s Fair, Tarpon Pavilion
April 20 – Easter Sunrise Service – Hurricane Hole Club House – 7:00 am – (Sponsored by the GI Community Development team) https://grandisleevents.org
April 25-26 – Paddle Palozzo, Brideside Marina
April 25-26 – Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration & Cultural Weekend, Grand Isle High School (Sponsored by the GI Community Development Team)
May
May 2-4 – Serenity by the Sea, Grand Isle High School
May 7-10 – Hurricane Hole Louisiana Open, Hurricane Hole
May 20-22 – ABC of Louisiana Fishing Rodeo, Grand Isle Marina
TBA – Hurricane Hole Snapper Series, Hurricane Hole (will start whenever the Red Snapper Season Opens and end on August 30)
May 24 – GICDT Island wide Garage Sale – (Sponsored by the GI Community Development Team) – grandisleevents.org
May 24 – Memorial Day Weekend Concert featuring Caleb Lapeyrouse and The Drivers and Shorts in December, Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, (Time TBA)
May 22-25 – Bloody Decks Rodeo, Wakeside Marina
May 24-25 – 2nd Annual United Rentals Fishing Rodeo, Hurricane Hole
May 31 – 2nd Annual Pirates Role, Dress yourself and golf carts in your best pirate gear (Time TBA)
June
June 4 – Swollfest, Grand Isle Marina
June 10 – Farm Bureau Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
TBA – Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
June 19-21 – Louisiana Pipeliners Fishing Rodeo, Tarpon Pavilion behind Grand Isle Marina
June 19-21 – Creole Classic Fishing Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
June 26-28 – Wounded War Hero’s Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
June 27-28 – Southern Angler Fishing Rodeo, Grand Isle Marina
July
July 4 – Music Concert- Lauren Lee, Shorts in December and Wayne Toups, Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, (Time TBA)
July 5 – 4th of July celebration, Bridge Side, 10:00 pm to midnight
July 5 – Christmas in July Golf Cart Parade – 1:00 pm
July 10-12 – Blue Boot Rodeo, Tarpon Pavilion, bluebootrodeo.com
July 16-17 – New Orleans Electrical Association Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
July 16-18 – Louisiana Concrete Association Rodeo, Hurricane Hole
July 17-19 – Island Strong Music Fest, Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, Visit Island Strong Music Fest
(If you are interested in becoming a vendor or want to contact the event organizers please email: islandstrongmusicfest@gmail.com)
July 18-19 – FCA Youth Saltwater Series Rodeo, Bridge Side Maria
July 24-26 – Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, Tarpon Rodeo Pavilion, Grand Isle Marina
July 30-31 – Mike Bourgeois (Big Daddy) Memorial Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
August
August 1-2 – Dufrene’s Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
August 1-2 – CCA Legislators Rodeo, Hurricane Hole
August 6-9 – Hurricane Hole Spring Challenge, Hurricane Hole
August 9 – Red Dress Roll
August 8-9 – Nicholls Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
August 14-16 – Cut Off Fishing Club, Bridge Side Mari
August 22-23 – Ride the Bull Kayak Fishing Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina, sign up at: https://ccalouisiana.com/events/ride-the-bull-kayak-tourney/
August 29-31 – Grand Isle Original Redfish Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina
September
September 8-10 – ABC Fishing Rodeo – Grand Isle Marina
September 6 – Hargrove Foundation Rodeo, Grand Isle Marina
September 9- October 26 – Hurricane Hole Tuna and Swordfish Challenge, Hurricane Hole
September 26-28 – Caminada Redfish Rodeo, Grand Isle Marina
October
October 10-11 – GI Ladies Rodeo, Bridge Side Marina (Sponsored by the GI Community Development Team) https://grandisleevents.org/
October 14-16 – Bayou Coast Falling Tide Kayak Tournament, Bridge Side Marina
TBA – FOGI Gumbo Cookout, Grand Isle Multiplex
November
December
December 1 – Starts our Christmas Tree Lighting and Programs Celebrations
Dates are subject to change. Other events will be added as soon as dates are confirmed. If you have any questions or doubts its always wise to check with event stations for more information.
For more information, please contact the Grand Isle Tourist Commission at:
985-787-2997 or email to: townofgrandisle@gmail.com
Grand Isle Info & Comm Center 985-787-2997
Restaurants
I recommend the service at this cozy, casual family restaurant. The family who owns and runs Yum’s really cares about their customers in their own special way. The restaurant serves daily plate lunch specials, fresh local seafood, quesadillas, sandwiches, wraps, soups, and salads.
This little grill restaurant is located inside the Conoco gas station. They have great hamburgers, poboys, chicken tenders, pizza, famous Natchitoches meat pies (very tasty experience of Louisiana food), jambalaya, and gumbo. Jo Bob's Gas and Grill has a little dining area inside and outside under the building, but we usually like to take our food to-go and eat at some of the more picturesque spots on the Island or even at the Inn or Cottages.
Locally owned, Starfish is a cozy, casual food spot. They serve fried seafood as well as dinner plates and sandwiches. I recommend their fresh, never frozen flame broiled and grilled hamburgers and daily lunch specials.
They offer a stylish, intimate setting, and serve seafood dishes made only from the freshest ingredients. Their dishes, such as blackened shrimp guacamole and Asian grilled tuna, are sure to please!
Fresh Local Seafood
Camardelle's Seafood 1018 Hwy 1 Grand Isle 985-787-3222. Hours vary. Call ahead of time when you're on the way to the island so they have what you would like; they will save it for you if you call but if not they may run out, its fresh after all!
We provide gas burners and pots for your boiling experience. FYI, you should plan on heading to one of our Supermarkets on the Island to pick up your cooking needs including shrimp and crab boil, lemons, garlic, corn, and new potatoes.
Dean Blanchard Seafood 195 Cypress Lane, Grand Isle 985-787-3464
This terrific slice of life is where you can buy fresh shrimp that were caught in the last few hours and pay amazingly low prices for them. Experienced people bring their coolers and take these lovely shrimp back home to cook or freeze. We just show up when we want to cook them for dinner! Super friendly people and definitely an experience in true cajun life....
Catch Your Own
Fish from one of the piers (see Fishing Page), from the beach, your boat or even your kayak. We have fish cleaning and cooking facilities for use free of charge for our guests.
Things to Do
Relax at The Inn and Cottages with views of the beach, play at the beach, go fishing, go kayaking in the gulf, take a boat ride, or drive 107 miles northeast to New Orleans and experience the historical city of jazz music.
