Festival International 2026 Schedule

Festival International de Louisiane returns to downtown Lafayette, Louisiana for its 40th anniversary, April 22–26, 2026, bringing together more than 45 live music acts across five outdoor stages for one of the largest free international music festivals in the United States. From Louisiana zydeco and Cajun French traditions to world music spanning Mali, Cuba, South Africa, Jamaica, Peru, Scotland, South Korea, Guatemala, and beyond, Festival International de Louisiane 2026 celebrates the bold cultural identity of Acadiana while connecting it to the global Francophone community. Whether you’re a longtime festival-goer or discovering this Lafayette, Louisiana landmark for the first time, the 40th Festival International promises five unforgettable days of free outdoor concerts, international cuisine, and handcrafted art in the heart of downtown Lafayette.

If you are looking for some things to do in Lafayette this weekend, then Festival has something for you!

April 22nd (Wednesday)

Scène LUS Internationale

• No shows today.

Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do

• 6:30-7:30 PM: Rusty Metoyer & the Zydeco Krush (Louisiana)
  • Type: MusicGroup
  • Description: Lake Charles-born accordionist Rusty Metoyer formed this high-energy band in 2010, driven by a mission to keep his Creole heritage alive after both grandfathers — who were Creole musicians — passed away. Their sound blends traditional zydeco with funk, R&B, rock, hip-hop, and country, and they have performed from New Orleans to Holland and France.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Creole, Funk, R&B
  • Website: https://www.rustymetoyer.com
  • Presented by: National Endowment for the Arts
• 8:15-9:30 PM: Chris Ardoin & Zydeco Nu-Step (Louisiana)
  • Type: MusicGroup
  • Description: A fourth-generation member of Louisiana’s most celebrated zydeco dynasty — grandson of legend Bois Sec Ardoin — Chris Ardoin is widely credited with pioneering “nouveau zydeco,” fusing traditional Creole accordion-driven music with R&B, hip-hop, and soul. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and toured all 50 states and overseas.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Nouveau Zydeco, R&B, Soul
  • Website: https://chrisardoinmusic.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts

Scène Wellcare Lafayette

• No shows today.

Scène Francosphère CODOFIL

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Amazon Music Pavillon De Cuisine

• No shows today.

April 23rd (Thursday)

Scène LUS Internationale

• 6:15-7:15PM: Sinkane (Sudan)
  • Description: Sudanese-American multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab performs as Sinkane, weaving together Sudanese pop, funk, jazz, Afrobeat, and psychedelic rock into a richly layered global sound. Born in London to Sudanese parents, raised in the U.S., and based in New York, he has collaborated with artists from Caribou to David Byrne.
  • Genre: Afrobeat, Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Sudanese Pop, Jazz
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://sinkanemusic.com
  • Presented by: National Endowment for the Arts
• 7:30-7:45PM: Opening Ceremonies
• 8:00-9:15PM: Zachary Richard (Louisiana)
  • Description: One of the most celebrated Cajun singer-songwriters in the world, Lafayette native Zachary Richard has spent over 50 years performing in both French and English, blending Cajun, zydeco, blues, rock, and Francophone influences. A cultural activist, poet, and Officer of the French Ordre des Arts et Lettres, he holds platinum records in Canada and honorary doctorates on two continents.
  • Genre: Cajun, Zydeco, Swamp Rock, Blues, Folk
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://zacharyrichard.com
  • Presented by: National Endowment for the Arts
• 9:45-10:45PM: Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan + Norwood Fisher (Jamaica/U.S.)
  • Type: MusicGroup
  • Description: NYC’s Subatomic Sound System, led by producer and multi-instrumentalist Emch, spent over a decade as the live touring band for reggae legend Lee “Scratch” Perry. Joined by Kingston-born singjay Screechy Dan — a veteran of the 1990s Brooklyn dancehall scene — and Norwood Fisher, the legendary bassist of Fishbone, this supergroup delivers explosive live dub, reggae, and dancehall rooted in Jamaican sound system culture.
  • Genre: Dub, Reggae, Dancehall, Bass Music
  • Website: https://subatomicsound.com

Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do

• 6:00-7:00 PM: Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs (Louisiana)
  • Description: Hailed as “the future of Cajun music” by Acadiana Profile magazine and featured on CBS 60 Minutes, Jourdan Thibodeaux is one of the few young musicians fluent in Cajun French, writing and performing entirely original Louisiana French songs rooted in his life on Cypress Island, St. Martin Parish. His band includes Grammy-winning and nominated musicians Joel Savoy and Cedric Watson.
  • Genre: Cajun, Louisiana French Folk, Creole
  • Website: https://jourdanthibodeaux.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 7:30-8:45 PM: NOVALIMA (Peru)
  • Description: Founded in Lima by four friends who exchanged song ideas across continents in the early days of the internet, Grammy-nominated NOVALIMA has revolutionized Afro-Peruvian music by fusing centuries-old Afro-Peruvian rhythms with electronica, dub, reggae, salsa, and hip-hop. They have topped world music charts in the U.S. and Europe and are widely credited with bridging Peru’s racial and cultural divide through music.
  • Type: MusicGroup
  • Genre: Afro-Peruvian, Electronica, World Fusion, Dub, Reggae
  • Website: https://novalima.net
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 9:15-10:30 PM: Doctor Nativo (Guatemala)
  • Description: Guatemalan musician Juan Martinez — known as Doctor Nativo — layers Mayan spirituality, social activism, and indigenous folk wisdom over a propulsive mix of reggae, cumbia, hip-hop, and pre-Columbian instruments. After busking through Europe, India, and Cuba, he returned to Guatemala to champion indigenous identity through music that has become an anthem for Mayan youth.
  • Genre: Reggae, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Indigenous Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://doctornativo.com

Scène Wellcare Lafayette

• No shows today.

Scène Francosphère CODOFIL

• No shows today.

Amazon Music Pavillon De Cuisine

• No shows today.

April 24th (Friday)

Scène LUS Internationale

• 5:45-6:45 PM: NOVALIMA (Peru)
  • Description: Founded in Lima by four friends who exchanged song ideas across continents in the early days of the internet, Grammy-nominated NOVALIMA has revolutionized Afro-Peruvian music by fusing centuries-old Afro-Peruvian rhythms with electronica, dub, reggae, salsa, and hip-hop. They have topped world music charts in the U.S. and Europe and are widely credited with bridging Peru’s racial and cultural divide through music.
  • Type: MusicGroup
  • Genre: Afro-Peruvian, Electronica, World Fusion, Dub, Reggae
  • Website: https://novalima.net
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 7:15-8:15 PM: Natu Camara (Guinea)
  • Description: Born in Ivory Coast and raised in Guinea, New York-based Natu Camara co-founded West Africa’s first all-female hip-hop group, the Ideal Black Girls, whose debut album sold millions in Guinea. Now a celebrated solo artist, she blends Afro-rock, soul, and pop with deep West African roots, performing in multiple languages and advocating for girls’ education through her Dimedi Foundation.
  • Genre: Afro-Rock, Soul, Pop, West African
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://www.natucamara.com
• 8:45-10:00 PM: Rhiannon Giddens (U.S.)
  • Description: A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner, Rhiannon Giddens is a two-time Grammy-winning singer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Named by NPR as one of the 25 most influential women musicians of the 21st century, she excavates the histories of marginalized peoples through American folk, old-time string band music, and blues.
  • Genre: American Folk, Old-Time, Blues, Americana
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://rhiannongiddens.com

Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do

• 5:15-6:15 PM: Beauséjour (New Brunswick)
  • Description: Beauséjour is an Acadian folk group from New Brunswick, Canada, performing traditional and contemporary French-language music rooted in the Acadian cultural tradition of Atlantic Canada.
  • Genre: Acadian Folk, French Canadian Traditional
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
• 6:45-8:00 PM: Sinkane (Sudan)
  • Description: Sudanese-American multi-instrumentalist Ahmed Gallab performs as Sinkane, weaving together Sudanese pop, funk, jazz, Afrobeat, and psychedelic rock into a richly layered global sound. Born in London to Sudanese parents, raised in the U.S., and based in New York, he has collaborated with artists from Caribou to David Byrne.
  • Genre: Afrobeat, Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Sudanese Pop, Jazz
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://sinkanemusic.com
  • Presented by: National Endowment for the Arts
• 8:30-9:45 PM: Nomfusi (South Africa)
  • Description: Power vocalist Nomfusi Gotyana rose from a township in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to become one of the country’s most celebrated international performers, playing Miriam Makeba in a major 2014 film. Her music blends Afro-soul, township sounds, maskandi guitar, Afropop, and gospel, sung in both English and Xhosa, and she has performed at WOMAD, the Lugano Jazz Festival, and stages across Europe.
  • Genre: Afro-Soul, Township Music, Maskandi, Afropop, Gospel
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://nomfusi.com
  • Presented by Mid-Atlantic Arts

Scène Wellcare Lafayette

• 5:30-6:45 PM: Thomé Young (New Brunswick)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
  • Description: Thomé Young is a francophone singer-songwriter from New Brunswick, Canada, performing contemporary Acadian music in the French language.
  • Genre: Acadian Folk, French Canadian Singer-Songwriter
• 7:15-8:30 PM: Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars (Louisiana)
  • Description: A Louisiana roots band drawing on the rich musical traditions of Acadiana, blending Cajun, country, and Americana sounds.
  • Genre: Cajun, Country, Americana, Louisiana Roots
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 9:00-10:15 PM: Las Cafeteras (U.S. & Mexico)
  • Description: Born and raised east of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras remix roots music as modern-day troubadours, fusing Afro-Mexican son jarocho rhythms — played on traditional instruments like the jarana, requinto, and tarima — with electronic beats, hip-hop rhymes, and social justice storytelling in English, Spanish, and Spanglish.
  • Genre: Son Jarocho, Afro-Mexican, Hip-Hop, Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://lascafeteras.com

Scène Francosphère CODOFIL

• 6:00-7:00 PM: Amis du Teche (Louisiana)
  • Description: Amis du Teche is a Louisiana Cajun/French music ensemble dedicated to preserving and celebrating the traditional music and language of the Bayou Teche region of Acadiana.
  • Genre: Cajun, Louisiana French Traditional
• 7:15-8:00 PM: Sola Violins Int’l Fiddle Summit (Louisiana and Others)
  • Description: An international gathering of fiddle players from Louisiana and around the world, celebrating the fiddle’s role across multiple global traditions and cultures.
  • Genre: Fiddle, World Traditional, Cajun
• 8:30-9:30 PM: Vishten (Prince Edward Island)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
  • Description: Vishten is a celebrated Acadian duo from Prince Edward Island, Canada, known for energetic performances blending traditional Acadian and Celtic music with contemporary arrangements. They have represented P.E.I. at festivals across North America and Europe.
  • Genre: Acadian Folk, Celtic, Traditional French Canadian
  • Website: https://vishten.com

Amazon Music Pavillon De Cuisine

• No shows today.

