MAMOU - The music in Mamou for Mardi Gras weekend begins Saturday, February 22, and continues throughout Mardi Gras day.
Here is a schedule of the weekend’s events:
Saturday, February 22
Performing at the South End of 6th Street
Ferral Manuel and Wild Rice from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, February 24
Performing at the Traffic Light
DJ rob from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Geno Delafosse from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Monday, February 24
Performing at the North End of 6th Street
Lil Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers
Tuesday, February 25
South End of 6th Street
(South End - Mamou Courir de Mardi Gras leaves at 8 a.m. from the American Legion Hall on Main Street)
Performing at the Traffic Light
Cajun Tradition from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Live music from 1 p.m. until Mardi Gras riders return.
Tuesday, February 25
North End of 6th Street
(North End - Mardi Gras Chicken Run leaves at 10 a.m. from Guillory Paint and Body on 6th Street.
DJ Richard Wilson from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.