It's finally here!  The 2016 Marshland Festival starts today at the Lake Charles Civic Center and goes through tomorrow night.  The festival is full of great food, arts and crafts and live music on two stages.

The Marshland festival is in it's 27th year and the proceeds of all the money raised are to benefit the youth of Hackberry and the surrounding communities with scholarships and sports.

The doors open tonight at 5:00 p.m. and the music starts at 6:00 p.m.  Here is the lineup for tonight:

Friday July 29th, 2016

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — Brad Broussard

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. — Keith Frank

9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. — Todd O’Niell

10:30 p.m. – Midnight — The Flamethrowers

Then the Marshland Festival will continue on Satruday with the doors opening at 11:00 a.m. and the music starts at Noon and goes until midnight.  Here is Saturday's music lineup!

Saturday July 30th, 2016

Noon – 1:30 p.m. — Whiskey South

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. — Louisiana Express with Johnnie Allan and Tommy McClain

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — John Dale Hebert and Friends

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. — Krossfyre

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — Waters Edge

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. — Geno Delafose

9:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. — Jamie Bergeron

10:30 p.m. – Midnight — Curb Records Country Music recording artist Mo Pitney

We will also be there broadcasting live and emceeing the event.  So come out this weekend and have some fun.  We will see you out there!

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