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A joyous celebration of Cajun, Creole and Louisiana roots music, dance and culture set in the heart of the beautiful North Shropshire Lakelands!

9-11th August 2024

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It is with the greatest of pleasure and excitement that we can finally reveal to you our Louisiana Cajun headline Artist to play at the Big Weekend 2024!

It’s no exaggeration to say this guy is at the very top of his game and widely regarded as one of the very best and most exciting Louisiana Cajun musicians anywhere in the world today!From the renowned and highly respected Savoy Dynasty…Founder member of the world renowned band The Pine Leaf Boys.. Grammy award winning Accordionist, Pianist, fiddle player and more, we give you our Cajun superstar for 2024… from Eunice Louisiana…  the incredible WILSON SAVOY!!!

Announcements

Drum roll please…

We’re excited to announce that we will be going ahead with the festival in 2024! More info to be released in the coming weeks. Dates

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Big Weekend FAQ

Where are my tickets? I can’t find my ticket confirmation email? Your should have had a confirmation email on purchase, If you can’t find this

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Big Weekend Festival Info 2024

Welcome to the tenth North Shropshire Big Weekend. Thank you for joining us for a foot-tapping, boogaloo-busting weekend of music and dance. Here’s just a

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Where to stay

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What is Cajun & Zydeco?

Cajuns les Cadiens or Les Acadiens, are descendants of the Acadian French from Acadia Canada, now settled in South West Louisiana.Cajun music is the traditional

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Location

Welshampton Parish Hall
Station Road A495
Ellesmere
SY12 0PY