Bayou Vermilion Festival and Boat Parade
More festivals in store for us this weekend, and the fun continues Sunday, Oct 20, at the Bayou Vermilion Festival and Boat Parade at Vermilionville! This is a fantastic way to get the whole family involved in our beautiful Louisiana outdoors, and all for a great cause as well.
The Bayou Vermilion Festival & Boat Parade is a celebration of and on the Bayou Vermilion that aims to increase awareness of the river as a viable source of recreation for Lafayette Parish and also serves as a fundraiser for the Bayou Vermilion District’s efforts along the Vermilion.
BAYOU VERMILION FESTIVAL TIMELINE
10:00 a.m.
Antique Putt-Putt Boat Display & Discussion (10:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
Film: Trashed (10:00 – 11:30 a.m.)
Tours: Rain Garden, Watershed, Green House and Native Plants (10:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Cooking Demo: Native Fowl (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
10:30 a.m.
Bayou Vermilion Boat Tour (10:30 – 11:00 a.m.)
11:00 a.m.
Babbitt Pouring Demonstration (11:00 – 11:15 a.m.)
Kid’s Corner: Cork Boats, Recycle Planters, Boat Carving and Homemade Sidewalk Chalk (11 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
Canoeing (11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
11:15 a.m.
Bayou Vermilion District Presentation (11:15 – 11:30 a.m.)
11:30 a.m.
Lafayette Consolidated Government Presentation (11:30 – 11:45 a.m.)
Film: Trashed (11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
Bayou Vermilion Boat Tour (11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Shuttle Service from Camellia Bridge Launch to Vermilionville (11:30 a.m.)
11:45 a.m.
T.E.C.H.E. Project Presentation (11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
12:00 p.m.
In The Mind of the Maker Preview & Discussion (12:00 – 12:30 p.m.)
Cooking Demo: Native Fish (12:00 – 2:00 p.m.)
12:30 p.m.
Louisiana Boat Building Techniques: Past to Present (12:30 – 1:30 p.m.)
Shuttle Service from Camellia Bridge Launch to Vermilionville (12:30 p.m.)
1:00 p.m.
Film: Trashed (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.)
Music: Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band (1 – 4 p.m.)
1:30 p.m.
Film: The Pirogue Maker (1:30 – 1:45 p.m.)
Discussion & Unveiling of pirogue created for Robert Flaherty’s Louisiana Story (1:45 – 2:30 p.m.)
Bayou Vermilion Boat Tour (1:30 – 2:00 p.m.)
Shuttle Service from Camellia Bridge Launch to Vermilionville (1:30 p.m.)
BAYOU VERMILION BOAT PARADE TIMELINE
3:00 p.m. at Vermilionville
Bayou Vermilion Boat Parade Launch (3:00 – 5:00 p.m.)
5:00 p.m. at Camellia Bridge Launch located at Bellaire Rd.
BonSoir Catin Trio (5:00 – 6:30 p.m.)
Joe Vidrine Trio (7:00 – 8:30 p.m.)
Thank you to Jesse Guidry, Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator for Bayou Vermilion District for all the info about this fun family event!