FESTIVAL FRIENDS 2026
Lend a hand, get ahead. We all benefit when you (or your business) contribute to Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. Every October, tens of thousands of visitors from across the globe arrive in Lafayette to see, taste, hear, learn, and dance their way through our rich and unique culture. Put your name up among our proud festival partners and tell this story with us.
ONE-STEPPER $50
● Official Commemorative Festival Pin and Sticker
● Listing on Festival Website as One-Stepper Festival Friend
● 100% Tax Deductible
TWO-STEPPER $200
● Official Commemorative Festival Pin, Sticker and Bag.
● Official Festival T-shirt
● Listing on Festival Website as a Two-Stepper Festival Friend
● 2 Festival Friends VIP Tent Passes Includes access to private restroom facilities plus free beverages and food while they last.
● Tax Deductible less $40
JITTERBUG $300
● Official Commemorative Festival Pin, Sticker and Bag
● Official Commemorative Poster
● 2 Official Festival T-shirts
● Listing on Festival Website as a Jitterbugger Festival Friend
● 2 Festival Friends VIP Tent Passes Includes access to private restroom facilities plus free beverages and food while they last.
● 1 Parking Pass
● Tax Deductible less $75
PARRAIN/ MARRAINE $500
(GODFATHER/GODMOTHER)
● Official Commemorative Festival Pin, Sticker and Bag
● Official Commemorative Poster
● 2 Official Festival T-shirts
● Listing on Festival Website as a Parrain/Marraine Festival Friend
● 4 Festival Friends VIP Tent Passes
Includes access to private restroom facilities plus free beverages and food while they last.
● 1 Festival Parking Pass
● 4 Backstage Access Passes
● Tax Deductible less $100
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL
BAND FAN $2500
As a Festival Band Fan, you are the designated sponsor of the band* of your choice. Your name or company name will be announced as a Band Fan sponsor during their performance. You will also receive other great Fest perks:
● Name or company name featured in Official Festival Pocket Guide below band chosen (30,000 printed)
● Name or company name featured on the Festival Website in the partnership section
● Social Media Marketing highlighting you personally or your company as a Band Fan.
● 1 Parking Pass
● 2 Official Festival T-shirts
● 6 Backstage Access Passes for the day of your band’s performance as well as all-weekend access to the Festival Friends VIP Tent which includes access to private restroom facilities plus free beverages and food while they last.
GIFT MEMBERSHIP
Gift the gift of Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. Simply choose one of the Festival Friend options and check the Gift Membership option below to enter your gift recipient’s shipping address. Don’t forget to add the T-shirt size for your recipient, if applicable. We will send your recipient a card acknowledging your gift to them at the applicable Festival Friend level. The actual gift items will be sent to your recipient as they become available.
FAetC – NO GIFTS OPTION
Your entire contribution goes towards supporting Festivals Acadiens et Créoles. Merci beaucoup!
OUR CURRENT FESTIVAL FRIENDS
Band Fan
David & Jon-Ella Hays, Grand Coteau, LA
Brent Lambiotte, Hoover, AL
Kitt Fedoroff, Alexandria, LA
Martha & Tim Viator, Lafayette, LA
Rob Frayne, St. Louis, MO
John & Colleen Chappuis, Lafayette, LA
Parrain/Marraine
Randy & Edie Aymond, Sunset, LA
Jim Hart, Wadsworth, IL
Robert Bivens, May, TX
Bernard McSherry, Fair Haven, NJ
Bill & Shelley Downs, Sulphur, LA
Lynne & Joe Harris, Cincinnati, OH
Doc Gross, Marietta, GA
Russ Balzer, Mason, OH
Mark L. Beauchamp, Maitland, FL
