SHAKE YOUR TRAIL FEATHER PADDLE PARADE OCTOBER 18, 2025

Paddle with us to celebrate the beautiful Bayou Teche National Paddle Trail! Our whacky Paddle Parade will start behind Poche’s Meat Market. This is a 4.5 mi./2 hr. paddle to Parc des Ponts in Breaux Bridge.

Registration is open on Eventbrite. All tickets include a Festival Pin featuring this year’s bird: the Carolina Chickadee. There will be a Pre-Paddle Shuttle ($5 cash at the bus). The first shuttle leaves Parc des Ponts at 9 a.m.; there will be a second shuttle if needed. Bands on decorated barges will accompany the paddlers down the bayou to set the mood! Starting at noon, there will be food trucks, libations, merch sales, kids’ activities and live music by Amis du Teche until 2 p.m. for FREE at the park.

Please note that registration does not include kayak rental, lunch or shuttle.

If you are interested in renting a boat with a life vest and paddle for the Paddle to the Party, you can reserve with Wanderlust Rentals or contact Pack and Paddle at 337-232-5854. You can also go to Pack and Paddle’s website and click on “Paddling Trips & Events” and then “Shake Your Trail Feather On Site Rentals.” We ask that the parade be limited to non-motorized watercraft.

This event is a fundraiser for The TECHE Project, and proceeds go toward building the Bayou Teche National Paddle Trail, which has access docks and other amenities for paddlers in the 15 towns along Bayou Teche.

If you have access to the Bayou Teche between Poche Bridge and Breaux Bridge, join us on the bank for parade viewing and a good time as we “Shake Our Trail Feathers” down the bayou!

Many thanks to our 2025 Festival Sponsors: 

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area, Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District, SLEMCO, FM Bank, Poche’s Meat Market, Courtesy Automotive, St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission, the City of Breaux Bridge and St. Bernard School.