Festivals Acadiens
October 10-12, 2008
Girard Park & Downtown
Lafayette, Louisiana

Celebrate the rhythm of Cajun life at Festivals Acadiens in Lafayette, the heart of French Louisiana. Dance to a traditional Cajun waltz. Two-step to the upbeat rhythms of accordions, fiddles and ti fers (triangles). Step back in time as traditional crafters demonstrate their artistry. Festivals Acadiens pays tribute to the Cajun culture with a combination of FREE festivals. Held the second weekend in October! 

2007 Schedule (2008 Schedule TBA)

Friday | Oct. 12 | Downtown

Bach Lunch - Parc Sans Souci - 12:00-1:00
Cajun du Nord
Lunch by: Copeland's | Hub City Diner | Joey's | Popeye's

Kids Alive! - Parc Sans Souci
4:00-6:00 - Musical instrument crafts, refreshments, face painting, high striker
4:00-4:45 - Melissa Stevenson (children's CD's "Dill Pickles, Bugz and Other Feel Good Tunes" & "Love to Move"
5:00-5:45 - Ann Vidrine - "The Cajun Experience" - learn to Cajun two-step & waltz, play traditional Cajun instruments, & more

Downtown Alive! - Parc International
5:30-7:00 - T-Salé
7:30-9:30 - Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers

Festival de Musique Acadienne
Saturday | Oct. 13 | Girard Park

8:00
Lafayette Breakfast Sertoma Club Festivals Acadiens 5K Race, 806 E. St. Mary Blvd.

11:00-12:00
~ Felton Lejeune & the Cajun Cowboys - Festival Stage
~ Joe Hall & the Louisiana Cane Cutters - Heritage Stage
~ Renaissance Cadienne sponsored by the Marquis de La Fayette Committee - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

12:00-1:00
~ Chris Miller & Bayou Roots - Festival Stage

12:15-1:15
~ Fiddle Styles Workshop featuring Mitch Reed & Anya Schoenegge, facilitated by Pat Mould, presented by the Marquis de La Fayette Committee - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

12:15-1:30
~ Dexter Ardoin & the Creole Ramblers - Heritage Stage

1:00-2:00
~ Lost Bayou Ramblers - Festival Stage

1:00-4:15
~ Cajun & Creole Jam des Amis - Louisiana Folk Roots Jam Tent

1:30-2:30
~ Women's Home Music, facilitated by Kristi Guillory - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

1:45-3:00
~ The Traiteurs - Heritage Stage

2:00-3:00
~ Jeffrey Broussard & the Creole Cowboys - Festival Stage

2:45-3:45
~ Ardoin Family Tribute, facilitated by Herman Fuselier - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

3:30-4:30
~ Feufollet - Festival Stage

3:30-4:45
~ Red Stick Ramblers - Heritage Stage

4:00-5:00
~ Learn to Sing Cajun Classics with Marce Lacouture - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

4:30-6:00
~ Bonsoir, Catin - Festival Stage

5:00-6:15
~ Jo-El Sonnier - Heritage Stage

5:15-6:15
~ Generation Next featuring members of The Los Bayou Ramblers & Feufollet, facilitated by Pat Mould - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

6:00-7:30
~ Pineleaf Boys - Festival Stage

6:30-7:45
~ Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie - Heritage Stage

Festival de Musique Acadienne
Sunday | Oct. 14 | Girard Park

11:00-12:00
~ Horace Trahan, Hubert Maitre et Amis - Festival Stage

11:30-12:00
~ A Visit with the Marquis, sponsored by the Marquis de La Fayette Committee - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

11:30-12:30
~ Paul Daigle & Cajun Gold - Heritage Stage

12:00-1:00
~ Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys - Festival Stage

12:15-1:15
~ Classic Cajun & Creole Dancing Discussion, facilitated by Harold Bernard & Millie Ortego - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

12:45-1:45
~ Jimmy Breaux & Friends - Heritage Stage

1:00-2:00
~ Lafayette Rhythm Devils - Festival Stage

1:00-4:15
~ Cajun & Creole Jam des Amis - Louisiana Folk Roots Jam Tent

1:15-2:15
~ Cajun Acoustic Guitar Styles, featuring David Doucet & Chris Stafford, facilitated by Blake Castille - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

2:00-3:15
~ Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars - Heritage Stage

2:00-3:30
~ Savoy Family Band - Festival Stage

2:45-3:45
~ Cajun Steel Guitar Styles - Louisiana Folk Roots Stage

3:30-4:45
~ BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet - Heritage Stage

3:30-5:00
~ Balfa Toujours - Festival Stage

4:00-5:00
~ Les Fréres Michot, facilitated by Todd Mouton, sponsored by the Marquis de La Fayette Committee - Louisiana Folk Roots Workshops Stage

5:00-6:30
~ Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys - Festival Stage
~ Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun - Heritage Stage


Bayou Food Festival
Saturday & Sunday | Oct. 13-14 | Girard Park

à la carte
Soft Shell Crab Poboy | Shrimp Stew | Mini Crawfish Pies | Kibbee

Cajun Unlimited
Shrimp on a Stick | Gator on a Stick | Cajun Onion Blossom | Grilled Pork Kabobs | Grilled Chicken Breast on a Stick | Spicy Potato Ribbon Fries

