ST. LANDRY PARISH — You’ve heard of boudin festivals, crawfish festivals, even cracklin’ festivals — but have you ever heard of a mosquito festival?

Yep, you read that right — a Mosquito Festival — and it’s happening for the first time in the town of Cankton, hosted at the Landon Pitre Memorial Park.

“We were looking for something quirky — something that grabs attention,” said Caleb Simon with the Coulee Croche Firefighters Association.

Not About Celebrating the Bug 🦟

Before you start itching, organizers want to make one thing clear — this festival isn’t celebrating mosquitoes nor will there be any live ones at the event.

“We’re not pro-mosquito,” said Simon. “We’re anti-mosquito.” The festival is actually a fundraiser for the volunteer firefighters who serve the Coulee Croche Fire D

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