2010 - NorthEast Spring-Summer Cajun-Zydeco Fest Breakdown
May 29-30
4th Annual Bayou n'' Boogie Fest, Rehoboth, MA - (from Roch NY - 395 mi, about 6 hours 30 mins)
June 4-6
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival – Augusta NJ - (from Roch NY - 278 mi – about 4 hours 41 mins)
June 10-13
Blast From The Bayou, Strawberry Park – Preston CT - (from Roch NY -375mi -about 6 h 7 mins)
July 2-4
The Great Blue Heron Festival – Sherman NY (from Roch NY - 153 mi - about 2 hours 45 mins)
July 22-25
Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival – Trumansburg NY - (from Roch NY - 78.9 mi - about 1 hour 41 mins)
July 24
Arn & Gerry's Cajun / Zydeco / Swing Danceathon - Clark,NJ-(from Roch NY-329mi, about 5 h 30 mins)
Sep 3-5
Rhythm & Roots – Charlestown, RI (from Roch NY - 410 mi – about 6 hours 47 mins)
May 29-30 (Sat-Sun) 4th Annual Bayou n'' Boogie Fest, Sal's Productions, Francis Farm, 27 Francis Farm Rd, Rehoboth, MA 02769, INFO: 401-965-0849; joe@bayounboogiefest.com
SAT: 12:00PM to 11:00PM, SUN: 12:00PM to 10:00PM
- The festival takes place rain or shine with a covered dance pavilion and large wood dance floor!! Indoor & outdoor stages for continuous music
- Deadline for $59 rate @ Comfort Inn has been shortened by the Hotel to April 4. From April 5 thru may 15 the rate will be $99 so book your rooms now!!! Info: 401-965-0849
- Beginners & Advanced Dance Lessons to help you get your groove on!
- A large variety of food and beverage including full bar will be available.
- Up close and personal with the artists featuring fiddle and accordion workshops.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys (LA Zydeco,Creole) (Sat)
Andre Thierry And Zydeco Magic (CA Zydeco) (Sat to Sun)
Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band (LA Zydeco) (Sat to Sun)
Skiffle Minstrels (NY Zydeco,Rockabilly,Honky-Tonk) (Sat to Sun)
Magnolia Cajun Band (RI Cajun) (Sat to Sun)
Li'l Freddie King (Sat to Sun)
C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band (LA Zydeco) (Sun)
Al Berard and Friends (LA Cajun) (Sun)
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 395 mi (about 6 hours 30 mins)
From Ithaca - 352 mi (about 6 hours 16 mins)
TICKET INFO
Full Weekend Pass - Advanced - $65 / At the Gate - $75. Advance price must be purchased by May 17
Saturday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $40. Advance price must be purchased by May 17
Sunday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $40. Advance price must be purchased by May 17
Children under 12 Free with Adult ticket purchase
Print & mail with sase & check payable to (http://bayounboogiefest.com/mailform.pdf):
Sal's Productions C/O Joe Giocastro
67 Chestnut Ave
Cranston RI 02910
Limited amount of RV camping spaces available this year, no showers available & no campfires allowed. On a first call basis. Call Joe @ 401-965-0849 for more info. $25 per person, per night.
NO outside Alcohol are allowded on grounds. Beverages will be available for purchase at the bar including bottled water. No pets allowed! Food will be available for purchase.
Hotel info: http://bayounboogiefest.com/lodging.html
June 4-6 (Fri-Sun) Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festival, Sussex Country Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822. Large Wood Dance Floor. Online Camping tickets and advance admission available for purchase
Four stages, food and beverages available, camping.