April 25th (Saturday)

Scène LUS Internationale

• 12:45-2:00 PM: Vishten (Prince Edward Island)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
  • Description: Vishten is a celebrated Acadian duo from Prince Edward Island, Canada, known for energetic performances blending traditional Acadian and Celtic music with contemporary arrangements. They have represented P.E.I. at festivals across North America and Europe.
  • Genre: Acadian Folk, Celtic, Traditional French Canadian
  • Website: https://vishten.com
• 2:30-3:45 PM: Country Gongbang (South Korea)
  • Description: South Korea’s first bluegrass band and the first Korean group to perform at the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Country Gongbang fuses the soul of American bluegrass with Korean musical sensibilities, singing in both English and Korean. Recipients of the 2023 IBMA International Band Performance Grant, they were nominated for IBMA Band of the Year and Vocalist of the Year in 2025.
  • Genre: Bluegrass, Korean Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://sori.nyc/cgb
• 4:15-5:30 PM: Nomfusi (South Africa)
  • Description: Power vocalist Nomfusi Gotyana rose from a township in the Eastern Cape of South Africa to become one of the country’s most celebrated international performers, playing Miriam Makeba in a major 2014 film. Her music blends Afro-soul, township sounds, maskandi guitar, Afropop, and gospel, sung in both English and Xhosa, and she has performed at WOMAD, the Lugano Jazz Festival, and stages across Europe.
  • Genre: Afro-Soul, Township Music, Maskandi, Afropop, Gospel
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://nomfusi.com
  • Presented by Mid-Atlantic Arts
• 6:00-7:15 PM: Las Cafeteras (U.S. & Mexico)
  • Description: Born and raised east of the Los Angeles River, Las Cafeteras remix roots music as modern-day troubadours, fusing Afro-Mexican son jarocho rhythms — played on traditional instruments like the jarana, requinto, and tarima — with electronic beats, hip-hop rhymes, and social justice storytelling in English, Spanish, and Spanglish.
  • Genre: Son Jarocho, Afro-Mexican, Hip-Hop, Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://lascafeteras.com
• 7:45-9:00 PM: Cimafunk (Cuba)
  • Description: Havana-born Erik Iglesias Rodríguez — known as Cimafunk — is a Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban funk sensation who left medical school to pursue music. His name honors the cimarrones, enslaved Africans who escaped to freedom in Cuba’s mountains. He blends funk, rumba, Afro-Cuban rhythms, R&B, and hip-hop, and has collaborated with George Clinton, Lupe Fiasco, and Chucho Valdés.
  • Genre: Afro-Cuban Funk, Rumba, R&B, Hip-Hop
  • Website: https://cimafunk.com
  • Presented by LFT Fiber

Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do

• 8:45-9:45 AM: Breabach (Scotland)
  • Description: Ranked among Scotland’s finest contemporary folk acts, Glasgow-based Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island Gaelic tradition with progressive musical influences, featuring twin bagpipes, fiddle, whistle, step-dance, guitar, and double bass. Five-time Scots Trad Music Award winners and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees, they have performed from the Sydney Opera House to Central Park.
  • Genre: Scottish Folk, Celtic, Gaelic Traditional
  • Website: https://breabach.com
• 12:15-1:45 PM: Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie (Louisiana)
  • Description: Eunice-born Geno Delafose is one of Louisiana’s premier zydeco artists, continuing the legacy of his legendary father John Delafose while adding his own stamp with powerful accordion playing and irresistible dance rhythms. His “French Rockin’ Boogie” sound blends traditional Creole la-la with uptempo zydeco.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Creole, La-La
  • Website: https://genedelafose.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 2:15-3:30 PM: Breabach (Scotland)
  • Description: Ranked among Scotland’s finest contemporary folk acts, Glasgow-based Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island Gaelic tradition with progressive musical influences, featuring twin bagpipes, fiddle, whistle, step-dance, guitar, and double bass. Five-time Scots Trad Music Award winners and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees, they have performed from the Sydney Opera House to Central Park.
  • Genre: Scottish Folk, Celtic, Gaelic Traditional
  • Website: https://breabach.com
• 4:00-5:15 PM: Vieux Farka Touré (Mali)
  • Description: Known as “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” Vieux Farka Touré is the son of Mali’s legendary desert blues guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Born in Niafunké near Timbuktu, he secretly taught himself guitar against his family’s wishes before becoming one of the world’s most celebrated African guitarists, blending Mali’s ancient pentatonic traditions with blues, rock, and Latin influences.
  • Genre: Desert Blues, West African Folk, Blues Rock
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://vieuxfarkatoure.com
• 5:45-7:00 PM: Subatomic Sound System + Screechy Dan + Norwood Fisher (Jamaica & U.S.)
• 7:30-8:45 PM: Natu Camara (Guinea)

