Chinbo is proud to present its third annual virtual Louisiana Creole Heritage Festival: Gou é Gèt (Taste and See). This is a free two-day on-line event on October 25^th & 26^th consisting of multiple fun events for your education.

To register, please fill out the registration form HERE.

* Please note that some festival events will be recorded for later use.

Keith “Cartoonman” Douglas. Pa Lapin – Kofè sô Zoréy-yé Gran (Br'er Rabbit: Why His Ears Are So Long). Acrylic, watercolor, and box ink pen on handmade bagasse and banana leaf paper. 14 x 11 in. 2025. Cover image for Kont Kréyol-yé. Image courtesy of the artist and West Baton Rouge Museum. Image credit: Kevin Duffy.

Saturday October 25th 2025

2:00lm – 2:50lm LÇ – Strategies for the Lay Genealogist: Prézentasyon par
Jénéolojis listorian pi jénéalogis, Jari Honora

2:50pm – 3:00pm CT – Break

3:00sw – 3:50sw LÇ – Creole Storytime: Latær Lèv: A Book Presentation by Adrien Guillory-Chatman

3:50 lm – 4:20lm LÇ – In Prézantasyon Gou é Gèt: Tambou

4:20pm – 4:55pm CT – Musical Performance and discussion with Voodoo Queen Kalindah Laveaux

5:00pm CT – End

Still from Tambou (2023). Courtesy of Lucky Luke Productions.

Sunday October 26, 2025

4:00pm – 4:50pm CT – Genealogical Research with Dr. Christophe Landry

4:50pm – 5:00pm CT – Break

5:00pm- 5:45pm CT – Creole Storytime: Kont Kréyol-yé with Henry Barconey, Angélique Bergeron, Jonathan Mayers

5:45pm – 6:00pm CT – Héritage

6:00pm – 7:30pm CST – Latab Kréyòl with Chinbo

Still from Héritage (2023). Courtesy of the West sisters.