Créole Culture Day
Schedule
Sun Jun 12 2022 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Location
Vermilionville | Lafayette, LA
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June 12, 2022 is our 20th annual Créole Culture Day! A FREE family-friendly festival celebrating the craft, music, food, traditions, history and cultural contributions of the Créoles in Acadiana. From live music to cooking demonstrations to canoe paddles, there's something for everyone. We will also be honoring this year's Richard Catalon Creole Heritage Award winner, Tiffany Guillory Thomas. Here is a schedule of events: Performance Center
10:30 Herb Green percussion to start the day
11:00 Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole
1:00 The Catalon Creole Heritage Award
1:30 Gospel Music Presentation by Francis Leblanc
2:00 – 5pm Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step
In the Village (10 AM - 4 PM):
Authors
Storytellers Billy Francis and Howard Ledet
Inventions by Creole exhibit
Performances and Poetry by Daphne Thomas and Alex Poetic-Soul Johnson
Genealogy in South Louisiana with Alex Lee
The Paintings of Revina Amos, and the photography of Joe Walker
Traditional Open-hearth Cooking with Ivy Lemieux
Crafts for the kids
A Zydeco jam session that is open to all!
Tours of the historic Broussard home
Cooking demonstrations by Deloris Sais and LA Greedy Krystal Moses, and others
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Where is it happening?
Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Rd, Lafayette, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
