Are you ready for another fun
Bayou festival?

June 21st and 22nd at the downtown Long Beach Rainbow Lagoon


This is the one summer festival you will not want to miss.  For 22 years the Long Beach Bayou festival has offered the best in family oriented entertainment.  Each year we bring together a mix of authentic Louisiana music (Blues, Cajun and Zydeco), creole food and arts & craft vendors to downtown Long Beach for a weekend of music, dancing and fun.




The French Quarter Everything you love about New Orleans!  Shopping, Great Food, Great Music, and of course Dancing.

New - VIP Passes - Backstage access to both stages (Bayou and Club N'Orleans),  Reserved Seating, One Meal, and 2 beverages.  Passes are limited so order soon!

If you go to just one festival this year - make it the Long Beach Bayou Festival!


2008 Line Up
(subject to change)
Cajun and Zydeco Bands:
Saturday
San Diego Cajun Playboys
Bonne Musique Zydeco
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band
Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
(Grammy Winner)
Sunday
T-Lou & His Super Hot Zydeco Band
Pine Leaf Boys
New Orleans Traditional Jazz Band
Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
(Grammy Nominee)

Blues Bands:
Michael Ward
Cash McCall
Tribute to Motown by Seville
Big Daddy's


Comprehensive Child Development, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
All proceeds from the festival fund child care services for low income families in the Long Beach, San Pedro and surrounding communities
Official 2008 Festival Supporters:

This page was last updated on: May 8, 2008

Please make a donation to offset the expense of producing the festival.
Please email any questions regarding vendor or volunteer opportunities to:
Artist Coordination/Bookings
Groups Sales/Sponsorships:
Festival Volunteers:
Vendor Coordination: 
General Information:


BJ Deculus (Bayoubands@aol.com)
Connie Arizmendi (connie@ccdlb.org)
Ny Ung (ny@ccdlb.org)
Daisy Benjamin (daisy@ccdlb.org)
Maria Almeida (maria@ccdlb.org)

* General Admission does not include food and beverages.  Both are available for purchase at the festival.
Recent Comments about the festival:

"it was the best ever!
having paths made it so
much easier to get around
without stepping on
everyone. parking
great..fun fun fun"





Favorite Links:


Click to See Artist Web Page
Holiday Inn Downtown Long Beach
1133 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA. 90813
(562)590-8858 or 1-800-465-4329
$129+tax Ask for Group Code BFS

DirtyLinen.com Review (PDF file)

Articles and Reviews:
Click to See Artist Web Page
Official Festival Hotel
Official Search Engine:
How many people love the Bayou festival?
and counting !!!
Friends Gone But Not Forgotten:
This year's festival is dedicated
in loving memory to CCD Board
Member Pat Moye (shown here with
American Idol finalist and festival patron George Huff)
Brought to you by Comprehensive Child Development Inc. in cooperation with
Rainbow Promotions LLC
Vendor Information:

Donations for the Dance Floor in
Memory of Murphy.pdf

Waste Management and KJazz are the official sponsors of the blues stage

Bayou_Fest_Band_Schedule_2008.pdf

Click to download the

Non_Food_Vendor_Application

There are a LIMITED number of Arts & Crafts Vendor Spaces left. Sign up quickly.
Food Vendor Booths are SOLD OUT