Scène Wellcare Lafayette

• 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM: Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra (Louisiana)
  • Description: The youth arm of the Acadiana Symphony, showcasing the next generation of classical musicians from the Lafayette region of Louisiana.
  • Genre: Classical, Orchestral
  • Type: PerformingGroup
• 1:15-2:15 PM: Slap Dragon (Tennessee)
  • Description: Slap Dragon is a Tennessee-based roots band known for their energetic live performances blending Americana, funk, and Southern rock. Genre: Americana, Funk, Southern Rock
• 2:45-4:00 PM: Blue Monday Allstars Celebrate Lee Allen Zeno (Louisiana)
  • Description: A Louisiana all-star ensemble paying tribute to Lee Allen Zeno, celebrating the rich blues and R&B legacy of Acadiana.
  • Genre: Blues, R&B, Louisiana Roots
  • Presented by Jazz & Heritage Foundation
• 4:30-5:45 PM: Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars (Louisiana)
  • Presented by National Endowment of the Arts
• 6:15-7:30 PM: Delgres (France and Guadeloupe)
  • Description: Named after Louis Delgrès, the Guadeloupean freedom fighter who died resisting Napoleon’s reinstatement of slavery in 1802, Delgres is a Paris-based blues trio led by Pascal Danaë, whose own ancestors were enslaved in Guadeloupe. Their raw, soulful sound connects the blues of the American South with Caribbean Creole music, performed on Dobro guitar, sousaphone, and drums — described as the missing link between French, Caribbean, and American musical cultures.
  • Genre: Blues, Caribbean Creole, Blues Rock, World Fusion
  • Website: https://delgres.com
  • Presented by Consulate General of France in Louisiana & Villa Albertine
• 8:00-9:15 PM: GIVERS: “In Light” Live! (Louisiana)
  • Description: Lafayette’s GIVERS is an indie pop/rock band known for their joyful, high-energy performances and intricate vocal harmonies. Their celebrated debut album In Light established them as one of Louisiana’s most beloved indie acts, blending tropical rhythms, indie rock, and anthemic pop.
  • Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Art Pop
  • Website: https://www.giversmusic.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts

Scène Francosphère CODOFIL

• 12:00-12:30 PM: French Immersion Children’s Performance (Louisiana)
• 1:00-2:00 PM: Dustin Dale Gaspard (Louisiana)
  • Description: Dustin Dale Gaspard is a Louisiana singer-songwriter rooted in the Cajun and Americana traditions of Acadiana, known for heartfelt storytelling and acoustic performances.
  • Genre: Cajun, Americana, Singer-Songwriter
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 2:30-3:45 PM: Thomé Young (New Brunswick)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
• 4:15-5:15 PM: Jacques Surette (Nova Scotia)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
  • Description: Jacques Surette is an Acadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Nova Scotia, performing contemporary and traditional French-language Acadian music that bridges the Atlantic Canadian and Louisiana French musical connections.
  • Genre: Acadian Folk, French Canadian, Singer-Songwriter
• 5:45-7:00 PM: Bonsoir, Catin (Louisiana)
  • Description: Bonsoir, Catin is a Lafayette-based Cajun band celebrated for their spirited mix of traditional Louisiana French music and original compositions. A beloved fixture of the Acadiana music scene, they perform waltzes, two-steps, and blues in both French and English.
  • Genre: Cajun, Louisiana French, Waltz, Two-Step
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 7:30-8:45 PM: Mike Dopsie & Zydeco Entourage (Louisiana)
  • Presented by Jazz & Heritage Foundation
  • Description: Mike Dopsie carries on one of zydeco’s most storied family legacies — son of the late, great Rockin’ Dopsie — delivering sweat-soaked, dance-floor zydeco that honors tradition while bringing fresh energy to every performance.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Creole, R&B

