Vermilionville Bal du Dimanche (Sunday Dance): Reggie Matte & Friends

Vermilionville

Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville host a live concert series EVERY SUNDAY.  The concert series is held in Vermilionville’s Performance Center venue from 1-4 p.m.  Admission is $10 and includes a self-guided tour of the Vermilionville Living History museum. Come early and grab lunch at Vermilionville’s restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman.  The restaurant is open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and features authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine. On Sundays, the restaurant features an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. Sunday, April 9, 2023 featured band:  Reggie Matte & Friends Admission to the Live Concert Series is included in your Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville membership.  To purchase or renew your membership online, visit this link:  https://bayouvermiliondistrict.org/membership.

Earth Day 2023

Vermilionville

Celebrate the planet and learn ways to improve and enhance our life on earth. Come to Bayou Vermilion District's Earth Day celebration, Saturday, April 22, 10 AM - 4 PM. There will be a variety of activities, crafts, recycling, seed exchange with the seed library, music, food and even the Worm Lady Recycles! Included in our celebration: TRAIL with a Bike Scavenger Hunt We'll celebrate the opening of the Healthy Acadiana Seed Library Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Sierra Club BackYard Sapphire Glass Recycling Lafayette Bike and Pedestrian Bike Lafayette with their Bike Kitchen LaSOAR Ducks Unlimited Delcambre Seafood & Farmers Market Come Celebrate Earth Day with us!

Vermilionville Bal du Dimanche (Sunday Dance): Wallace Trahan and Rice & Gravy

Vermilionville

Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville host a live concert series EVERY SUNDAY.  The concert series is held in Vermilionville’s Performance Center venue from 1-4 p.m.  Admission is $10 and includes a self-guided tour of the Vermilionville Living History museum. Come early and grab lunch at Vermilionville’s restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman.  The restaurant is open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and features authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine. On Sundays, the restaurant features an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. Sunday, April 23, 2023 featured band:  Wallace Trahan and Rice & Gravy Admission to the Live Concert Series is included in your Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville membership.  To purchase or renew your membership online, visit this link:  https://bayouvermiliondistrict.org/membership.

Les Vues Free Film Series: No One Went Hungry

Vermilionville - Performance Center

Les Vues, the free film series at Vermilionville is back! Our April 2023 selection is No One Went Hungry: Cajun Food Traditions Today, a film by Kevin McCaffrey. After the film, enjoy a presentation by Food Historian and Vermilionville interpreter Jay Steiner.

Bal du Dimanche: Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners

Vermilionville

Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville host the Bal du Dimanche (Sunday Dance) EVERY WEEK.  This live music series is held in Vermilionville’s Performance Center and rustic dancehall from 1-4 p.m.  Admission is $10 and includes a self-guided tour of the Vermilionville Living History museum. Come early and grab lunch at Vermilionville’s restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman.  The restaurant is open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and features authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine. On Sundays, the restaurant features an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. Sunday, April 30, 2023 featured band:  Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners Admission to the Live Concert Series is included in your Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville membership.  To purchase or renew your membership online, visit this link: https://bayouvermiliondistrict.org/membership All proceeds from this event go towards helping the Bayou Vermilion District and Vermilionville fulfill their local, environmental and cultural missions.

Les Mains Guidées — Edible Wild Plants with Mark Suter

Vermilionville

Edible Wild Plants Come join us for a walk to learn edible wild plants of Southern Louisiana! Proper identification will be covered to safely identify about 50 different wild plants that can provide food. These were used by both Native Americans and early settlers of the area! Mark Suter is the owner and head instructor of Primitive Texas and Louisiana, a wilderness survival school that conducts outdoor classes in both states. He has been studying and using edible wild plants for over 25 years and is working on publishing a second book on the subject. Wild plants are free, nutritious, and very common! Les Mains Guidées -- Edible Wild Plants with Mark Suter will be held Saturday, May 6 from 1 -3 PM. Cost $35 per person.

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Healing Traditions of Acadiana — The Cajun Healer: Revival and Renewal with Colby Hébert

Vermilionville - Performance Center

Join us Saturday, June 17 at 11 AM for this edition of Healing Traditions in Acadiana, with Colby Hébert. This presentation is free to the public. New Iberia native and generational Traiteur since the age of 11, Colby Hébert has always had a deep pride and passion for his Louisiana roots. Since 2016, he has used his custom hat business “The Cajun Hatter” as an avenue to express and preserve elements of Cajun and Creole culture. Currently, he has shifted his preservation efforts toward the healing tradition of which he has long been a part. In his talk “The Cajun Healer: Revival and Renewal” Hébert will share his perspectives on how we can honor tradition while embracing the changes necessary to sustain it.

Les Vues June: “Accordions Rising”

Vermilionville - Performance Center

Les Vues, Vermilionville's free film series is back and better than ever. June's selection is "Accordions Rising", a documentary feature film about the resurgence of interest in accordion music over the last 30-40 years. Though many continue to see the accordion as the stodgy instrument of a bygone era – and accordion jokes abound — it is time to set the record straight! Join us for an educational and fun evening, 6:30 PM, Monday June 26. FREE to the public. Discussion after the film curated by Kevin Rees, Vermilionville historian and musician.

Event Series Bal du Dimanche

Le Bal du Dimanche – Brandon Degeyter & the Mire Playboys

Vermilionville - Performance Center

Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville host the Bal du Dimanche (Sunday Dance) EVERY WEEK.  This live music series is held in Vermilionville’s Performance Center and rustic dancehall from 1-4 p.m.  Admission is $10 and includes a self-guided tour of the Vermilionville Living History museum. Come early and grab lunch at Vermilionville’s restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman.  The restaurant is open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and features authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine. On Sundays, the restaurant features an all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet. Sunday, July 2: Brandon Degeyter & the Mire Playboys Admission to the Live Concert Series is included in your Bayou Vermilion District & Vermilionville membership.  To purchase or renew your membership online, visit this link: https://bayouvermiliondistrict.org/membership All proceeds from this event go towards helping the Bayou Vermilion District and Vermilionville fulfill their local, environmental and cultural missions.