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Lafayette, LA's annual Festival International de Louisiane provides the ideal opportunity to discover what makes Lafayette, LA so unique. Festival International de Louisiane is the largest non-ticketed outdoor Francophone festival in the country celebrating the connections between Acadiana and the Francophone world. Hundreds of performing and visual artists from 15 countries, along with Lafayette, LA's own artists, residents and visitors, converge on seven stages across Downtown Lafayette, LA for five days of world music.
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Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rôdailleurs (Louisiana)
6:30pm7:45pm
Lil' Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers (Louisiana) - Presented by: Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
8:15pm9:30pm
La Perla (Colombia)
6:15pm7:15pm
Opening Ceremonies
7:30pm7:45pm
Kombilesa Mi (Colombia)
8:00pm9:00pm
Los Cumbia Stars (Colombia) - Presented by: Asociación Cultural Latino-Acadiana
9:30pm10:45pm
Soul Express Brass Band (Louisiana)
6:00pm7:00pm
Sue Foley (Ontario/U.S.)
7:30pm8:45pm
Balaklava Blues (Ukraine)
9:15pm10:30pm
Brewmasters' Talk: Tin Roof Brewing Co. (Baton Rouge, LA)
5:45pm6:15pm
Trouble Down Teche (Louisiana)
6:30pm7:30pm
Gino V. (Louisiana)
8:00pm9:00pm
Zach Edwards & The Medicine (Louisiana)
9:30pm10:45pm
La Famille LeBlanc (New Brunswick)
5:45pm6:45pm
Slavic Soul Party (Balkans/Eastern Europe)
7:15pm8:15pm
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
8:45pm10:00pm
Imagination Movers (Louisiana)
5:15pm6:15pm
Cheikh Ibra Fam (Senegal)
6:45pm8:00pm
Radio Radio (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Québec)
8:30pm9:45pm
La Perla (Colombia)
5:30pm6:45pm
Five Alarm Funk (Vancouver, BC)
7:15pm8:30pm
Coreyah (South Korea)
9:00pm10:15pm
Brewmasters' Talk: Parish Brewing Co. (Broussard, LA)
6:00pm6:30pm
The Amazing Nuns (Louisiana)
6:45pm8:00pm
Brewmasters' Talk: The Seventh Tap (Shreveport, LA)
8:15pm8:45pm
That Bad (Louisiana)
9:00pm10:00pm
Luke Huval Band (Louisiana)
6:00pm7:00pm
Zydeco Dance Lessons w/ Harold Bernard (Louisiana)
7:15pm7:45pm
Corey Ledet Zydeco (Louisiana)
8:15pm9:30pm
Riyaaz Qawwali (India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Afghanistan)
12:45pm2:00pm
Cheikh Ibra Fam (Senegal)
2:30pm3:45pm
La Dame Blanche (Cuba/France) - Presented by: LUS Fiber
4:15pm5:30pm
Coreyah (South Korea)
6:00pm7:15pm
Oumou Sangaré (Mali/France)
7:45pm9:00pm
QWANQWA (Ethiopia)
8:45am9:30am
Southern Mississippi Steel Pan Orchestra (Mississippi)
12:15pm1:45pm
QWANQWA (Ethiopia)
2:15pm3:30pm
Marcella Simien ft. special guest Terrance Simien (Louisiana) - Presented by: Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
4:00pm5:15pm
Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
5:45pm7:00pm
Five Alarm Funk (Vancouver, BC)
7:30pm8:45pm
Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra ft. special guests: The Rayo Brothers (Louisiana)
11:45am12:45pm
The Arab Blues (Lebanon/Egypt/U.S.)
