Boggy Bayou Festival
Thu, May 11
|Boggy Bayou Festival Grounds
Enjoy family fun, live music, carnival rides, good food, and more at the annual Boggy Bayou Festival in Pine Prairie. All proceeds benefit Prairie Manor Nursing Home.


Time & Location
May 11, 2023, 4:00 PM – May 13, 2023, 1:30 AM
Boggy Bayou Festival Grounds, 4473 Heritage Rd, Ville Platte, LA 70586, USA
Guests
About the event
Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Family Night and Worship
Admission to Festival - $3 (Toddlers and infants get in free. Veterans get in free with their military id.)
4 p.m. - Festival/Carnival Opens
5 p.m. - Flag Raising/Opening Ceremony
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Carnival Rides (Bracelet cost $25)
6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Hula Hoop Contest
7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Candace Messer Haviland and Family
7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Gospel music with Layla Aucoin
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Kody Crawford and Band
Friday, May 12, 2023
Admission: $6 for ages 13 and older; $3 for those 12 and younger; toddlers and infants get in free; veterans get in free with their military id.
11 a.m. - Festival Opens
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. - Boudin Eating Contest and Hula Hoop Contest
1 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Carnival Rides (Bracelet cost $25)
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Music by Sound Crew
2 p.m. - Beer Booth Opens
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Open Mic on Stage (Everyone is invited to come show your talent.)
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Pine Prairie High and Basile High Jazz Band
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Casey Guillory and Julie Doucet
6 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Carnival Rides (Bracelet cost $25)
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. - Live Auction on Stage
9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. - James Dupre and Ashton Dupre and Band
12:30 a.m. - Festival Closes
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Admission: $6 for ages 13 and older; $3 for those 12 and younger; toddlers and infants get in free; veterans get in free with their military id.
10 a.m. - Festival opens
10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Karate entertainment from Eunice Blackbelt Academy
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Troy Lejuene and Cajun Revue
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. - Boudin Eater Contest
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Carnival Rides (Bracelet cost $25)
2 p.m. - Introduction of Royalty and Crowning of 38th Annual Boggy Bayou King
2 p.m. - Beer Booth Opens
5 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Carnival Rides (Bracelet cost $25)
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Paul and Pete
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Open Mic on Stage (Everyone is invited to come show your talent.)
7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Warm up Auction on Stage
7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Music by Sound Crew
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. - Ryan Foret and Foret Tradition
10 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Live Auction on Stage
11 p.m. to 1 a.m. - Glen Templeton
1:30 a.m. - Festival Closes
Event hosted by the Boggy Bayou Festival Board. Visit the Boggy Bayou Festival Facebook page for more details about this year's festival.