Contraband Days Festival Events

Tuesday, April 28
8:00 AM
L.M.E.A.  Contraband Days State Band Festival
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

Wednesday, April 29
8:00 AM
L.M.E.A. Contraband Days State Band Festival
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus
Thursday, April 30
8:00 AM
L.M.E.A. Contraband Days State Band Festival
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

4:00 PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival Opens
Galley Alley Food Booths
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace opens

7:00 PM
Percy Sledge in Concert - Malibu Stage


Friday, May 1
8:00 AM
L.M.E.A. Contraband Days State Band Festival
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

9:00 AM
ACTS Theatre Presents "Hansel & Gretel in the Enchanted Forest

— Acts One Reid St. Theatre

11:00 AM
ACTS Theatre Presents "Hansel & Gretel in the Enchanted

Forest" — Acts One Reid St. Theatre

4:00 PM
McDonalds Presents Laser Tag at the  LCCC Grounds

5:00 PM
Galley Alley Food Booths
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace opens

6:00 PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival opens
Lake Charles Militia Cannon Firing to Protect the City—Seawall

6:30 PM
Buccaneers begin Landing on the Seawall

6:45 PM
Jean Lafitte Lands and puts Mayor on Trial—Seawall

6:50 PM
Buccaneers Square off with Ground Patrol and Captures the

Mayor—Seawall

7:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Force Mayor to “Walk the Plank"—

Seawall
Band TBA

9:00 PM
KZWA—Contraband Days Presents "SOS" in concert - Malibu Stage
Saturday, May 2
6:00 AM
KPLC-TV presents "Tour Lafitte 2009"
Registration and packet pick up—LCCC Grounds

7:30 AM
KPLC-TV presents "Tour Lafitte 2009"
Ride Starts—LCCC Grounds

8:00 AM
Contraband Days Tennis Tournament — Lake Charles Racquet Club
Contraband Days Volleyball Tournament — McNeese State

University

10:00 AM
O'Reilly's Auto Parts 12th Annual Contraband Classic & Antique

Car Show—LCCC Grounds
The Compassionate Friends of SWLA Contraband Days 26th Annual

Arm wrestling Championship—Weigh in 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM — LCCC

Grounds
Galley Alley Food Booths open
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace

11:00 AM
ACTS Theatre Presents "Hansel & Gretel in the Enchanted

Forest" — Acts One Reid St. Theatre

Noon
McDonalds Presents "Laser Tag"—LCCC Grounds
Todd Armstrong Carnival opens—LCCC Grounds

1:00 PM
The Compassionate Friends of SWLA Contraband Days 26th Annual

Arm wrestling Competition Begins LCCC Grounds
ACTS Theatre Presents "Hansel & Gretel in the Enchanted

Forest" — Acts One Reid St. Theatre
Southwest Underground Metal Fest — LCCC Exhibition Hall

2:00 PM
Lake Charles Sail & Power Squadron presents 3rd Annual

"Concert on the Water — “Kelly McGuire" — Aboard L'Attitude

3:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade

5:00 PM
Rock101, KYKZ, and 96 Budweiser presents "Show Us Your Tan"

contest — LCCC Grounds
Contraband Days presents "Jerry Diaz & Hanna's Reef"

Parrothead Concert — Malibu Stage

7:00 PM
Contraband Days presents "John Reno & The Half-Fast Creekers"

Parrothead Concert — Malibu Stage

9:00 PM
Contraband Days presents "Jim Morris & Big Bamboo Band"

Parrothead Concert — Malibu Stage
Sunday, May 3
8:00 AM
Contraband Days Tennis Tournament — Lake Charles Racquet Club

9:00 AM
Primetime Cheer & Dance Contraband Days Cancer Fundraise —

LCCC Coliseum

11:00 AM
Galley Alley Food Booths
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace

Noon
Todd Armstrong Carnival opens — LCCC Grounds
McDonalds Presents "Laser Tag" — LCCC Grounds

1:00 PM
KYKZ 96 Egg Drop & Dash— LCCC Grounds

3:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade
Contraband Days Presents "Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys" —

Malibu Stage

5:00 PM
Contraband Days Presents "Wayne Toups & ZyDeCajun" — Malibu

Stage
Monday, May 4
8:00 AM
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

