October 12,13 & 14 2012
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles
2011 Official Poster
by Toby Rodriguez
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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
started in 1972 as an effort to keep Cajun culture alive. Since then it has grown into a three day event that attracts people of many different nationalities from all over the world. Whether you're amongst the young or the young at heart, you can bet that Festivals Acadiens has something that will tickle your fancy. Come join us for good music, good food, and good times!
Absolutely no ice chests allowed on festival grounds. For safety purposes, barbecue pits, glass containers, bicycles, RV’s, pets and skateboards are also not allowed.
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There will be a volunteer meeting Wednesday, October 12 @ 5:30
in the park at the pavilion near the care taker's house.
2012 will be the Bi-Centennial Celebration of Louisiana Statehood and Festivals Acadiens et Creoles will be one of the official kick off events! Click Here To Learn More!
Bayou Food Festival Menu For 2011 Posted!!! Click Here To See It!
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is a FREE FESTIVAL!
Individuals can support the festival by becoming a Festival Partner. Click Here to Find Out How!
Setting up a tent? Voyage Ton Flag! We invite you
to demonstrate your support for the festival by flying a limited edition
FAetC flag from your tent. Click Here to Find Out How!
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles 2011 Tentative Music Schedule Posted! Click here
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Festival de Musique Acadienne
will showcase the best of Cajun and Zydeco music at the annual Fetivals Acadiens beneath the spreading oaks of Girard Park in Lafayette, LA. Festival de Musique Acadienne, celebrating 36 years of entertainment, originated as the Tribute to Cajun Music Festival, and event that was designed to attract and educate the younger generation to the traditional values of the Cajun culture. Festival de Musique Acadienne now attracts Louisiana's best Cajun and Zydeco bands and draws thousands of people from across the country and around the world.
2011 Honoree Bruce Daigrepont
Bruce has been holding the Cajun music fort on the New Orleans front for many years now. A former banjo player, he was first turned on to the music of his heritage at the 1977 Cajun Music Festival when he saw another young man, Marc Boudreaux, sitting in with Octa Clark, Hector Duhon and the Dixie Ramblers.
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Bayou Food Festival
C'est bon (That's good) is the best way to describe authentic Cajun and Creole cooking, and nowhere in the world is the variety greater than at the Festivals Acadiens Bayou Food Festival in Lafayette, LA.
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The Louisiana Craft Fair
Festivals Acadiens et Creoles presents traditional and fine artists and craftspeople from across Louisiana.
The Louisiana Crafts Guild, a non-profit statewide organization created for the professional craftsperson, hosts the Louisiana Craft Fair.
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Louisiana Folk Roots
Louisiana Folk Roots, based in Lafayette, was founded in 1999. They have been on a mission to celebrate as much of Louisiana's rich cultural heritage as possible.
They celebrate Louisiana's culture at the source and explore the cultural traditions that make our corner of the world such an amazing place.
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Culture Sur la Table
(Culture on the Table) A new feature of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles with food demos! Join us...
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La Place des Petits
"Festivals Acadiens 2008 invites all the little folks to La Place des Petits! Enjoy French games, crafts, and music focusing on the rich traditional culture of Acadiana.
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Musical Partners!
The Blue Moon Saloon - "Fiddlers on the Bayou" Vermilionville, - Bach Lunch -
Downtown Alive! Please see the schedule for our Musical Partners |
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