Schedule of Events for
June 22 - 23, 2012
Admission to Festival: Adults.....$7.00
Children under 12 years.....$1.00
***ID's REQUIRED, No ice chests or pets allowed***
Lawn chairs welcomed!
Thursday June 21
6:00pm...........Children's Beauty Pageant--
Pageant for children ages birth to 13 years at the Ville Platte Civic Center.
There is even a trophy given to the youngest contestant. See pageant page for more information.
Sunday June 17 3:00 pm..........Pageant Contestant Tea - Invited guest only
7:00 pm.........Teen, Miss, & Ms. Viande Boucanee Pageant--Pageant will
be held at the Ville Platte Civic Center and begin at 7:00 PM.
See pageant page for more information.
Friday, June 22th 8:00 am - 5:00 pm..........Set up of booths -- Civic Center Grounds
4:00 pm...............................Festival gates open to the public
6:00 pm...............................BANDS BEGIN (times approximate)
***HANCOCK BANK NIGHT***
(ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR)
6:00 pm to 7:15 pm.......................
9:30pmto10:30pm...................................
10:30 pm to 12:00 pm....................
12:00Midnight...........Music Ends; Festival ground must be cleared by 1:00 am
Saturday, June 23th
8:00 - 9:00 am ............Cookery contestants check in at Registration desk at the
Civic Center
8:00 am............................Festival gates open to the public
9:00 am - Noon.............Hospitality Room -- Civic Center Meeting
(open to veterans & invited guest only)
11:00 - 11:30 am ..........Cookery contestants turn in contest entries in the
Civic Center
12:00Noon.......................Festival Opening Ceremony - Main Band Stand
2012 is dedicated to all veterans in honor of their
service to our country.
3:00pm..........................2012 Smoked Meat Royalty Introduced
2012 Cook off Winners Announced
BAND SCHEDULE (times approximate)
10:00 am - 12:00 noon.................
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.........................
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm.........................
5:15 pm - 6:30pm...........................
6:30pm - 7:45 pm.........................
7:45 pm - 9:00.pm........................
9:00pm-10:30 pm.........................
10:30 pm - 12:00 Midnight..........
12:00Midnight..............Music ends; food booths open till midnight
1:00 am............................Festival gates close. Festival grounds must be cleared.
For festival information, please do not e=mail
Please contact
us through:
Freddie Pitre
652 West La Salle Street
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-6700
(337) 363-2235 Fax