The 40th Annual Giant Omelette Celebration kicks off tomorrow in Abbeville.
The Confrerie D' Abbeville will host the "5000 egg" Giant Omelette Celebration this weekend in downtown Abbeville.
It's a unique event, with music, lots of kid-oriented events and the highlight: a huge omelette cooked by Louisiana chefs in the biggest darn pan you've ever seen. To read about the history - which includes Napoleon - click here.
Abbeville's Magdaline Square with its majestic oaks and old-fashioned gazebo is the setting for the two-day Arts & Craft Show.
There's an egg-cracking contest that includes antique farm implements, an antique car display and plenty of music.
The omelette-cooking event happens Sunday afternoon, with a procession of chefs, eggs, and bread to the giant 12-foot skillet to make the 5,000-egg omelette.
For more details, visit the Celebration's website here.
Here's the video of last year's celebration:
Here's the schedule:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Antique Implement viewing
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Arts & Crafts Show
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Food Show
9:00 am - 10:00 am - Performances by the LeBlanc Elementary fiddlers, dancers and the Vermilion Parish Lache Pas middle school students
10:30 am - "Fit for French" 2-mile Fun Walk
10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Kids World -Games & Activities
10:00 am - 12:30 pm - Amis du Teche band
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Jimmy Breaux & Friends Band
1:30 pm - Tractor "Egg Cracking" competition (Adults only)
3:00 - 5:00 - Creole String Beans Band
3:30 - Author, Sheila Hebert-Collins, will be reading one of her seven Cajun Fairy Tales on Saturday at 3:30 in the Cultural Center. Jacques et la Canne a Sucre (Jack and the Sugar Cane Stalk) will be presented along with Cajun songs and activities. Plan for a 30-minute time slot. Books will be available for purchase.
5:00 p.m. - Festival Closes - See you tomorrow!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2024
6:00 am - Giant Omelette Ride Registration. www.latrail.org
9:00 am - Official Mass - St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church
9:00 am - 4:30 pm - Arts & Crafts Show
9:00 am - 4:30 pm - Food Show
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Antique Car/Implement viewing
10:00 - 1:00 - Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
1:00 pm - Procession of Chefs and Eggs
1:15-TABASCO© Girls Dance Team (Concord Street)
1:15-French Immersion students from LeBlanc Elementary will sing
1:30 pm - end of celebration - Fa Tras Local Cajun Band
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Omelette Preparation & Serving
4:30 - Festival Closes -- See you next year!!
