Zulu's Lundi Gras Festival February 4, 2008

The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club will celebrate the 16th year of the "Lundi Gras Festival." The Zulu organization will host a full day of fun and excitement along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River for locals and visitors of New Orleans to enjoy.

The 16th Annual Zulu's Lundi Gras Festival will take place in Woldenberg Park at the foot of Canal Street along the Mississippi River in the French quarter from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm on three stages.

The festival event will feature local and world-renowned entertainers performing on two main stages an additional highlight to the Kids stage. The entertainment line-up is as follows:

Zulu King's Stage
Free Agents Brass Band 10:00 - 11:00 am
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys Cajun Band 11:20 - 12:30 pm
Ed Perkins 12:50 - 2:00 pm
Vieux Carrie 2:20 - 3:30 pm
Charmain Neville w/R.Houston & Amassa Miller 3:50 - 5:00 pm
Master of Ceremony Mr. Clarence Becknell
Zulu Golden Nugget Stage
Zulu Ensemble 10:00 - 10:50 am
Troy Sawyer 11:10 - 12:20 pm
James Rivers Movement Band 12:40 - 1:50 pm
Rebirth Brass Band 2:10 - 3:20 pm
Big Al Carson & The Rare Connections 3:40 - 5:00 pm
Master of Ceremony - Mr. Lester Pollard
Frito Lay Children Stage (Children Village)
Kelly School of Dancing 10:45 - 11:45 am
Adella Adella the Storyteller 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Calvin Johnson, Jr. 1:15 - 2:15 pm
Charmain Neville w/R. Houston & Amassa Miller 2:30 - 3:30 pm
JOMAJO Performance Company 3:40 - 4:20 pm
Master of Ceremony Mr. Gralen Banks

The 16th Annual Zulu Lundi Gras Festival is sponsored by:
Cox, City of New Orleans, Audubon Nature Institute, Coca Cola, and Heineken

Festival Food will be provided by:
Rainey's Restaurant & Catering, Courtney's Deli & Catering, Palmer's Jamaican Cuisine,
Minnie Pearl Catering, Greco Cajun Catering, Seafood King Catering, Catering Unlimited, Dunbar's, 4 of Us, Smoking C's Barbeque, Absolute Catering, and Be's Fried Chicken

Zulu King and Queen arrive by Coast Guard Boat @ 5:00pm
King Zulu meets King Rex @ 6:00pm

Free and open to the public.

Official Website: http://www.lundigrasfestival.com/schedule.html