Jake & Brittany Jiacoletti, Scott, LA
Patrick Devereux, Lafayette, LA
Patrick LaBauve, Lafayette, LA
Brian Huling, Anchorage, AK
Kim Widmer, Columbia, IL
Claire St. Romain, Lafayette, LA
Elizabeth Lejeune, Lafayette, LA
Bill Matthews, Fort Collins, CO
Bruce Parrish, Lafayette, LA
Ray Flores, Lafayette, LA
Susan Trahan, Lake Charles, LA
Tony & Stephanie Bailey, Youngsville, LA
Jitterbugger
Denise Garland Ohm, Redding, CA
Paula Presenkowski, Carlsbad, CA
Michelle Gilbert, Austin, TX
Andre & Angie Comeaux, Lafayette, LA
Carole Bennett, Atlanta, GA
Kalyn Gautreaux, Lafayette, LA
Vicki & Johnny Smith, League City, TX
Chuck White, Lafayette, LA
Thomas & Jo Roberts, Pueblo West, CO
Rick & Ann Sanders, Percy, IL
Dawn Badinger, Colorado Springs, CO
Phil Breaux, Abbeville, LA
Pat & Cindy Falterman, Cleveland, TX
Alan Bogle, Hot Springs Village, AR
Carolyn & John Price, Sparta, IL
David Simpson, Eunice, LA
Michelle Mayeux, Lafayette, LA
Jimmie & Andrea Meaux, Kaplan, LA
Priscilla Deville, Lafayette, LA
James & Carmen LeBlanc, Maurice, LA
Jeannette McIntosh, Williamsburg, VA
Denise & Rick Givogue, Olathe, KS
Marietta Vona Allen, Lafayette, LA
Terry Kirtz, Boise, ID
Jesse & Nancy Meyers, Broussard, LA
Kimberly Johnson, Fort Worth, TX
Katherine Prejean, Youngsville, LA
Orlando Santos, Gainesville, FL
Ann Piarrot, Hermitage, TN
Daniel Willging, Denver, CO
Donald Loewe, Georgetown, TX
Polly McClure, Pinson, AL
Joey & Amaryllis Moreau, Opelousas, LA
Two-Stepper
Jeremy Ward, San Antonio, TX
JD& Sharon Autry, North Topsail Beach, NC
John & Pat Goerner, Liberty Hill, TX
Mary Richard, Lafayette, LA
Susan Earley, Raceland, LA
Shel Horowitz, Cumberland Foreside, ME
Gene & Donna Segura, Cankton, LA
Larry Wainschel, Chico, CA
Tamara Lindner & Nick Grove, Lafayette, LA
John Krupsky, Baton Rouge, LA
Jamie Welborn, Sparta, IL
Carla White, Tilden, IL
David Cunningham, Houston, TX
Anthony Ciotola, Newark, DE
Louisette M. deBlanc, Washington, DC
John & Gabrielle Witmer, Houston, TX
Patrick E. Kowaleski, Denver, CO
David Jarrard, Bedford, IN
Buzz & Donna Moore, Erath, LA
April & Ryan Broussard, Broussard, LA
Walter Wathen, Steeleville, IL
Claudia Camp, Fort Worth, TX
Mike & Rosalie Bruce, Lafayette, LA
Deirdre D’Arcy, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Mona Doucet, Lafayette, LA
Kyle Waters, Lafayette, LA
Pam Spratt, Cincinnati, OH
Ellen Rosenberg, Jenkintown, PA
Susan Johnson, Pueblo, CO
Margaret Casey, London, England
Lisa Torrieri, Philadelphia, PA
Alan & Ren Benit, Lafayette, LA
Keith Faulk, Lafayette, LA
Jim Young, Monroe, LA
Kathy Vodicka, Lafayette, LA
Jane Bowers, Brownville, NY
John Millet, Laplace, LA
Kelly Poret, Houston, TX
Jennifer Meaux, Lafayette, LA
Mark Konings, Seattle, WA
Chris Smith, Fort Worth, TX
Mandy Migues & Karl Schott, Lafayette, LA
Debra Posey, League City, TX
Roger Hargreaves, Manchester, UK
Janet Howell, Kansas City, MO
Camille & Clay Swanson, Lafayette, LA
GW Kelly, Hattiesburg, MS
VILLAGE DES TENTES
You dance. You shop. You load up on good eats. If you’ve planned ahead, your next step is a shaded pause under your pitched tent in our Village des Tentes. It’s the perfect meeting place, the ultimate hub for your festival crew. The real ones know there’s no better way to do it. Located just at the periphery of festival grounds, where you can still hear the zydeco and smell the jambalaya, the village blends rest with your fest.
MAKE A ONE-TIME DONATION
Make a one-time donation to Festivals Acadiens et Créoles and help keep this beloved celebration free for everyone. Your support helps showcase Cajun and Creole music, food, art and culture while preserving these traditions for generations to come.