20th Annual Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival

Times: Friday: 5pm - 10pm
Saturday: Noon - 10 pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm
Location: Town Point Park, Downtown Norfolk, Virginia
Free Friday Admission Lunch Preview: Noon - 4pm
Passes are $20 for the weekend, purchased in advance, or $10 a day. Boating pkgs available.

More information call: 757 441 2345

The Bayou Boogaloo & Cajun Food Festival is Norfolk's annual love-fest with New Orleans' special sprit and unique Bayou culture. This popular 3-day festival delivers the heart and soul of Louisiana to visitors of Town Point Park in true Cajun and Creole style. Three stages featuring national recording artists and many local New Orleans musicians will get your hands clapping, feet 2-stepin' and heart pumping through the weekend.

NEW - Carrie B Bayou Cruise: Bayou guests can experience the romance, history, and fun of aboard a 19th century replica of a Mississippi Paddlewheeler. The Carrie B will be onsite throughout Bayou Boogaloo weekend providing short cruise excursions or just a place to hang out and have a drink on the river.

The New Orleans Art Gallery returns for a 3rd year! The outrageously successful gallery hosts many artists who continue to recover from the storms that have plagued the Louisiana artist community. Boogalooers will have an opportunity to meet the artists who will be onsite selling their art and sharing their stories.

In addition to art and music, a horde of interactive family activities take place all weekend long including, cooking demonstrations, hot pepper and crawfish chow-down contests, Jackson Square-style free caricature artist sketches, roaming jugglers, mask making and so much more!

...And no Bayou party would be complete without the mouthwatering Cajun delicacies prepared by authentic Louisiana inspired chefs. Feast on crawfish, jambalaya, gumbo, etoufee, alligator, sausages and beignets all served up with plenty of ice-cold beverages - adding up to a weekend full of non-stop eating, singing and dancing!

A portion of the proceeds to benefit local Charities Friends of Norfolk's Environment, Down Syndrome Association of Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River Project, Shriner's Hospital, Soroptimist International of Hampton Roads, Natchel' Blues Network, Sun Wheelers, Inc., Operation Smile, Fraternal Order of Police Commodore Lodge #3

BAND SCHEDULE:

Main Stage

Friday, July 31
6:30-7:30 pm Terrance Simien
8:30-10:00 pm Marc Broussard

Saturday, Aug 1
3:45-5:00 pm Nathan & Zydeco Cha Cha's
6:00-7:15 pm Radiators
8:30-10:00 pm Dr John and the Lower 911

Sunday, August 2
12:30-1:30 pm Anders Osborne
2:30-3:30 pm Bonerama
4:30-6:00 pm Little Feat

Missing Kidney Stage

Thursday, July 30
8:00-9:30 pm Terrance Simien

Friday, July 31
5:30-6:30 pm Lil Malcolm & the Zydeco Houserockers
7:30-8:30 pm Nathan & Zydeco Cha Cha's

Saturday, Aug 1
12:30-1:45 pm Lil Malcolm & the Zydeco Houserockers
2:45-3:45 pm Bonerama
5:00-6:00 pm Anders Osborne
7:15-8:30 pm Bonerama

Sunday, Aug 2
1:30-2:30 pm Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys
3:30-4:30 pm Steve Riley & Mamou Playboys

Carrie B Stage "Bands provided by the Natchel Blues Network"

Friday, July 31
7:30-8:30 pm Freeborn Blues (Mercury Landing)

Saturday, Aug 1
5-6 pm, 7:15-8:30 pm HRB Blues Band

Sunday, Aug 2
1:30-2:30 pm, 3:30-4:30 pm Blues Committee