Dancehalls in Lafayette Parish

Unknown Hall

Ray & Shirley DuBois went there early 1950s ...

Wa Wees on the River

On the Vermilion River- outside deck areas- Live music on special weekend occasions- raisable walls for dancehall area 411 W Milton Avenue Milton, LA 337-856-8336 ...

Jules Guidry’s Hall

Ward 1, Poll 2 Public polling place, listed in The Lafayette Advertiser, October 27, 1894 newspaper item: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1894-10-27/ed-1/seq-5/ ...

Blue Moon Saloon

215 East Convent, 337-234-2422; bluemoonpresents.com: World Famous Honky Tonk & Hostel: owner Mark Falgout; Cajun, Zydeco, Roots Rock, Alternative bands Soul Creole at Blue Moon Saloon 2013 Cedric Watson at Blue Moon Saloon ...

Cowboys

207 N. Ambassador Caffery Pkwy 232-3232 cowboyslafayette.com ...

El Sid O’s

Old Urban Zydeco nightclub, sporadic performances (MLK & St. Antoine)- 235-0647: Included in Emily Ardoin’s 2014 thesis “Fais do-do to ‘Hippy Ti-Yo’: Dance Halls of South Louisiana”: “El Sid O’s is a zydeco club in the city of Lafayette. It was opened in 1985 and continues to be active today.” El Sid O’s ...

Vermilionville

From their website: “Opened in 1990, Vermilionville is a living history museum and folklife park that preserves and represents the cultural resources of the Acadian, Native American, and Creole cultures – from the time period 1765 to 1890. The park sits on a 23-acre site on the banks of the Bayou Vermilion with 19 attractions, including seven restored original homes with more than 13 local artisans that provide demonstrations on a variety of essential crafts performed by the early settlers.” It also features a performance center that functions as a dancehall. Cajun jam on Saturday, Zydeco or Cajun every Sunday afternoon, other music on special occasions 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette 233-4077 http://www.vermilionville.org/vermilionville/events Chubby Carrier at Vermilionville 2014   ...

Tiffen’s

Zydeco club- Fernest Arceneaux played there- 1979 ...