Praise Fest on the Bayou runs Friday, October 16, through Sunday, October 18, at Bayou St. John. Admission is free, according to the organizer’s October announcement.
Use 500 N. Norman C. Francis Parkway, at the corner of Orleans Avenue, for the festival location. Advertised hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, but the official stage schedule starts Sunday’s program at 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday’s programs start at 11 a.m.
Friday’s schedule includes local school and community choirs, with All For One Brass Band listed at 6 p.m. Davell Crawford & Friends is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday. All three posted programs close at 7 p.m.
The event also lists food and merchant vendors. Check the organizer’s site for performance changes before heading to the bayou, particularly with a wind advisory scheduled from Friday afternoon into Saturday.