La. Cajun-Zydeco Festival This Weekend!

Grammy winners Buckwheat Zydeco and Terrance Simien will headline the fourth annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival this weekend at the Old U.S. Mint (map), presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Admission is free. See details below.

The fourth annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival takes place Friday-Sunday at the Old U.S. Mint, in conjunction with the Louisiana Seafood Festival and the Great French Market's Creole Tomato Festival.

The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival features music on two stages and two dozen of the best crafters and artisans in the region. The Louisiana Seafood Festival will present great local seafood - all certified safe - from 15 New Orleans restaurants, with proceeds going to support Louisiana's fishermen and wetlands protection.

Show your support for the fishermen, shrimpers and oyster harvesters who are so vital to Louisiana's culture - come to the festival!

For the latest news on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and its effects on Louisiana seafood production, visit the Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board's new online newsroom, here.

Friday performers: Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots and Bruce Daigrepont.

Saturday performers: Buckwheat Zydeco, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, Dwayne Dopsie, Les Freres Michot and more.

Sunday performers: Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Cedric Watson, Feufollet and more.

See the official Cajun-Zydeco Festival web site for the complete performance schedule.

Kids Activities: The Louisiana State Museum will provide children's activities from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, including a scavenger hunt and interactive games that showcase the current exhibit at the Old U.S. MInt.

Keeping Cool: It's always hot this time of year in New Orleans, but we'll cool things off with several misting fans and a misting tent, exhibits in the air-conditioned Old U.S. Mint and, of course, plenty of frosty beverages. Abita Beer is the official beer of the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival.

On The Air: Community radio station WWOZ (90.7 FM) will broadcast live (on the air and online) from the Cajun-Zydeco Festival's Esplanade Street Stage on Sunday.

For complete lists of the food and craft vendors at the Old U.S. Mint this weekend, see the event web site.

For all the details on the Great French Market's 24th annual Creole Tomato Festival, including schedules of music performances and cooking demonstrations, see the Tomato Fest web site.

The Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival is presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. Co-sponsors include:

The Louisiana State Museum
The Louisiana Seafood Festival
LouisianaTravel.com
The Louisiana Division of the Arts
People Misters Direct
Peoples Health
DirecTV
Abita Brewing Co.
WWOZ

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is the nonprofit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, and uses the proceeds from Jazz Fest and other revenues for year-round programs in the areas of education, economic development and cultural events.

Find out more about the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's programs here. Find out how you can support the Foundation here. For more information, please visit us online or call (504) 558-6100.

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