Upcoming Event: Best of the Bayou Festival

Coming on Friday, September 22nd and Saturday, September 23rd, the Best of the Bayou Festival will take over the historic Downtown area of Houma. This two-day event will feature two stages of live music with some of the best national headliners and plenty of Louisiana talent. It will be a fun-filled weekend with plenty of music for everybody to enjoy. The Best of the Bayou Music Festival is one of the area’s premier events and provides great music from all over the local area. It’s a great place to enjoy Cajun cuisine, handmade crafts and there’s even fun for kids to enjoy. Proceeds from the festival will help to fund grants for music departments of high schools found in Terrebonne Parish. Line-up The event will feature many acts including headliners Cowboy Mouth and 30 Special. Other top acts will include the Jordan Anderson Band, Flowtribe and LeRoux. Others expected to take the stage include:          Jack Loche         Gregg Martinez & The Delta Kings’ Swamp Pop Revue Featuring GG Shinn & TK Hulin         Nathan and The Zydeco Cha-Chas         AYO         Jeff McCarthy         Robin Barnes & The Fiyabirds         Corey Ledet and His Zydeco Band         Lost Bayou Ramblers         Sweet Cecilia         The Josh Garrett Band         Jonathon Boogie Long All of these artists will provide great entertainment for those in attendance. Other Events Along with the music, those in attendance can enjoy the handmade arts and crafts, a classic car show, plenty of food and even a 5K Glow Run. The classic car show will include the Cajun Corvette Club and will showcase plenty unique cars for all to check out. Sponsored by 96.7 KCIL, the Glow Run 5K Walk/Run will be held on Saturday starting at 7:30pm. The event will provide participants with limited drink tickets and festival admittance. A t-shirt will be given to those pre-registering by September 9th, as well, Arts and crafts will be provided by plenty of local vendors including:          String Theory Jewelry         Happy Kajun Art         Stacey Fabre         Louisiana Music Map         Dee-Dee’s Designs         Camelot Designs         Susan Ellender         Photos by Kelly Stacy         Barbara Webb         And More! In addition, plenty of food vendors will be on hand, but have not been announced just yet. Sponsors The Best of the Bayou Festival could not be possible without great sponsors, such as:          Louisiana’s Bayou Country         Cenac Marine Services, LLC         Chevron         People Drug Store         The Courier and DailyComet         Houma         Diamond Advertising         Synergy Bank         Rusing Media         96.7 KCIL         WhatNow Magazine         SNC         HTV 10 KFOL/KJUN         WhereYat.com         And More! Tickets Get your tickets early and you will be able to save. Buying a weekend pass on the Best of the Bayou website (https://bestofthebayou.la/) will cost $10 for both days. However, if you buy at the door, you will pay $10 for each day. Make sure you get your tickets early and save. Pre-sale, online ticket sales will end on September 15th. Times and Dates The festival will be held on Friday, September 22nd and on Saturday September 23d. It will run from 5pm to 11pm on Friday and from 12pm to 11pm on Saturday.

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