Louisiana Gumbo Festival
Celebrate Louisiana's iconic dish in Chackbay, "The Gumbo Capital of Louisiana."
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Chackbay Gumbo Fest 326 Highway 304, Chackbay, Louisiana 70301
The small Cajun community of Chackbay continues to earn its title (proclaimed by Edwin Edwards himself) as "Gumbo Capital of Louisiana" while celebrating its annual festival, which cooks up over five hundred gallons of gumbo over the course of a weekend. Organizers promise the best in Cajun food, music, and dancing along with a carnival mid-way, live auction, parade, and raffle. Musical acts include the RKG Party Band, Category 6, Tet Dur, Ryan Foret & Foret Tradition, Nashville South, Velvet Sky, Jr. & Sumtin Sneaky, and the Kerry Thibodaux Band. 6:30 pm–midnight Friday; noon–midnight Saturday; 12:30 pm–6 pm Sunday. Free. lagumbofest.com.