Venue: Lake Charles Civic Centre. 900 Lakeshore Drive
Lake Charles
LA 70602
Held at New Orleans’ Lake Charles Civic Center, the annual Black Heritage Festival is a celebration of African-American traditions, culture, arts and music. The lively festival includes a great programme of live gospel, zydeco, blues and dance music, poetry slams, culinary tasting sessions, family entertainments, pageants, heritage displays and art exhibitions. This fun weekend event is a great celebration of African-American culture to which all are welcome
Dates: 2009-03-01 -to- 2009-03-31
Frequency: Annual | TBC. Usually a long weeked (Fri–Sun) in early Mar
Hours: TBC
Price: Most events are free
Road: Detailed driving directions are available from the organiser website
Organiser: Black Heritage Festival
phone: +1 (337) 497 0026
email: mrsstella1@aol.com
website: www.bhflc.org
Venue: New Orleans Arena
Dates: 2008-07-01 to 2008-07-31 Annual [more info]
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