6:00 PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides Open—LCCC Grounds
Tuesday, May 5
8:00 AM
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

6:00 PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides Open—LCCC Grounds
Wednesday, May 6
Spring Watercolor Show—Frazier Memorial Library—MSU Campus

6:00 PM
Carnival Rides Open—LCCC Grounds
Thursday, May 7

8:00 AM
Spring Watercolor Show — Frazier Memorial Library — MSU Campus

Noon
Profit N Loss Assn National Prayer Day Luncheon featuring "Ken

Mansfield — The Beatles & The Bible" — LCCC Coliseum

4:00PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides opens — LCCC Grounds
McDonalds Presents "LASER TAG" — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Food Booths — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Dining Ares sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace
"Great American Duck Race" — LCCC Grounds

7:00 PM
"Glad Tidings" Billy Navarre Chevrolet, McDonalds Presents

"Leaving 99" in concert — LCCC Coliseum

8:00 PM
"Glad Tidings" Billy Navarre Chevrolet, McDonalds Presents

"The Afters" in concert — LCCC Coliseum
Friday, May 8
8:00 am
Spring Watercolor Show — Frazier Memorial Library — MSU Campus

4:00 PM
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides opens— LCCC Grounds
McDonalds Presents  LASER TAG  LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Food Booth LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace
"Great American Duck Races"  LCCC Grounds

6:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade

7:30 PM
Contraband Days Presents "Whiskey South" — Malibu Stage

9:00 PM
Contraband Days Presents "Wade Bowen" — Malibu Stage
Saturday, May 9
6:00 AM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off check in — LCCC Grounds

8:00 AM
Sailboat Regatta Registration — Lake Charles Yacht Club
33rd Annual Lake Area Runners 5-Miler Race Begins — Capital

One Tower

9:00 AM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Chef Cook meeting — LCCC

Grounds

10:00 AM
Cajun Days Presents "Howard Noel Jr & Cajun Boogie" — LCCC

Exhibition Hall

10:30 AM
Sailboat Regatta Begins—Lake Charles Yacht Club

11:00 AM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Seafood Judging — LCCC Grounds

Noon
McDonalds Presents "Laser Tag" — LCCC Grounds
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Chicken Judging — LCCC Grounds
Children's Pirate Costume Contest — LCCC Exhibition Hall
"Great American Duck Races" — LCCC Grounds
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Food Booths — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision

Center
Pirate Marketplace

1:00 PM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Rib Judging — LCCC Grounds

2:00 PM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Wild Game Judging — LCCC

Grounds
"Show Me Your Dinghy" Boat Contest

3:00 PM
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Boston Butt Judging — LCCC

Grounds
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade

4:00 PM
Lake Charles Power Squadron presents "I Showed My Dinghy" a

Contraband Days Boat Parade (14' and under)
Cajun Days Presents "Mack Manuel & the Lake Charles Ramblers"

— LCCC Exhibition Hall

4:30 PM
Lake Charles Power Squadron presents "Celtic Currachs" Irish

Boats

5:00 PM
Contraband Presents "Bad Habits" — Malibu Stage
Cajun Pirate Barbeque Cook-off Judging Results — LCCC Grounds
Lake Charles Power Squadron presents "Contraband Days Boat

Parade"

6:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade

6:35 PM
Contraband Days Presents "Johnnie Allan" in concert — Malibu

Rum Stage

7:30 PM
HOT 97.9 Dance-Off — LCCC Grounds

8:05 PM
Contraband Days Presents "Louisiana Express" with Chris

Flowers and John Ieyoub — Elvis in concert — Malibu Rum Stage

9:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade

10:00 PM
"Spectacular Fireworks Show"
Sunday, May 10

Noon
McDonalds Presents "LASER TAG" — LCCC Grounds
Todd Armstrong Carnival Rides — LCCC Grounds
"Great American Duck Races" — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Food Booths — LCCC Grounds
Galley Alley Dining Area sponsored by Lloyd Lauw Collision
Center
Pirate Marketplace

3:00 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Pirate Parade — LCCC Grounds

3:30 PM
Jean Lafitte & Buccaneers Board Boats and depart— LCCC Grounds

For the Daily carnival ride specials call 1-888-535-2144
Service provided by Southwest Call Center
All Events take place at the Lake Charles Civic Center (LCCC)
Grounds unless noted