Louisiana Catfish Festival events
Published 2:10 pm Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Louisiana Catfish Festival will be held on June 22-24 at St. Gertrude the Great Catholic Church, 17292 Louisiana Highway 631, Des Allemands. Admission and parking are free to the public.
The following is a list of times and events for the festival.
Friday, June 22, 5–11 p.m.
5-11 p.m. – Pop Rides $25 or Pop For All Day All Three Days Mega Bands $55
5-11 p.m. – 3 Monster Trucks, Southern Impact Tank Ground Pounder, Amsoil Shock Therapy
5-11 p.m. – Craft Booths Open
7-11 p.m. – Aaron Foret
5:30-11 p.m. – Food Booths To Be Opened
Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m.–11 p.m.
7 a.m. – 1 Mile Fun Run
7:30 a.m. – 5k St Charles Parish Championship Race
10 a.m. – Festival Opens
10 a.m.-11 p.m. – three Monster Trucks, Southern Impact Tank Ground Pounder, Amsoil Shock Therapy
10 a.m.-11 p.m. – D J Music
10 a.m.-11 p.m. – Craft Booths Open
10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Pop Rides $25
4-11 p.m. – Pop Rides $25
2-2:30 p.m. – Eating Contest and Queen’s Introductions
2:30-3 p.m. – Catfish Skinning Exhibition
11:30-2 p.m. – Seabrook
2:30-4 p.m. – Seabrook
4-7 p.m. – Blue Eyed Soul Revue
7-9 p.m. – Ronnie Mcdowell
9-11 p.m. – South Down
Sunday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.–8 p.m.
7 a.m. – Mass In Church
9:30 a.m. – Mass In Church
10:30 a.m. – Festival Opens Blessing Of Booths
10:30-8 a.m. – three Monster Trucks, Southern Impact Tank Ground Pounder, Amsoil Shock Therapy
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Pop Rides $25
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. – Craft Booths Open
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. – Lance Caruso and T’canaille Cajun Band
2-2:30 p.m. – Skinning Exhibition
3:30-8 p.m. – Pop Rides $20
2-5 p.m. – Jo-El Sonnier
5-8 p.m. – Chris Gray
Foods: Catfish – Platters, Po-Boys and Boulettes, Seafood Gumbo, Catfish Sauce Piquant, Jambalaya, Shrimp Po-Boys, Soft Shell Crab Po-Boys, Fried Crab Claws, Hotdogs, Hamburgers, Chicken Nuggets, Fried Onion Sticks, French Fries, Fried Egg Rolls, Nachos and Cheese, Chili Fritos, Funnel Cakes, Snoballs, and Homemade Candy and Cakes.