Info: carolyn@crawfishfest.com
Friday evening for Campers Only at the Delta Music Experience Pavilion Stage:
Paul Sanchez and The Rolling Road Show-
Honey Island Swamp Band
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
PERFORMERS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:
Cajun/Zydeco Bands
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys (LA Zydeco,Creole) (Sat to Sun)
Red Stick Ramblers (LA Cajun,Swing) (Sat to Sun)
Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys (LA Zydeco) (Sat)
Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys (LA Cajun,Roots,Swamp-Pop) (Sat)
Johnny Ace & Sidewalk Zydeco (NY Zydeco) (Sat)
Jesse Lége and Bayou Brew (NY Cajun) (Sun)
Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands:
Taj Mahal, GALACTIC, Marcia Ball, Railroad Earth, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Honey Island Swamp Band, George Porter Jr. and the Runnin' Pardners, The Kenny Neal Band, Stanton Moore Trio w/ Anders Osborne, The Iguanas, The Campbell Brothers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Mem Shannon & The Membership, Summer Rae McLaughlan, Polka Dot-
Saturday Night – Campers only
Papa Grows Funk
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 278 mi – about 4 hours 41 mins
From Ithaca - 171 mi – about 3 hours 20 mins
TICKET INFO
Full Weekend Pass, Friday-Sunday (includes camping; on site camping only permitted with full weekend pass)
Advanced - $125 … advance price until June 3rd
Campers purchasing a camping ticket on or before April 15th will receive 1 order of free crawfish on Friday Night
Friday Night performances only available with camping pass
Saturday OR Sunday - Advanced - $35 / At the Gate - $40 advance price until June 3rd
Saturday AND Sunday - Advanced - $60
Children under 14 Free with Adult ticket purchase
*** all advanced ticket orders have a $10 charge per order (notice NOT per ticket)
Jun 10-13 (Thu-Sun) Strawberry Park, 42 Pierce Road, Preston, CT 06365-8122   Outdoors with indoor rain facility, Large Wood Dance Floor
Camping, trailers and cabins available Info: (888) 794-7944
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 375 mi (about 6 hours 7 mins) 
From Ithaca - 318 mi (about 5 hours 53 mins) 
TICKET INFO
Full Weekend Pass, Thursday-Sunday (includes camping; there are RV and rental options)
Advanced – full weekend - $95 advance price until June 6
At the Gate - $115
Day Prices:
Thursday – adult $20 Advanced (at gate - $25) $10 – age 13-17
Friday – adult $35 Advanced (at gate - $45) $17.50 – age 13-17
Saturday – adult $35 Advanced (at gate - $45) $17.50 – age 13-17
Sunday – adult $25 Advanced (at gate - $30) $17.50 – age 13-17
Jul 2-4 (Sat-Sun) The Great Blue Heron Festival, 2361 Wait Corners Road, Panama, NY 14767   Info: (716) 487-1781
Donna the Buffalo (NY Zydeco,Roots) (Sat to Sun)
BUFFALO ZYDECO (Donna the Buffalo morphed into an all night Zydeco band until sunrise on Friday night to Saturday sunrise)
SKIFFLE MINSTRELS (NY Honky Tonk, Zydeco)
Many Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands
Multiple stages, including Dance Tent with a Large Plywood Dance Floor, as well as Children’s tent/activities, workshop tent, and a ‘glorious pond’ for swimming smack dab in the middle of the festival … it don’t get any better than that.
Info: (716) 487-1781
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 153 mi (about 2 hours 45 mins)
From Ithaca - 211 mi (about 3 hours 38 mins)
TICKET INFO
WEEKEND PASS (by MAY 7) - $60
Presale: WEEKEND PASS (after MAY 9) - $70
WEEKEND GATE PRICE - $80
ONE-DAY GATE PASSES (at gate only): Friday - $30 - Saturday - $35 - Sunday - $30
YOUTH TICKET (ages 12-15) - $40 Anytime (with any family order only) CHILDREN UNDER 12 FREE!
