• 8:30 – 5:30: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
• 8:30 – 9:15: Storytelling Traditions in Acadiana – Part 1 – Exploring Fictional Oral Genres with Barry Jean Ancelet and Darrell Bourque – Sliman Theater
• 9:30 – 10:15: Storytelling Traditions in Acadiana – Part 2 – Exploring Personal Stories with Barry Jean Ancelet and Darrell Bourque – Sliman Theater
• 10:30 – 11:15: A Home of the Happy: A Murder on the Cajun Prairie with Jordan LaHaye Fontenot – Shadows Visitor Center
• 10:30 – 11:15: Traiteurs: The Traditional Cajun French Folk Healers in the 21st Century Lead by Mary Perrin – Sliman Theater
• 11:30 – 3:15: Dave’s Haunts and Jaunts Mystery Bus Tour Tour starts at The Bazus on Main Street Ticket Required
• Writers’ Track
  • 12:45 – 1:30: Critiquing Your Book: The Truth of an Audience with Ben Gibson – Shadows Vistor Center
  • 1:45 – 2:30: I’ve Got an Idea for a Picture Book! Now What? with Denise Gallagher – Shadows Visitor Center
  • 2:45 – 3:30: Marketing Your Book with John Cavalier Shadows Visitor Center
• 3:45 – 4:30: Destination Publication: Turning Travels into Books and Articles with Chere Dastugue Coen – Shadows Visitor Center
• 3:00 – 4:15: Poet Laureate-Dr. Jack B. Bedell – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
• 4:30 – 5:00: Bunk Johnson Tour – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
• 5:30 – 7:30: Jazz It Up Opening Reception – Shadows on the Teche Ticket Required

Saturday, April 5, 2025

• 8:00 – 5:30: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
• 9:00 – 3:00: Authors Book Fair – Main Street New Iberia
• 9:45 – 10:30: A Walk in the Park with Odon (Don) Bacque Shadows Visitor Center
• 10:00 – 2:00: Children’s Activities and Book Fair – George Rodrigue Park
• 10:00 – 10:45: Alternative Books Panel: Life Story Books with Olivia Savoy and Journals with Dena Maturin – Doc Voorhies Wing of Bayou Teche Museum
• 10:00 – 12:00: Dave Robicheaux’s Walking Tour with Tours by Steven – Begins at Victor’s Cafeteria Ticket Required
• 10:15 – 11:45: Great Southern Chef: Seafood Cooking Demonstration – Steamboat Pavilion Ticket Required
• 10:45 – 11:45: Readers’ Theater from the James Lee Burke book, “New Iberia Blues” – Location TBD
• 11:00 – 2:00: Bayou Teche Kayak Tour with Pack and Paddle – Kayak Launch adjacent to the Duperier Street Bridge Ticket Required
• 11:15 – 12:15: Were You There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield-Paillette with Phebe Hayes and Margaret Simon – Shadows Visitor Center
• 12:00 – 12:45: VIP Book Club Lunch with Author Mary Kay Andrews, “Summers at the Saint” – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum Ticket Required
• 12:00 – 12:45: James Lee Burke Book Club Discussion of “Clete” hosted virtually by CJ Lotz and James Lee Burke (Optional Lunch $15) – Sliman Theater
• 1:00 – 1:45: Investigative Journalism: Murder on the Bayou with Ethan Brown – Shadows Visitor Center
• 2:00 – 3:30: Great Southern Writer Symposium and Book Signing with Mary Kay Andrews – Sliman Theater Ticket Required
• 3:45 – 4:30: Question of the Day: Encouraging Conversation and Connection with Jan Risher – Shadows Visitor Center
• 3:45 – 4:30: Divine Dirt: Inspirations, Spiritual Teachings & Gardening Tips! with Michael Leblanc – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum
• 5:00 – 5:45: Festival Trivia Game hosted by Jan Risher – Shadows Visitor Center
• 5:00 – 5:45: Happy Hour: Raising Readers: A Conversation on Fostering a Love of Books hosted by Clare Roubion – Doc Voorhies Wing of the Bayou Teche Museum
• 6:00 – 8:00: Cajun Fais Do Do and Dinner – Steamboat Pavilion Ticket Required

Sunday, April, 6 2025

• 9:00 – 10:30 or 11:00 – 12:30: T-Boy’s Adventure Boat Tour of Bayou Teche – City Park Boat Dock Ticket Required
• 9:00 – 11:00: Live Oak Bike Tour hosted by Jim Foret – Begins at Shadows Visitor Center (Bike Rental Available)
• 1:30 – 5:30: L’Acadian Art Guild Exhibit – Iberia Parish Library Main Street Branch
• 3:00 – 5:00: Symphony Sunday in the Park – New Iberia City Park

Tickets are available as an All Inclusive Ticket Package or to individual events