Festivals starting to come back as COVID restrictions ease up
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Festivals are coming back starting with the Louisiana Crawfish Festival Thursday.
As COVID guidelines relax at different rates in different parishes, organizers are trying to adapt safely and still provide a fun time that many are itching for.
“You want to pinch yourself, really, because you know not doing it for the last year so and you see you see things coming together, it looks real,” Cisco Gonzales said.
Organizers are bracing to see just how real it is. Vice President of the Louisiana Crawfish Festival Foundation, Cisco Gonzales says they usually bring in 120,000 people each day.
Festivals starting to come back as COVID restrictions ease up
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Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival will be held this summer, one of few festivals scheduled since the pandemic began
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INDEPENDENCE - Meatballs and spaghetti will abound at this year s Sicilian Heritage Festival despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The festival, which is traditionally held the second week of March, has been rescheduled for June 4-6. It will be open to the public, featuring many attractions seen in previous years, such as a spaghetti-eating contest and a meatball toss.
Food vendors can sign up now for the event, with awards for best gravy and best Sicilian-themed table up for grabs.
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Show Transcript IT IS A CHALLENGE. OUR UP THE CHALLENGE. I JUST DID IT WANT TO GO ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT IT. REPORTER: FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THEY HAVE A FULL PLATE, TRYING TO PULL OFF ONE OF THE FIRST FESTIVALS IN THE REGION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE ARE GOING TO BE THE MODEL OF THE NEW NORMAL. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT BEING. THE FIRST. REPORTER AND TO DO IT SAFELY. GONZALEZ SAI ALLSTATE DEADLINES WILL BE FOLLOWED. ALL STATE GUIDELINES WILL BE FOLLOWED. IT IS MUCH NEEDED FOR MORALE. PEOPLE ARE READY TO SEE THESE FESTIVALS AND GET ON AGAIN. REPORTER ACROSS THE STATE, LEADERS ARE TRYING TO LURE PEOPLE TO LOUISIANA AFT