Name: Pelican Ball 2025
Start: 2025-12-07T00:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-07T04:00:00+00:00
Location: Acadiana Center for the Arts (MTS)

Description

On Saturday, December 6, 2025, we close out our 50th anniversary year with one of our most treasured traditions—Pelican Ball—hosted in the James Devin Moncus Theater at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.

This annual gala honors the individuals whose passion and service have shaped the cultural life of Acadiana, from those who have supported AcA’s mission directly to those whose impact reaches across the broader arts community. The evening includes a live and silent auction—your one and only chance to receive a Pelican on Parade for your business or home.

Pelican Ball is a celebration of everything that makes our cultural community thrive. We gather to recognize this year’s honorees and to revel in the joy of art, music, and food, surrounded by the core flock of Acadiana’s creative supporters.

2025 Honorees

John Chappuis, Member Emeritus

Renée Roberts, Honorary Member

Sponsors are invited to a special VIP reception at 6 p.m. preceding the gala, where honorees are recognized with commemorative plaques and offered the opportunity to share reflections.

All funds raised through Pelican Ball directly support the programs of the Acadiana Center for the Arts—from bringing nationally renowned artists in music, dance, theater, and visual arts to Lafayette, to enriching over 80 schools and over 40,000 students across the region through AcA’s robust community and arts in educational programs.

Founded in 1975 as the Acadiana Arts Council, and transformed into the Acadiana Center for the Arts in 2010, AcA has spent five decades championing the arts in our region—serving as a bridge between artists and audiences, and between local talent and the world stage.

Date & Time

Sat, Dec 6, 2025 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Venue Details

Acadiana Center for the Arts (MTS)

101 West Vermilion Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

Acadiana Center for the Arts

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.

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