Charlie T's
Cracklin | Boudin | Boudin Balls | BBQ Pork Chop Sandwich

i Monelli's
Smoked Shrimp & Tasso over Penne Pasta | Seafood Gumbo | Crab Cakes| Sausage Poboys | Homemade Ice Cream

Lagneaux's
Seafood Jambalaya | Shrimp Étouffée | Fried Shrimp Poboy | Alligator Poboy

Miss Mary's Pralines 'N' Things
Pralines | Almond Crunch | Sugar Dipped Pecans | Cajun Spiced Pecans | Chocolate Covered Pecans | Chocolate Chip Cookies

Original Don's Seafood & Steakhouse
Bite-sized Fried Catfish | Crawfish Fettuccine | Shrimp Jambalaya | Bread Pudding w/ Rum Sauce

Pat's Downtown
Crawfish Enchilada | Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya | Crawfish Étouffée Stuffed Potato | Plain Stuffed Potato | Fried Shrimp Potato | Peach Cobbler

Poupart's
Shrimp Fríant | French Spinach Bread Bowl | Crawfish Pistollette | Pepperoni Basil Bread | Chocolate Eclairs | Cookies | Snow Cones

T-Coon's
Red Beans & Rice | Crawfish Stew | Pork & Turkey Jambalaya | Chicken Tenders | Catfish topped w/ Crawfish Étouffée | Fries | Beignets

Louisiana Crafts Fair
Girard Park | Saturday & Sunday | Oct. 13-14

Craftsmen:
Carnie Frizzell - Stained Glass
Chris Desjardins - Jewelry
Luis Perez - Mixed Media
Carolyn Foster - Mixed Media - Beadwork
Ginger Kelly - Blown Glass
Maxie Durel-Crain - Clay Bead Jewelry
Sher Chappell - Mixed Media
Lori Henderson - Mixed Media
Phoebe Tarver - Clay Jewelry
Michelle Fontenot - Stained Glass
Laura Teague - Jewelry
Herbert Johnston - Turned Wood
Betsy Meyers Green - Jewelry
Tommy Myers - Mixed Media Birdhouses
Nancy Eaves - Jewelry
John Paul Daniel - Wood Sculpture
David Wortman - Pottery
Emily Wortman - Pottery
Allen Crochet - Carved Wood
Lee Palmer - Jewelry
Craig McMillin - Pottery
Trish Ransom - Debris Art
Leslie Leonpacher - Mixed Media
Laura Glen Lawson - Jewelry
Anita Hughes - Pottery
Jeff Aucoin - Carved Wood
Susan Carver - Metal Sculpture
Carol Thibodeaux - Gourd Art
Lori Felix - Mixed Media
Pat Juneau - Metal Sculpture
Suzanne Juneau - Jewelry
Miles Peterson - Wood Furniture

Traditional crafts demonstrations and a hands-on children's area*:
Clarence Martin - Accordion Maker
Mark Taylor - Violin Maker
Lou Trahan - Mask Maker
Wally Emmons - Crawfish Trap Maker
Harold "Kellogg" Robertson - Net Maker
Nelson Plaisance - Traditional Louisiana Watercraft Model Building and Carvings
Roy Parfait - Woodcarvings and Houma Indian Crafts
Ivy Billot - Wood Carver
Rusty Romero - Decoy Carver
Bill Talley - Toy Boat Maker
Lionel Key - Gumbo Filé Maker
Carol Hebert - Blacksmith


Village des Arts et Métiers
Girard Park | Saturday & Sunday | Oct. 13-14

Key of Z Rubboards - Frottoirs
Bon Cajun Instruments - Accordions, Triangles and Spoons
June Deveau Galerie - Acadian Art
Kent Hutslar Photography - Fine Art Photography
Blue Cross Blue Shield Two Step Program
Marquis de La Fayette Committee
Festivals Acadiens Music Store
Paragon Casino

Festivals Acadiens Sponsors: Budweiser, Lafayette Coca-Cola, Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, Lafayette Utilities System, Marquis de La Fayette 2007, Paragon Casino & Resort, TABASCO®. Produced by Lafayette Jaycees, Rubber Boots Productions and Louisiana Folk Roots.

Kids Alive! Sponsors: Stuller Family Foundation, Clark Services, Women's and Children's Hospital, Winn Dixie, Lafayette Coca Cola, Sir Speedy, Downtown Lafayette Unlimited. Produced by Children's Museum of Acadiana.

Downtown Alive! Sponsors: Lafayette Coca-Cola and Cox Communications. Produced by Downtown Lafayette Unlimited in cooperation with Downtown Development Authority and Lafayette Consolidated Government.

Louisiana Crafts Fair Sponsors: Acadiana Arts Council. Produced by Louisiana Crafts Guild.

Parking & Shuttle info:
Free parking Saturday and Sunday at Cajun Field. Shuttle is $1 per person to Girard Park. Elderly and handicapped parking is available on a first come basis at the parking lot next to Earl K. Long Gym on Girard Park Circle.

Absolutely no ice chests allowed on festival grounds. For safety purposes, barbecue pits, glass containers, bicycles, RV's, pet and skateboards are also not allowed.

Official festival site: www.FestivalsAcadiens.com

Schedule subject to change.