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Giant Omelette Celebration 2023

Arts and Entertainment

October 12, 2023

From: Giant Omelette Celebration

The Confrerie D' Abbeville welcomes you to Abbeville's "5000 EGG" Giant Omelette Celebration! Our celebration is like no other festival.

This family-oriented event including a kids world kicks off Saturday morning in Historic Downtown Abbeville.

Abbeville's Magdaline Square with its majestic oaks and old-fashioned gazebo is the setting for the 2 day Arts & Craft Show.

Stop and dance to some of Louisiana's best music.

Antique farm implements provide a challenge to those competing in Saturday's egg cracking contest.

The fun continues on Sunday with the addition of the antique cars on display, along with more music guaranteed to get you dancing.

Grab your seat early for the procession of chefs, eggs, and bread to the Giant 12-foot skillet where fun and follie are the order of the day for those preparing the "5000 Egg" Giant Omelette.

Schedule of Events:

Note: Omelette Cooking Is On Sunday Afternoon Only

Saturday, November 4, 2023

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Antique Implement viewing

9:00 am - Vermilion Parish Schools Lâche Pas Classes Fiddlers & French Immersion Students

10:00 am - "Fit for French" 2-mile Fun Walk

10:00 am - 12:30 pm - Katie & Jonno

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Arts & Crafts Show

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Food Show

10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Kids World -Games & Activities

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Drew Landry and Friends

1:30 pm - Tractor "Egg Cracking" competition (Adults only)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Bruce Daigrepont

3:30 pm - Author, Sheila Hebert-Collins, will be reading one of her seven Cajun Fairy Tales on Saturday at 3:30 in the Cultural Center. Jacques et la Canne a Sucre (Jack and the Sugar Cane Stalk) will be presented along with Cajun songs and activities. Plan for a 30-minute time slot. Books will be available for purchase.

5:00 pm - Festival Closes

Sunday, November 5, 2023

6:00 am - Giant Omelette Ride Registration. www.latrail.org

8:00 am - Jr. Auxilliary of Abbeville Courir de L'Omelette 5K Run

9:00 am - Official Mass - St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Antique Car/Implement viewing

9:00 am - 4:30 pm -Arts & Crafts Show

9:00 am - 4:30 pm - Food Show

10:00 am - 1:00 pm - The Has Beans

1:00 pm -Procession of Chefs and Eggs

1:15 pm -TABASCO© Girls Dance Team (Concord Street)

1:20 pm - French Immersion students of LeBlanc Elementary School

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Fa Tras Local Cajun Band

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Omelette Preparation & Serving

4:30 pm - Festival Closes

Procession of Chefs:

Members of the Giant Omelette Celebration march through the streets of Abbeville to greet the crowd. The procession is held on Sunday afternoon and is a sign that the cooking is about to begin.

The "chefs" lead the procession down Concord Street to the 12' skillet. Then....let the cracking begin!!

French Bread provided by Poupart's Bakery is part of the procession. It is cut and served with the Omelette. Poupart Bakery, Inc., Lafayette, LA. is the only bakery in Louisiana that carries cakes, cookies, French pastries, and French bread. They deliver to many of the finest restaurants and stores in Southwest Louisiana from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge.

Date:
November 4-5, 2023

Location:
Magdalen Square,
Abbeville, LA 70510

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