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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles celebrates the spirit of the Cajun and Creole people Oct. 8-10 in Lafayette, the heart of Louisiana's Cajun Country. Festivals Acadiens is dedicated to Wayne Toups, easily one of the most influential Cajun musicians of our time. Festivities get started with Bach Lunch, a free lunchtime concert in downtown's Parc Sans Souci. Things kick into high gear Friday evening with Downtown Alive! a Lafayette tradition for over 20 years, and the Cajun Field Fais Do Do that takes place during tailgating before the University of Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Oklahoma State football game. Picturesque Girard Park is the setting for Cajun and Creole music and food, and Louisiana crafts Oct. 9-10. The weekend is a showcase of the best in Cajun and Creole music, including performances by GRAMMY Award winning musicians, workshops and jam sessions. Crawfish etouffee, seafood Boudin balls, soft shell crab poboy, seafood gumbo and BBQ pork chop sandwiches - you can find all this and more as the area's best restaurants turn out to showcase their finest specialties. The newest addition, Culture Sur la Table (Culture on the Table), presents area chefs, home cooks and others demonstrating how some of your favorite dishes get from the field to the table. The Louisiana Crafts Fair presents traditional and contemporary artisans demonstrating and selling fine crafts. For hotel packages, go to http://tinyurl.com/FAeChotelpkgs. |
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Seafood Gumbo
The first hint of cool weather brings out the gumbo pots in kitchens across South Louisiana. You can make gumbo with a variety of ingredients from seafood, to chicken, duck, smoked sausage, andouille and even meatless. Some people use okra, others use tomatoes. The one thing that every gumbo has in common - you start with a roux (a mixture of oil and flour that is browned in an iron skillet). Chef Patrick Mould's recipe for seafood gumbo uses shrimp, crabmeat and oysters. The key is to use the freshest ingredients you can find. Get recipe here |
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Museum of Fear - Every Thurs., Fri. & Sat. thru Oct. 30. 6 p.m.-midnight. Lafayette Science Museum, Lafayette.
Downtown Alive! - Oct. 8,15,22,29. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Downtown, Lafayette. 337-291-5566.
Star Music - Oct. 7. 7:30 p.m. Ducrest-Gilfry Auditorium at Angelle Hall, Lafayette. 37-989-1279.
Rhythms on the River - Oct. 7,14,21,28. 5:30-8:30 p.m. River Ranch Town Square, Lafayette. 337-216-6529.
Ragin' Cajuns Football - Oct. 8. 8 p.m. Oct. 23, 4 p.m. Cajun Field, Lafayette. 337-265-2100.
Bach Lunch - Oct. 8,15,22,29. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Parc Sans Souci, Downtown, Lafayette. 337-291-5566
2nd Saturday ArtWalk - Oct. 9. 6-8 p.m. Downtown, Lafayette. 337-291-5566.
PASA presents Judy Collins - Oct. 15. 7:30 p.m. Heymann Performing Arts Center, Lafayette. 337-291-5555.
Boudin Cookoff - Oct. 16. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Parc Sans Souci, Downtown, Lafayette. 337-291-5566.
Movies in the Parc - Oct. 16. 7 p.m. Parc International, Downtown, Lafayette. 337-291-5566.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination - Oct. 21-Jan. 17. Lafayette Science Museum, Lafayette. 337-291-5544.
Click here for complete calendar of events. |
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Festivals Acadiens et Creoles FAQs
- Blue Moon Saloon is the Official Honky Tonk for post festival music and dancing. Click here for the schedule.
- The festival is FREE. Help keep it that way and become a Dance Partner.
- Official pins, posters and merchandise will be available for sale at the festival.
- Parking is available at Cajun Field on Saturday and Sunday. Due to a concert at the Cajundome on Saturday night, parking on Saturday is free until 6 p.m. only. Parking is free all day Sunday. City of Lafayette buses will provide transportation for $1 each way.
- Drink purchases at Girard Park require tickets. Food may be purchased with cash.
- Not allowed on festival grounds: ice chests, open fires/pits, glass containers, bicycles, skateboards, RV's and pets.
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