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43rd Bridge City Gumbo Festival
- October 14-16, 2016
- Address
- 1701 Bridge City Ave.
- Westwego, LA 70094
- Admission
- Children under 36 inches are FREE
- $3 for everyone else
- Times
- Friday: 6pm – 11pm
- Saturday: 10am – 11pm
- Sunday: 11am – 9pm
- Carnival Rides
- Pay one Price Rides are $20.00 during the following times:
- Friday: 6pm – Closing
- Saturday: 12pm – 4pm & 6pm – Closing
- Sunday: 12pm – 4pm & 6pm – Closing
- Pay one Price Rides are $20.00 during the following times:
- Beautiful Child Contest
- Saturday: 10am
- More information can be found here.
- Gumbo Cooking Contest
- Saturday: Noon
- More information can be found here.
- Music
- Friday
- 6pm: Grand Opening with Gumbo Festival Reigning Royalty
- 6:30pm – 8:30pm: Danny Alexander Blues Band
- 9pm – 11pm: Boot Hill Band
- Saturday
- 12pm – 2pm: Quarter Note
- 2:30pm – 4:30pm: Bucktown All-Stars
- 5:45pm – 6:15pm: TADA! Young Artist Singers
- 7pm – 8:30pm: Louisiana Leroux
- 9pm -11pm: Lil Fats Jackson
- Sunday
- 11am – 2pm: Night Train
- 2:30pm – 9pm: Ryan Foret Band & Swamp Pop Players
- Friday
The Bridge City Gumbo Festival is a celebration of when Governor Edwin Edwards, in 1973, declared that Bridge City is the Gumbo Capital of the World. The festival supports the Holy Guardian Angels Church.
Great Food: Gumbo, Red Beans, Jambalaya, Seafood Plates, Funnel Cakes, Hamburger, Hot Dogs and Pizza, homemade sweets to name a few.
Family Festival: large carnival rides and children’s games, in an enclosed safe environment.
FREE Gumbo Cooking contest on Saturday… Bring a gallon of your best gumbo and the list of its ingredients to the rectory before noon and a panel of judges will select the best gumbo.
For more information about the Bridge City Gumbo Festival, please visit their website.
