Friday, February 24, 2023

Swamp Cabbage Festival 2023 - LaBelle, Fl

 

LABELLE, FL. -- LaBelle and Hendry County's annual Swamp Cabbage Festival resumes this year with a full schedule of events with the Saturday parade and food and entertainment at Barron Park on the Caloosahatchee River and State Road 29 (Bridge Street.) 

The theme this year is "Wild About Hendry County."

The Parade Route will begin on Park Avenue at 10 a.m and travel north on Bridge Street, and end on Bridge Street in front of the Catholic Church. 

Portions of Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am and completely closed to all traffic at 9:30am. Bridge Street down to Cowboy way will be closed at 9:30 a.m. Parade Entries can begin arriving 8:00 a.m.

Video by Don Browne of past year's Festival Parade

See more Festival Videos 2008-2022 Parade Videos on Youtube

2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, Feb. 25th

08:00am - Car Show Registrations (Lee Street)
10:00am - Parade (Band stand, Bridge Street)
11:30am - Opening Ceremony (Band stand, Barron Park)
11:45am - Sheriff's Posse (Band stand, Barron Park)
12:45am - Matrasa Lynn (Band stand, Barron Park)
1:45pm - Queen/Princess Introduction (Band stand, Barron Park)
2:00pm - Unforgiven Band (Band stand, Barron Park)
3:00pm - Eli Mosley (Band stand, Barron Park)
4:30pm - The Bourbon Brothers (Band stand, Barron Park)
6:00pm - Rodeo (LaBelle Rodeo grounds)

Sunday Feb. 26th

Safelight - Bass Tournament (LaBelle Boat Docks)
09:30am - James Holland and Worship (Band stand, Barron Park)
11:00am - Lester Beleau (Band stand, Barron Park)
12:00pm - Little Miss & Junior Miss Introduction (Band stand, Barron Park)
12:15 pm - Charlie Pace (Band stand, Barron Park)
1:45pm - The Walker Experience (Band stand, Barron Park)
2:45pm - Matrasa Lynn (Band stand, Barron Park)
4:00pm - Park Closes

Did you know?

The "LaBelle Swamp Cabbage Festival Inc.," a non-profit corporation is shown by the Florida Secretary of State office as "inactive" and dissolved as of September 25, 2020  due to not filing an annual report with the state. The festival's website and ads continue to use this name.

Officers were:

Chairman
Music, Melissa
4008 Rainbow Circle

Vice Chair
Pearce, Cindy
579 South Riverview Street

Secretary
Daniels, Heather Keitha
41 Hampton Ave

Treasurer
Crum, Rebecca
8 Park Ave

Director
Boone, Kelly Jo, Mrs
17860 Silver and Horst Ln
Alva, FL 33920

Non-profit corporation "Swamp Cabbage Festival, Inc." is registered and active since October 2016 and run by:

Chairman
Timmons, Pamela
49 Riverbend Drive

Treasurer
Smith, Stormy
4213 Fort Keis Ave

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