Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Spring Festival

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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is returning to pay tribute to the music, food, and arts passed down since the arrival of the Acadian pioneers 250 years ago. The largest Cajun and Creole culture festival is coming back with a spring festival for the first time in over forty years, with the theme “Le Grand Retour,”  or "The Grand Return." There will also be a fall festival in October 2022. Non-stop cultural immersion includes the Bayou Food Festival, Louisiana Crafts Fair, workshops, cooking demonstrations, and a French Mass. There will also be multiple stages of live music, featuring beloved Louisiana musicians including: Bonsoir, Catin, the Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express, Feufollet, the Pine Leaf Boys, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Huval-Fuselier Cajun Band, The Daiquiri Queens, Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers, Cedric Watson & Bijou Créole, and many many more. Free. 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Friday, 10:30 am–8 pm Saturday, 10:30 am–7:30 pm Sunday. festivalsacadiens.com.

The official pen and poster for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles this March will be unveiled at The Hilliard Art Museum's Spring Opening Celebration on February 11 at 6 pm.