Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival
Se Peyi de Zydeco
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Yambilee Arena and Festival Grounds 1939 West Landry Street, Opelousas, Louisiana
Nestled in the heart of Cajun Country, Opelousas once again hosts the world's largest zydeco music festival, celebrating the rich culture of Louisiana Creoles and Cajuns by highlighting, documenting, preserving, and enhancing their fun-loving heritage. For over forty years, the festival takes hold at the Yambilee Ag Arena starting at noon and continuing until the wee hours of the following morning. Look forward to performances by the best zydeco artists in the region, including but not limited to Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Rusty Metoyer and Zydeco Krush, Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, C. J. Chenier & the Red-Hot Louisiana Band, Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners, and Mike Broussard and Nu’Edition. $25; $5 for kids twelve and younger. RV parking is $10 per day. zydeco.org.
