The Festival acadien de Clare (the oldest Acadian festival in the world!) has always been a celebration of Acadian culture and heritage. Thousands of people from all over the world gather in Saint Mary\u2019s Bay every year for a week filled with activities for all ages, like the lumberjack competition, the parade, the bazaar and so much more!<\/p>\n
Concerts take place every year, with music genres varying from Acadian, Cajun and even Bluegrass. The Festival ends on August 15th (National Acadian Day) with a Tintamarre, a traditional celebration where we go from one end of the region to the other while making the most noise possible!<\/p>\n
The delicious food, the artistic expositions, traditional activities and the natural beauty of our region will allow you to discover our Acadian culture. We invite you all to come celebrate Acadian pride with us!<\/p>\n
The Festival is taking place August 1\u201315, 2026!<\/p>\n
Celebrate National Acadian Day on August 15th !<\/strong><\/p>\n 9 am – Flag Raising \u2013 Rendez-vous de la Baie Visitor Centre The Festival acadien de Clare is the world’s oldest Acadien festival. It is a celebration of the french Acadien culture and heritage. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2732,"featured_media":160977,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"campaign-category":[73],"tribe_events_cat":[139,140,141,176,142,143,144],"class_list":["post-80371","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","campaign-category-acadian","tribe_events_cat-arts-culture","tribe_events_cat-community","tribe_events_cat-family","tribe_events_cat-festivals","tribe_events_cat-food-drink","tribe_events_cat-history-heritage","tribe_events_cat-music","cat_arts-culture","cat_community","cat_family","cat_festivals","cat_food-drink","cat_history-heritage","cat_music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n10 am – 3 pm \u2013 Culture Expo – gym, Universit\u00e9-Sainte Anne
\n10 am \u2013 3 pm \u2013 Children\u2019s games\/Lumberjacks\/Food vendors ($)
\n11 am \u2013 Festival Mass, Stella Maris Church, Meteghan
\n3 pm \u2013 Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 historique 100e Anniversary \u2013 Major\u2019s Point chapel & cemetery
\n5:55 \u2013 Tintamarre (vehicles) – starts at Rug Shack, Little Brook
\n7 pm \u2013 Tintamarre \u00e0 Pied (foot) \u2013 from Ch\u00e2teau to Arena, Universit\u00e9 Sainte-Anne
\n7:30 \u2013 Spectacle du Quinzou \u2013 in the Universit\u00e9-Sainte Anne arena (all ages)
\n11 pm \u2013 Afterparty \u2013 Chateau (19 +)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"