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.

Schedule of Events

May 11, 2023 - Family Night and Worship

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

Cost: $3 (Toddlers and infants get in free. Veterans get in free with their military id.)

May 12, 2023

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

Cost: $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.

May 13, 2023

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

Cost: $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.

Date: May 11-13, 2023

Location:
Boggy Bayou Festival Grounds,
4473 Heritage Road,
Ville Platte, LA 70586.

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