LOUISIANA SATURDAY NIGHT

Saturday

Etouffee Festival & Brewery

Saturday, April 26th

DAY 3

Breaux Bridge - Cecilia - Arnaudville - Leonville - Washington - Port Barre

Main Route: 44 miles / 64 km

Long Route: 52 miles / 84 km

XLong Route: 62 miles / 100 km

XXLong Route: 92 miles/ 148 km

Ride finishes back in Breaux Bridge where live music will await you!

There are not enough hours in this day. Dancing at Buck & Johnny’s world famous Zydeco Breakfast (8am) and enjoy the weekly Cajun Jam at Tante Marie (10am). We will ride North to Arnuadville where the Etouffee Festival will be taking place starting at 12. a key stop is always Bayou Teche Brewing & Cajun Saucer Pizza where you can chill at the brewery, do a tour and eat some great pizza! The brewery has something for all.

After Arnaudville, you will experience smooth, winding, low traffic roads. The further North you cycle the more you will experience. You can easily make it a 52 mile day by cutting out the 10 mile loop on the Long route North of Leonville and enjoy a wonderful winding ride along the Bayou Teche through a variety of crop fields including sugarcane growing all around you. However, if you need more miles, there is a wonderful 30 mile loop traveling North to Washington and Port Barre. This section is not marked nor supported, please use RidesWithGPS app.

Etouffee Festival Music Line Up:

  • 12-2 Matt James & the Southern Drifters

  • 2:30-4:30 Kade Domec & Full Throttle

  • 5:00-7:15 The MoJoes Dance Band

  • 7:45-10:00 Adam Leger Band

RIDE OVERVIEW:

7:00a: Shuttle services start between Hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV, and Breaux Bridge.

7:00a - 9:00p Breakfast Bar Open for Mimosas, Poinsettas, & Bloodie Maries.

Part Time Partier / Weekend Warrior Check-In

6:30a - 9:00a: check-in for weekend riders at St. Bernard School in Breaux Bridge. For route options, lodging and parking info please see the FAQ page "What is Weekend Warrior"

BREAKFAST

Use Zydeco Bucks to eat in downtown Breaux Bridge: Tante Marie (Cajun Jam starts at 10am) , Buck & Johnny’s (Zydeco Breakfast starts at 8am), Café Syndie Mae, & Chez Jacqueline.

On site is complimentary Cokes, water, and Powerade.

LUNCH

You will have numerous options for lunch and snacks along the ride.

Rest Stops (SAG stations) - Main, Short & Long routes

  • 9:00a - 11:45a Leonville (Long)

  • 10:00a - 1:00p Bayou Teche Brewery (All Routes)

  • 11:00a - 2:00p Pat’s Fisherman’s Wharf (All Routes)

Saturday Destination: return to Breaux Bridge

3:00p: Shuttles start running between Lafayette hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV and Microtel

2:00p - 9:30p Cycle Zydeco Bar at St Bernard with and snacks

6:30p - 9:00p Live music around Breaux Bridge

11:00p Shuttle service ends for the day. Consider UBER or LYFT for further support

points of interest:

  • Nunu's Art & Culture Collective (Arnaudville)

  • Bayou Teche Brewery

  • VooDoo Adventures crawfishing tours and hay ride to largest tree in St. Martin Parish.

  • Antique School House (Washington)

  • The Stephanie Plantation (Cecilia)