1:15pm2:15pm
Slavic Soul Party (Balkans/Eastern Europe)
2:45pm4:00pm
The Langan Band (Scotland)
4:30pm5:45pm
Andrina Turenne (Manitoba)
6:15pm7:30pm
Radio Radio (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Québec)
8:00pm9:15pm
La Famille LeBlanc (New Brunswick) - Presented by: Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools
12:00pm12:45pm
Soul Express Brass Band (Louisiana)
1:15pm2:00pm
Southern Mississippi Steel Pan Combo (Mississippi)
2:30pm3:15pm
Brewmasters' Talk: Rally Cap Brewing (Baton Rouge, LA)
2:00pm2:30pm
Battle of the Bands Winners: 2nd place - Amelie Cecile & 1st place - Ultrasound (Louisiana)
2:45pm4:00pm
Brewmasters' Talk: Gnarly Barley (Hammond, LA)
4:15pm4:45pm
The Weary Boys (Texas)
5:00pm6:15pm
Brewmasters' Talk: Urban South Brewery (New Orleans, LA)
6:30pm7:00pm
Brass Bed (Louisiana)
7:30pm8:45pm
Singer/Songwriters in the Round hosted by Dustin Dale Gaspard ft. Pierre Donoré & Andrina Turenne (U.S./Manitoba/France)
1:00pm2:00pm
Ann Savoy - Another Heart Official Album Release Party (Louisiana)
3:00pm4:00pm
Drew Landry (Louisiana)
5:00pm6:00pm
The Here and Now (Ireland/Louisiana)
7:00pm8:15pm
La Folk Roots & Sola Violins presents: Int'l Fiddle Summit (Louisiana/Various)
12:15pm1:30pm
Acadie/Louisiane Musical Connections (Louisiana/New Brunswick)
2:00pm2:30pm
La Famille LeBlanc (New Brunswick)
3:00pm4:15pm
Jesse Legé Accordion Making Workshop (Louisiana)
4:45pm5:15pm
Jesse Legé & the Bayou Aces (Louisiana)
5:45pm7:00pm
Rusty Metoyer & the Zydeco Krush (Louisiana)
7:30pm8:45pm
Voices of Progressive Baptist Church Choir (Louisiana)
12:30pm1:45pm
Rancho Aparte (Colombia)
2:15pm3:30pm
Meta & the Cornerstones (Senegal/France/Netherlands)
4:00pm5:15pm
Nomadic Massive (Canada/Cuba/Haiti/Argentina/Chile/France/Brazil/U.S.)
5:45pm7:00pm
Tuba Skinny (Louisiana)
12:00pm1:15pm
The Arab Blues (Lebanon/Egypt/U.S.)
1:45pm3:00pm
La Dame Blanche (Cuba/France)
3:30pm4:45pm
Oumou Sangaré (Mali/France)
5:15pm6:30pm
The Langan Band (Scotland)
12:15pm1:30pm
The Weary Boys (Texas)
2:00pm3:15pm
Jackie Venson (Texas)
3:45pm5:00pm
QWANQWA (Ethiopia)
5:30pm6:45pm
QWANQWA (Ethiopia)
12:30pm1:15pm
The Rockin' Trojans - LJ Alleman Fine Arts Academy House Band (Louisiana)
1:45pm2:30pm
The TMM Project: Get H.Y.P.E. (Louisiana)
3:00pm3:45pm
Michael Juan Nunez (Louisiana)
12:45pm2:00pm
Brewmastes' Talk: Huckleberry Brewing Co. (Alexandria, LA)
2:15pm2:45pm
School of Rock Lafayette (Louisiana)
3:00pm4:30pm
The Bucks (Louisiana)
5:00pm6:15pm
Riyaaz Qawwali (India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Afghanistan)
12:30pm1:30pm
Nicki & The People’s Victory (Louisiana)
2:30pm3:30pm
Pierre Donoré (France)
4:30pm5:30pm
Cajun Dance Lessons w/ Brandon Broussard - Louisiana Dance Roots (Louisiana)
12:00pm12:30pm
Amis du Teche (Louisiana)
1:00pm2:00pm
The Holiday Playgirls (Louisiana)
2:15pm3:00pm
Blake Miller & the Old-Fashioned Aces (Louisiana)
3:30pm4:30pm
Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express (Louisiana)
5:00pm6:00pm
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