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St. Landry Parish BBQ Festival

When: 
Sep 19, 2014 to Sep 21, 2014
Event Description: 
 St. Landry Parish BBQ Festival
Time: Call for times

It's the first year for the St. Landry Parish BBQ Festival - a three day weekend of fun, family activities and great FOOD. Bring your apron and tongs to enter the BBQ Cookoff held on Sunday. There's no entry fee and five categories: Best BBQ beef, chicken and pork, Peoples Choice and Best Decorated Booth. There will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize trophy for each.  A full service carnival will be available to entertain the children.

The live music schedule lineup is as follows with times TBD:

FRIDAY
Todd O’Neil
Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers

SATURDAY
Lil Wayne & the Same Old Two Step
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Cheeweez
Leon Chavis 

SUNDAY
Geno Delafosse & French Rockin Boogie
Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin’ Cajuns
J Paul & the Zydeco Nub reeds
Lenny Williams 

The purpose of the festival is to raise funds to maintain the Yambilee Building in order to continue hosting agriculture events. 

Venue:  Yambilee Building
Address:  1939 W. Landry, Opelousas, LA
Contact:  Candace Miles at or Candace.Miles@stlandryparish.org April Pickens at  or April.Pickens@stlandryparish.org
Admission Cost:  $10 per day at the gate, $5 for children under 12 years old 
Phone:  337-948-3688 or 337-948-3688
Web:  Web Site
Event Location: 
Yambilee Building
1939 W. Landry
Opelousas , LA

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