Experience the homespun musical ethnicity of the Louisiana bayou at the Ragin’ Cajun Fest, where groups such as Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet and others will crank out traditional, contemporary and crossover zydeco tunes.

You’ll be hard-pressed to sit still, stirred by the toe-tappin’ sounds of squeezebox riff. Take a dance lesson to learn the two-step stomp or Cajun jig.

Sample Cajun foods and sip specialty beers. Purchase multicolored Mardi Gras beads to show your fondness for rub-board rhythm and French Rockin’ Boogie.

If you can’t go to Mardi Gras this year, catch the Ragin Cajun Fest at Lock 3 Live!