Amazon Music Pavillon De Cuisine

• 1:00-2:00 PM: Mathieu Lippé (Québec)
  • Description: Mathieu Lippé is a Québécois singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his captivating French-language compositions blending folk, chanson, and contemporary sounds from the Francophone world.
  • Genre: Québécois Folk, Chanson, French Canadian
  • Type: Person
• 2:45-4:00 PM: Boma Bango (Democratic Republic of Congo, Columbia and Louisiana)
  • Boma Bango (Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia and Louisiana)
  • Description: A unique intercontinental collaboration rooted in the rhythms of Central Africa and South America, Boma Bango blends Congolese rumba, Colombian cumbia, and Louisiana sounds into a joyful cross-cultural musical dialogue.
  • Genre: Congolese Rumba, Cumbia, World Fusion, Afrobeat
• 4:45-6:00 PM: Karma and the Killjoys (Louisiana)
  • Description: Karma and the Killjoys are a Louisiana-based indie/alternative rock band known for their eclectic, energetic performances drawing on soul, funk, and rock traditions.
  • Genre: Indie Rock, Soul, Funk, Alternative
• 6:45-8:00 PM: KC Jones (Louisiana)
  • Description: KC Jones is a Louisiana blues and roots musician keeping alive the deep traditions of Gulf Coast blues and Southern soul.
  • Genre: Blues, Louisiana Roots, Soul

April 26th (Sunday)

Scène LUS Internationale

• 12:30-1:45 PM: Voices of Progressive Gospel Choir (Louisiana)
  • Type: PerformingGroup
• 2:15-3:30 PM: Sonny Landreth (Louisiana)
  • Description: A Grammy-nominated slide guitarist from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, Sonny Landreth is widely regarded as one of the greatest slide guitarists in the world. His distinctive style blends blues, Cajun, rock, and jazz into a uniquely Louisiana sound, and he has recorded and toured with Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, and John Hiatt.
  • Genre: Slide Guitar, Blues, Cajun, Rock
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://sonnylandreth.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 4:00-5:15 PM: Delgres (France and Guadeloupe)
  • Presented by Koerner Law Firm
• 5:45-7:00 PM: Stephen Marley (Jamaica)
  • Description: Eight-time Grammy Award winner Stephen Marley is the second eldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and one of Jamaica’s most accomplished musicians and producers. He began his career at age 7 with The Melody Makers and has since crafted acclaimed solo albums including Mind Control and Revelation, while producing chart-topping work for his brother Damian Marley.
  • Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae, Dancehall
  • Type: Person
  • Website: https://stephenmarley.com

Scène Ochsner Lafayette General Fais Do Do

• 12:00-1:15 PM: Slap Dragon (Tennessee)
• 1:45-3:00 PM: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (Louisiana)
  • Description: Led by the charismatic Nathan Williams from St. Martinville, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas are one of Louisiana’s most celebrated zydeco bands, known for exuberant live performances that pack dance floors from Acadiana to Europe. Williams is a guardian of the traditional Creole style, mixing it with R&B and soul.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Creole, R&B
  • Website: https://nathanzydeco.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 3:30-4:45 PM: Country Gongbang (South Korea)
  • Description: South Korea’s first bluegrass band and the first Korean group to perform at the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Country Gongbang fuses the soul of American bluegrass with Korean musical sensibilities, singing in both English and Korean. Recipients of the 2023 IBMA International Band Performance Grant, they were nominated for IBMA Band of the Year and Vocalist of the Year in 2025.
  • Genre: Bluegrass, Korean Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://sori.nyc/cgb
• 5:15-6:30 PM: Vieux Farka Touré (Mali)

