The Weekend Festival Lineup

In addition to the first Southern California performance by veteran Creole fiddler Canray Fontenot, the fifth annual Cajun & Zydeco Festival this weekend will feature contemporary Cajun group Michael Doucet & Beausoleil, zydeco’s C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Cajun-rocker Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun and others.

Promoter Franklin Zawacki said that accordionist Toups, who closes the daylong music, dance and food festival at 6 p.m., will show his traditional side in an acoustic performance with fiddler Michael Doucet at 3 p.m. as Beausoleil sets up.

The event runs from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Rainbow Lagoon, Linden and Ocean avenues, Long Beach, behind the Long Beach Convention Center. Admission: adults, $15 a day; $12 for senior citizens and students; children under 12 are free. Information: (714) 638-1466 or (213) 404-1608.

The lineup:

SATURDAY:

Noon: The Zydeco Party Band

1 p.m.: Canray Fontenot & the Poullard Brothers

2 p.m.: Wilfred Latour & the Zydeco Goodtime Aces

3 p.m.: Michael Doucet & Beausoleil

4:25 p.m.: C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band

5:50 p.m.: Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun

SUNDAY:

Noon: Joe Simien & the Country Boys

1 p.m.: Canray Fontenot & the Poullard Brothers

2 p.m.: The Sundogs

3 p.m.: Michael Doucet & Beausoleil

4:25 p.m.: C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band

5:50 p.m.: Wayne Toups & ZydeCajun