We are excited to kick off our 58th Annual Gonzales Jam: balaya Festival at Lam: ar Dixon Expo Center. We have been working diligently to bring you a fun filled weekend of good cooking, great Bands, exciting Carnival rides, delicious food, various vendors, awesome car show, and challenging 5k and 1k run. Here is our full event schedule for an entire weekend of fun at The 58th Annual Gonzales Jam: balaya Festival.

Schedule of Events

Carnival
11:00 am - 10:00 pm:
Pay one price of $30
Single Ride Tickets range from $3 - $7 each after )0:00 pm: each night.

Bands

Main Festival Stage (Rev Building)
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Local Entertainment
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Lauren Lee Band
Clancey Stewart (Sobine Freestate Festival) - National Anthem
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm: 2025 World Cham: pion Announcement
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Party at Joe's

Swam: p Pop Stage (Trade Mart Building)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Grayland Templet
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Backstreet Band
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Mike & Steve Broussard & Nite Train

Cooking Contest
6:00 am - 10:00 am: Semi-finals
12:00 pm: Finalists
1:30 pm: -5:00 pm: Finals
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm: World Cham: pion announced

Ground Opens: 7:30am

Admission:
Entry Fee: $5
Weekend Pass - $15
Parking - Free
Children 12 yr and under Free entry