Scène Wellcare Lafayette

• 12:15-1:30 PM: Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys (Louisiana)
  • Description: Mamou-born accordionist Steve Riley leads one of Louisiana’s most acclaimed Cajun bands, dedicated to preserving and advancing the traditional music of Acadiana. With over three decades of recording and touring, the Mamou Playboys have earned multiple Grammy nominations and are regarded as standard-bearers for authentic Cajun music.
  • Genre: Cajun, Louisiana Traditional, Waltz, Two-Step
  • Website: https://steveriley.com
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 2:00-3:15 PM: Breabach (Scotland)
  • Description: Ranked among Scotland’s finest contemporary folk acts, Glasgow-based Breabach unite deep roots in Highland and Island Gaelic tradition with progressive musical influences, featuring twin bagpipes, fiddle, whistle, step-dance, guitar, and double bass. Five-time Scots Trad Music Award winners and BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees, they have performed from the Sydney Opera House to Central Park.
  • Genre: Scottish Folk, Celtic, Gaelic Traditional
  • Website: https://breabach.com
• 3:45-5:00 PM: Silver Birds Steel Orchestra (Jamaica)
  • Description: Silver Birds Steel Orchestra is a Jamaican steel pan ensemble bringing the vibrant musical traditions of the Caribbean to the stage with classic steelpan rhythms, calypso, soca, and pan jazz.
  • Genre: Steel Pan, Calypso, Soca, Caribbean Folk
• 5:30-6:45 PM: Doctor Nativo (Guatemala)
  • Description: Guatemalan musician Juan Martinez — known as Doctor Nativo — layers Mayan spirituality, social activism, and indigenous folk wisdom over a propulsive mix of reggae, cumbia, hip-hop, and pre-Columbian instruments. After busking through Europe, India, and Cuba, he returned to Guatemala to champion indigenous identity through music that has become an anthem for Mayan youth.
  • Genre: Reggae, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, Indigenous Folk, World Fusion
  • Website: https://doctornativo.com

Scène Francosphère CODOFIL

• 12:00-1:00 PM: The Babineaux Sisters (Louisiana)
  • Description: The Babineaux Sisters are a Louisiana performing group rooted in the Cajun and Creole musical traditions of Acadiana, celebrating the region’s French-language heritage through song.
  • Genre: Cajun, Creole, Louisiana Folk
• 1:30-2:45 PM: Beau Cheval (Louisiana)
  • Description: Beau Cheval is a Louisiana French music ensemble performing original and traditional Cajun and Creole music, keeping the region’s unique bilingual musical heritage alive for new audiences.
  • Genre: Cajun, Creole, Louisiana French
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 3:15-4:30 PM: Prends Courage (Louisiana)
  • Description: Prends Courage (“Take Courage”) is a Louisiana French music group dedicated to the preservation of Cajun and Acadian musical traditions, performing in the French language of southwest Louisiana.
  • Genre: Cajun, Acadian, Louisiana French Traditional
  • Presented by National Endowment for the Arts
• 5:00-6:00 PM: Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic (Louisiana)
  • Description: A Lafayette-based zydeco accordionist and vocalist, Corey Ledet is one of Louisiana’s most dynamic young zydeco artists, blending traditional Creole sounds with contemporary funk and R&B energy.
  • Genre: Zydeco, Creole, Funk, R&B
  • Website: https://coreyledet.com

Amazon Music Pavillon De Cuisine

• 12:30-1:30 PM: Jacques Surette (Nova Scotia)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase
• 2:30-3:30 PM: Yvette Landry Trio (Louisiana)
  • Description: Yvette Landry is a Lafayette-born Cajun singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose trio delivers heartfelt Louisiana French music rooted in the waltz and two-step traditions of Acadiana, with a contemporary singer-songwriter sensibility.
  • Genre: Cajun, Singer-Songwriter, Louisiana Folk
  • Website: https://yvertelandry.com
• 4:30-5:30 PM: Beauséjour (New Brunswick)
  • Connexions Acadie-Louisiane Showcase