Louisiana’s oldest chartered harvest festival is scheduled to celebrate 84 years of tradition and family fun this upcoming Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 29 to Monday, in downtown Morgan City.
Most festivities are held within the Downtown Historic District and are free to the general public.
New events this year include Loyal to Local from 3 to 7 p.m. today. Merchants along Main Street will be serving refreshments, offering promotions and inviting people to invest in the community.
Downtown comes alive with continuous free live music performed at the Heritage Music Stage. The festival will feature bright, upcoming artists from the area, as well as hometown legends.
The Historic Blessing of the Fleet will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday on the Atchafalaya River from the Berwick docks and is followed by the water parade featuring decorated shrimp boats, pleasure crafts, offshore supply boats and some of the biggest “muscle” boats of the offshore industry including supply boats, crew boats and tugboats.
Fireworks on the River will begin at 9 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, contact the festival office at 985-385-0703, or visit the festival’s web site at shrimpandpetroleum.org. For a festival schedule, contact the Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau at 800-256-2931.