poster2009 sm1 Mid City Bayou BoogalooThe Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo will be taking place this weekend on Bayou St. John in the Mid-City area of New Orleans.

Just what is the Bayou Boogaloo?

The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is a community music festival organized for the purpose of both providing a community-building experience and raising funds for charities supported by the Mothership Foundation. The festival is held annually on Memorial Day weekend on the banks of Bayou Saint John in New Orleans.

The following vendors will be there serving great New Orleans food:


Also, the Bayou Boogaloo Bicycle Pub Crawl

Saturday, May 23, 2009
Start at Bayou Bicycles, 3530 Toulouse Street
Meet at 8:30 a.m., depart at 9:00 a.m.
(Festival starts at 11:00 a.m.)

  1. Finn McCool’s – 3701 Banks Street
  2. Mid-City Yacht Club – 440 S. St Patrick Street
  3. Evangeline Lounge – 4501 Toulouse Street
  4. Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club – 732 N. Broad Street
  5. Roosevelt’s Black Pearl – 1001 N. Claiborne Avenue
  6. Parkway Bakery and Tavern – 538 Hagan Street

******Those interested in participating, contact

Peter J. Hickman
Chair of the Mid-City Volleyball committee of the MotherShip Foundation
cell: (504)427-1207
e-mail: phickm@gmail.com

Speaking on experience, this is a great festival for those interested in great New Orleans music, food, beer and more importantly the culture of our great city.  If you are in the area for Memorial Day Weekend, make your way to the Bayou and enjoy everything this great event has to offer.

Click here for a Schedule of Events