War Planes Fly Over LaBelle Festival Parade

 

LABELLE, FL. -- The annual Swamp Cabbage Festival kicked off this weekend with a parade down Bridge Street, and stunning overflights with smoke by six warplanes. 

The six restored Korean and World War II era Navy and Air Force aircraft will be featured at the LaBelle Airport this weekend.

The weekend festivities will be continuing with food vendors, arts and crafts, and music at Barron Park on the Caloosahachee River through Sunday afternoon.

Theme this year is "Planes,Train, and Automobiles: A Travel Through History," as community groups, schools, churches, and businesses showed off their creativity in decorated floats, trucks and ATVs.

An airshow is scheduled at 4:30 Saturday and 12:00 Sunday at the LaBelle Municipal Airport.

Paid activities include a Rodeo at the rodeo grounds.

2025 SCHEDULE & ENTERTAINMENT LINE UP

Saturday, Feb. 22nd

10:00am - Parade begins
11:30am - Opening Ceremony:
-Welcome
-National Anthem by Lauren Arscot
-Flag Folding Ceremony
12:00pm - Hambone & Lester Beleau

1:00pm - Festival Queen & Princess Performances
1:30pm - Andrew Morris Band
3:00pm - Matrasa Lynn
4:00pm - Aydin Holt
5:00pm - Park closed

Sunday Feb. 23rd

9:30am - Church in the Park with James Holland
11:00am - Festival Junior & Little Miss Performances
11:30 am - Charlie Pace
1:00pm - Sam Lowe
2:30pm - Whey Jennings
4:00pm - Park Closes

Aerial Photo, Video: Don Browne

Warbird Photo: Mary Mitchell Tyner