Caption: The gathering is held once every five years. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
Image | Roof Painted House
Caption: The owner of this home in Abram-Village told CBC it took just one day for him to proudly paint his roof with the Acadian Flag. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
Image | Acadian plates
Caption: Visitors are expected from all over the world, including the American states of Louisiana and Idaho. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
Image | Felix and Alice Arsenault
Caption: Local food vendors like Felix and Alice Arsenault are using the chance to make some business selling Acadian cuisine. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
A number of vendors have come to sell Acadian memorabilia.
Charlie Thibodeau, of Digby, N.S., is attending and plans to connect with relatives and sell wooden crosses fashioned out of lumber recovered from old Acadian settlements. The hobby has become his retirement project.
Caption: Charlie Thibodeau, of Digby, N.S., is attending and plans to connect with relatives and sell wooden crosses fashioned out of lumber recovered from old Acadian settlements. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
Image | Vishten
Caption: Vishtèn performed a soundcheck Friday afternoon at the main event grounds. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)
No Acadian get together would be complete without music. Concerts and fairs will be the highlights for many.
The band Vishtèn performed a soundcheck Friday afternoon at the main event grounds in Abram-Village.
Image | House Decorated
Caption: Many people in Acadian communities have been looking forward to the weeks-long event for years. (Stephanie vanKampen/CBC)