Breaux Bridge – The annual Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival recently released its schedule of events and music for the event slated for May 4, 5, and 6, 2012.

The music schedule includes:

Friday, May 4

•Breaux Bridge Tent - 8 to 11 p.m. Kira Viator and Bayou Beat.

•Crawfish Stage - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys, 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. High Performance, and 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Jamie Bergeron and the Kickin’ Cajuns.

•Festival Stage - 5:15 to 7 p.m. Ryan Brunet and Malfecteurs, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Jambalaya with D.L. Menard, and 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band.

Saturday, May 5

•Breaux Bridge Tent - 7:30 to 10 p.m. Forest Huval et Les Bordels.

•Crawfish Stage - 10 to 11:30 a.m. Ray Abshire, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Greg Martinez and the Delta Kings, 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Family Band, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas, and 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Nik-L-Beer.

•Festival Stage - 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Yvette Landry, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Huval Family Band, 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Corey Ledet, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, 5:15 to 7 p.m. Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Horace Trahan and the New Ossun Express, and 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Travis Matte and the Kingpins.

Sunday, May 6

•Crawfish Stage - 9 to 10:30 a.m. Hunter Courville and Cajun Fever, 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Robert Jardell and Pure Cajun, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Damon Troy and Final Five, and 2:15 to 4 p.m. Warren Storm, Willie T and Cypress.

•Festival Stage - 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ReFlex, 12:15 to 1:45 p.m. Bonne Chance, and 2 to 4 p.m. Lil’ Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers.

The event schedule includes:

Friday, May 4

•4:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies - Crawfish Stage.

•4:45 p.m. Celebrity Crawfish Eating Contest - Crawfish Stage.

•5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Cajun Dance Lessons - Breaux Bridge Tent.

Saturday, May 5

•10 a.m. Cajun Cooking Demonstration - Breaux Bridge Tent.

•11:30 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. Cajun Dance Lesson, Cal and Lou Courville - Breaux Bridge Tent.

•12:45 p.m. Bouree Exhibition - Breaux Bridge Tent

•1 p.m. Cajun Dance Contest - Festival Stage.

•2 p.m. Zydeco Dance Contest - Festival Stage.

•2:15 p.m. Crawfish Eating Contest - Breaux Bridge Tent.

•3 p.m. Crawfish Races - Crawfish Stage.

•4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Cajun Dance Lesson, Cal and Lou Courville - Breaux Bridge Tent.

•5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cajun and Zydeco Dance Instruction, Jim and Dorothy Cater - Breaux Bridge Tent.

Sunday, May 6

•9 a.m. Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off - Breaux Bridge Tent

•9:30 a.m. Parade - Bridge Street to Rees Street to Parc Hardy

•12 p.m. Judging and Sampling - Time approximate.

Admission is $5 for Friday or Sunday, $10 for Saturday, or $15 for the three-day pass.

No ice chests, little red wagons, glass containers or dogs allowed.