Set-up has begun for the 82nd International Rice Festival in downtown Crowley.
The festival, which claims to be the oldest and largest agricultural festival in Louisiana, launches tomorrow with a rice grading event and a Senior Citizens’ Ball.
The carnival, food and music begins Thursday.
Planned events include food, parades, musical entertainment, various contests such as Jr. King & Queen Contest, Rice Queen Contest, International Rice Eating Contest, Rice and Creole Cookery Contest, Accordion and Fiddle Contest, International Rice “Poker” Run, Classic Car Show, Rice Grading Contest, Rice Threshing Demonstration and 5K Run Walk and street carnival.
Here’s a complete schedule of events.
If you’re interested in the music, here’s the band line-up:
SUPREME RICE SOUND STAGE
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 18, 2018
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM / RAYO BROTHERS
8:15 PM – 9:30 PM / WAYNE SINGLETON
10:00 PM – 12 AM / BAG OF DONUTS
FRIDAY – OCTOBER 19, 2018
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM / YVETTE LANDRY
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM / DUSTIN SONNIER
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM / PARISH COUNTY LINE
10:30 PM – 12 AM / WAYNE TOUPS
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 20, 2018
NOON – 2:00 PM / NEW NATIVES BRASS BAND
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM / GREGG MARTINEZ
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM / GYTH RIGDON
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM / THE FLEURTATIONS
10 PM – 12 AM / GLEN TEMPLETON
CRAMER EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY SOUND STAGE
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 18, 2018
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM / TEMPORARY FIX
8:15 PM – 9:30 PM / JAM SESSIONS
10 PM – 12 AM / COLBY LATIOLAIS
FRIDAY – OCTOBER 19, 2018
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM / GABE BROUSSARD
5:30 PM – 7:15 PM / COUNTRY ROUNDUP
7:45 PM – 9:30 PM / NIK-L-BEER
10 PM – 12 AM / CATEGORY 6
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 20, 2018
8 AM – 10 AM / FIDDLE & ACCORDION CONTEST
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM / DONNIE BROUSSARD
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM / BUBBA HEBERT
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM / BLUE COLLAR BOYS
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM / GENO DeLAFOSE
10:00 PM – 12 AM / JAMIE BERGERON
SATURDAY NIGHT, October 18th 2014 – 9:30 PM
