About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright City of Church Point, Louisiana. Annual Mardi Gras celebration for 2016! Filmed on a gopro hero 4 by Hunter Fontenot. Song: La danse de mardi gras. In other places like Church Point, Mamou, and Eunice, the bands riding along in a wagon with the Mardi Gras perform their versions of the traditional Mardi Gras song. This page contains a link to an MP3 audio file of Woody Daigle and the Cajun Five playing the Mardi Gras song with their wagon parked near Jim David's barn during the 1999 Church The song was recorded in 1999 when the Mardi Gras visited the home of Jim and Betty David just outside of Church Point. Woody Daigle and the Cajun Five played the Mardi Gras song with their wagon parked near a barn while the Mardi Gras danced. Holding a chicken, Jim David stood in front of a barn loft window. The 63rd Annual Saddle Tramp Riders Club/Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Our full day event is one fluid route, but is comprised of a traditional Courir de Mardi Gras (Country Route) (8am-1:00pm),and a Parade down Main Street in the Town of Church Point (1pm-3:30pm). The Courir will stop at several Farmhouses along the route to collect ingredients for Sunday, March 2 – 63rd Annual Church Point Saddle Tramp Rider’s Club Courir de Mardi Gras – 1036 E Ebey – Saddle Tramp Clubhouse, Church Point.Courir begins at 8 a.m. and ends downtown for Traditional Courir de Mardi Gras. A run of masked revelers led by a Captain thru the country side. Followed by a Parade through town. Children's run on Sat. Adults run on Sunday. Traditional Cajun Music in this historic Cajun Town known for its Cajun Musicians. Friday - Sunday Downtown, local Food, Dancing and Music. upLynk Clip Elton Richard first formally organized the Church Point Courir de Mardi Gras in 1961. The first event featured over 400 riders from around Church Point and the Mamou area. The festivity was so large that organizers at the time decided to separate the events by town--one on the Sunday before Mardi Gras and one on Mardi Gras day. Welcome to the Official Site of the 62nd Annual Church Point Saddle Tramp Rider's Club, Inc. Courir De Mardi Gras February 11, 2024 For more information call 337 227 8023 Basile’s Mardi Gras song is particularly unique and it’s sung various times throughout the day as the procession visits neighbors in the countryside. Church Point. The Courir de Mardi Gras in Church Point adheres to tradition—only men are allowed to participate and they must don a mask and a costume. Welcome to the Official Site of the 63rd Annual Church Point Saddle Tramp Rider's Club, Inc. Courir De Mardi Gras March 2, 2025 For more information call 337 227 8023 2023 Church Point Mardi Gras Ball hosted by Church Point Community Development – Church Point Community Center, Sat Feb 11, 2023 - 2023 Mardi Gras Ball Doors open at 6:00pm, music begins at 7:00pm. Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesMardi Gras In New Orleans · Olympia Brass BandNew Orleans Second Line Mardi Gras Party℗ 2008 Mardi Gras Records 1. Cajun Mardi Gras Tradition requires that MEN ONLY are allowed on the Mardi Gras Run. 2. Highly recommended that runners be Fully Masked [or painted face], wearing a capuchon and in a TRADITIONAL Mardi Gras Costume. Horseback riders are allowed to wear cowboy hats and use bandanas as face coverings. Wigs will be permitted. 1036 E Ebey Street, Church Point, LA) (Questions Regarding Sign-Up for Children's Run? Contact: Adrienne Bearb 337-230-2272) Saturday, March 1, 2025 Children's Mardi Gras Run (Saddle Tramp Clubhouse) Children 14 years and under $10.00 No Horses or Alcohol Allowed on Children's Mardi Gras Run 8:00-9:30 AM ~ Sign-Up/Late Registration 10:00 AM Music. Celebrities. Beauty & Style Various Venues in Church Point, Church Point, LA 70525 Come out to Vermilionville to experience a traditional Mardi Gras Courir de Mardi Gras/Church Point LA, 70525. March 2, 2025-March 2, 2025. 7:00 am. About: Group Friendly - Yes. Website. Facebook-f Instagram. Acadia Parish Tourist Church Point holds its Annual Courir de Mardi Gras. The family can start the fun at the children's run and downtown parade, then head to the Courir de Mardi Gras, with colorful costumed horseback riders, wagons, buggies and live music. Feb. 15 – Rayne Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. March 2 – Saddle Tramp Rider’s Club Children’s Courir de Mardi Gras Parade in Church Point at 1 p.m. IBERIA PARISH. Feb. 2 – New Iberia Bayou Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m. March 2 – Grand Marais Mardi Gras Parade at 1 p.m. March 4 – Loreauville Papa Red Dog Mardi Gras Parade at 2 p.m.
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