The eighth annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival will bring the sounds of Cajun country to Armstrong Park June 14-15 for a free festival that is sure to have you Cajun dancing or wishing you knew how.

Buckwheat Zydeco (Photo: Golden Richard III)

This year’s festival features a who’s who of two-steppin’ stars, from Buckwheat Zydeco and Rosie Ledet to BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet featuring special guest Jo-El Sonnier.

Bruce Daigrepont, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, Les Freres Michot and the Lost Bayou Ramblers will all perform. Also making a return appearance is zydeco ace Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys, and the hot New Orleans band Sweet Crude will make its Cajun-Zydeco Festival debut.

Admission is free, and so are the dance lessons! Glenn Laigast and Lori Bertaut from www.zydecocajundancelessons.com will be on hand for the entire festival, leading dance classes for those who need to brush up on their two-step!

Parking will be available in the Basin Street Lot (located at 501 Basin Street, just across from Armstrong Park by the old Winn-Dixie) for $10 per vehicle. Parking is not available at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

2014 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival Schedule

Saturday, June 14

11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.   Sean Ardoin & Zydekool

12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.     Les Freres Michot

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.      Jeffery Broussard

3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.      Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers

5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.      Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie

6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.      Buckwheat Zydeco

Sunday, June 15

11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  Bruce Daigrepont

12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.    Sunpie & the La. Sunspots

2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.      Sweet Crude

3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.      Lost Bayou Ramblers

5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.      Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet with special guest Jo-El Sonnier

6:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.      Rosie Ledet