Gator By The Bay Festival

Gator by the Bay, the Largest, Most-authentic Louisiana-themed Music and Food Festival This Side of the Bayou is Held Each Year Around Mothers’ Day Weekend, the 2nd Weekend in May. Presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social Club, It Features Four Days of Live Music With Over 100 Musical Acts and Special Performances on Seven Stages, Southern Cuisine Including 10,000 Pounds of Fresh Crawfish Trucked From Louisiana, Non-stop Live Music, Dancing and Family Fun at Spanish Landing Park on Beautiful San Diego Bay Across From the Airport.

Schedule:

Bayou Grove Stage

11:00am - Harmonica Workshop

12:10pm - Robin Henkel

1:20pm - Cajun Accordion Styling

2:30pm - Gregory Page

3:40pm - Zydeco Accordion Styling

4:50pm - Louisiana Cultural Presentation

6:00pm - Nathan James

7:10pm - Nathan R and Jessie

Bon Temps Dance Pavilion

10:30am - the Bayou Brothers

11:30am - Dance Lesson - Cumbia, Batchata, Merengue, Oh My!

12:10pm - Dance Lesson - Fancy Zydeco Footwork

12:50pm - Dance Lesson - East Coast Swing

1:30pm - Dance Lesson - Waltz

2:10pm - Dance Lesson - Intermediate Zydeco

2:50pm - Dance Lesson - New Style Zydeco From La

3:30pm - Dance Lesson - Women's Zydeco Styling

4:10pm - Dance Lesson - Swingdeco

4:50pm - Line Dance With Lori King

Bourbon Street Stage

11:00am - Bonneville 7

12:20pm - Chris Fast Band

2:00pm - Theo and the Zydeco Patrol

3:20pm - Marcia Ball

4:40pm - Mercedes Moore Band With Carl Sonny Leyland

6:00pm - *** Pocket Whiskey Fellas

7:20pm - the Sleepwalkers

Festival Stage

11:30am - Jeffery Broussard

1:00pm - Dance Lesson - Line Dancing With Lori King

1:20pm - Sabrosas Latin Orchestra

3:10pm - Geno Delefose

5:00pm - Sonny Landreth

6:50pm - Daiquri Queens

Fountain Stage

11:00am - Blue Largo With Taryn & Horns

12:30pm - Jazz Pocket Swing

1:50pm - Iko Ya Ya

3:10pm - Billy Lee and the Gulf Coasters

4:30pm - Chunky Hustle Brass Band

5:50pm - Kimmi Bitter

7:10pm - Brian Jones Rock and Roll Revival

Mardi Gras Stage

11:00am - Crown Point Jr Music Academy

12:10pm - Zavala Sol

1:30pm - Parade

1:30pm - Whitney Shay

2:50pm - Ash Easton

4:10pm - Beaux Gris Gris & the Apocalypse

5:30pm - Cj Chenier

7:00pm - Southern Avenue

Patron Reception Area

1:10pm - Marcia Ball

2:30pm - Sonny Landreth

3:50pm - Cj Chenier

5:10pm - Jeffery Broussard

Sheraton Hotel Ballroom

9:00pm - Saturday Night Dance

Taste of Louisiana

11:30am - Cooking Class - Beignets, Chicory Coffee & the Past

1:30pm - Cooking Class -new Orleans Shrimp Creole With Roasted Garlic Grits

3:15pm - Cooking Class - Alligator & Andouille Sauce Piquant With Steamed Rice

5:15pm - Cooking Class - Pat's Crawfish Etouffee With Steamed Rice

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Date: May9-12, 2024