The TECHE Project is canceling its full-blown annual Shake Your Trail Feather Festival again due to COVID-19, but the Paddle Parade will go on Sat., Oct. 16.
Bands Amis du Teche and UL Cajun Band Ensemble will escort via barge as folks float for a two-hour paddle down Bayou Teche. The parade begins at Poche’s Meat Market at Poche Bridge and ends at Parc des Ponts in Breaux Bridge. When the parade ends in Breaux Bridge, there will be food, a full bar, merchandise for sale, a Best Bird Costume Contest and a 1 p.m. raffle of several gift cards.
Participants will check-in at Poche’s at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 16. The parade is from 10 a.m.-noon, with a free raffle for those who can show proof of vaccination held at 1 p.m.
Registration is limited and available via Eventbrite. Parade is limited to non-motorized watercrafts, and boat/kayak rentals are available from Bayou Teche Experience, Pack and Paddle and The Backpacker. A pre-paddle shuttle is also available for $5.
