Cajun Country Highlights & Hotspots
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May
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival: Crawfish eating contests, cooking contests, and crawfish races May 4 through May 6, 2007 at Parc Hardy in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. For more, go to www.bbcrawfest.com.
Zydeco Extravaganza: Twelve hours of nonstop Zydeco Music in Lafayette, Louisiana, May 26 through 27, 318-234-9695, 800 346-1958.
June
Ville Platte Smoked Meat Festival: Cajun bands and a smoked meat cooking contest at the Ville Platte Civic Center, Louisiana, June 23 through 24, 337-363-6700.
Church Point Buggy Festival: Accordian music and the official crowning of the buggy king, June 1 through June 3 in Church Point, Louisiana. For more, go to www.churchpointbuggyfestival.com.
July
Cajun French Music and Food Festival: Dance the Cajun two-step and then help yourself to boudin balls and jambalaya at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana July 21 and 22.
For more, go to www.tourlouisiana.com/cajun_music_festival.htm.
Swamp Pop Music Festival: Hear Louisiana's rockin' fiddler, Waylon Thibodeaux and others at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana, July 20 and 21. For more, go to www.swamppopmusicfest.com/home.php.
August
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