Hendry County's Largest Festival And Parade
LABELLE, FL. -- Hendry county's annual Swamp Cabbage Festival will be held as usual the last full weekend of February, this year on February 22 and 23rd.
The county's largest event steps off on Bridge Street as the floats and marchers in the Swamp Cabbage Parade travel north for about two miles, ending at the foot of the Caloosahatchee River at Barron Park.
The entertainment schedule for this year's event at Barron Park:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014
10:00 Parade down Bridge Street
11:30-Opening Prayer at Barron Park
11:45-Queen/Princess Introduction and Performance
12:00-Cracker Blues
12:45-Introduction of Pioneer Family & Grand Marshal
1:00-Country Rhythm Cloggers
1:50-Yard Dog Charlie
2:30-Showtime Cloggers
3:15-Justus
4:00-Alter Eagles
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2014
9:00-Gospel
10:00-Press On
10:45-Dylan Awbrey
11:30-The Dance Company
12:35-Queen/Princess Introduction and Performance
1:15-Scott McKean
2:15-Terri and Andrew Dean
3:00-China Grove
(Video: 2014 Swamp Cabbage Festival and Parade)
9:00-Gospel
10:00-Press On
10:45-Dylan Awbrey
11:30-The Dance Company
12:35-Queen/Princess Introduction and Performance
1:15-Scott McKean
2:15-Terri and Andrew Dean
3:00-China Grove
(Video: 2014 Swamp Cabbage Festival and Parade)
They travel NORTH for about 2 miles - not South (otherwise, to end up at the Barron park they would have start in Glades county if traveling south).
ReplyDeleteJohn Wooten - long ago native and 1978 graduate of LaBelle.
You are correct! Thanks for spotting that.
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