No Camping without Weekend Pass
VEHICLE CAMPING
Upper lot: $55 per vehicle / weekend
Lower Lot, Quiet Area, & Across The Road: $45 per vehicle / weekend
Off Road Parking: $10 per vehicle / day - $15 weekend
No Charge For Tent Camping
Jul 22-25 (Thu-Sun) Finger Lakes Grass Roots Festival, Trumansburg Fairgrounds, Rt 96, Trumansburg, NY 14886. Info: (607) 387-5090
Many Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 78.9 mi (about 1 hour 41 mins) 
From Ithaca - 10.1 mi (about 19 mins)
TICKET INFO
Adult 4-Day Pass: $75 through May 1
$95 advance sale after May 1 thru July 16
$110 at the gate
Youth 4-Day Pass: $65 (both in advance and at the gate) … children 12 and under are free with a parent or guardian
Day tickets will be sold at the gate only – COST TBD
Onsite Camping is SOLD OUT. Off-site camping available.
Jul 24 (Sat) Arn & Gerry's Cajun / Zydeco / Swing Danceathon, Deutscher Club, 787 Featherbed Lane, Clark, NJ 07066. 1:00PM to 11:00PM, Potluck dinner at 1:00PM bring food to share. Info: (732) 271-0459
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 329 mi (about 5 hours 30 mins)
From Ithaca - 222 mi (about 4 hours 3 mins )
TICKET INFO Tickets go on sale starting May 1, 2010.
Advance $40 (through July 13)
At Gate $45 (cash only)
The 2010 Danceathon is back at The Deutscher Club in Clark NJ. The facility has an outdoor pavilion with: weather safe roll down sides, a huge sprung wood dance floor, stage, covered picnic tables and an outdoor picnic grove
We continue with the great all day pot luck meal, along with burgers and hot dogs from the grill, water and soft drinks all included with your admission. Wine and beer are available for purchase at a nominal price.
The host hotel will be the Crowne Plaza, 36 Valley Rd, Clark, NJ.36 Valley Rd, Clark, NJ. Discounted rates of $tba for 1 King bed, $tba for 2 standard beds are available by calling (732) 574-0100 by June 30, 2010 and requesting the Danceathon room rate. The hotel is about 5 minute drive from the event.
Volunteer positions are available. Help the Danceathon while reducing or eliminating your admission. Call our Volunteer Coordintor, How Carson at (215) 780-1993 or email How.
Sep 3-5 (Fri- Sun) Rhythm & Roots, Ninigret Park, 4900 Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI 02813. One of the must fun and inspiring Festival’s of the year. Wonderful mix of Cajun/Zydeco with other Roots-Americana bands. For Dancers – Paradise -Two large plywood dance floors covered by tents, one a dedicate dance tent, the other perfectly laid out for dancing and listening pleasure. When the official music stops at Midnight, the party with live music, jams, and dancing at the seaside camp site. Info: (888) 855-6940
Cajun/Zydeco Bands
Non-Cajun/Zydeco Bands:
Marcia Ball (Sat), Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women (Sun), Johnny Nicholas & the Texas All Stars (Fri), Little Freddie King (Sat, Sun), Geoff Muldaur and the Texas Sheiks (Sun), Uncle Earl (Fri, Sat), Danny Barnes Trio (Fri, Sat, Sun), Hot Tamale Brass Band (Sat, Sun). MORE - TBA
TRAVEL (Google Map)
From Rochester - 410 mi – about 6 hours 47 mins
From Ithaca - 347 mi – about 6 hours 25 mins
TICKETS
FULL FESTIVAL TICKETS, 3-Day Non-Camping:
Advance: $110 (Thru Aug 15)
Gate: $130(After Aug 15)
FULL FESTIVAL TICKETS, 3-Day with Camping:
Early Bird: $135 (thru April 30)
Advance: $160 (May1-Aug 15 … 2009 prices, may change)
Gate: $175 (after Aug 15 … 2009 prices, may change)
DAY TICKETS (Advance thru Aug 15) (Gate after Aug 15)
Friday Advance: $25; Gate: $30
Saturday Advance: $45; Gate: $50
Sunday Advance: $45; Gate: $50
Kids 12 and under are free with ticketed adult. |
