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Beignet Fest
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 8, 2016
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDTSaturday, October 8, 2016
10 AM - 4 PMLocation
Lafayette Square
South Maestri St.
New Orleans LA 70130Fees/Admission
Beignet Fest is free and open to the public. Food and beverage sales keep it free, so please do not bring any outside food or beverages with you. This event is a fundraiser, and your food/beverage purchases contribute to the cause, which you can read more about here.
All food and beverage is available for purchase using tickets. Please look for clearly marked ticket sales stations in the park the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased with cash or credit card.Website
Contact Information
Sherwood Collins
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Traditional Sweet Treats to Savory Delicacies
Beignet Fest celebrates New Orleans’ most iconic dessert: the beignet. From traditional sweet treats to savory delicacies that feature seafood, cheese and more, Beignet Fest 2016 is serving up the best beignets in the South.
In true New Orleans tradition, Beignet Fest will feature a myriad of restaurant vendors; local and regional musical entertainment; and family-friendly activities in the Kid’s Village. The festival is free and open to the public with beignets and beverages available for sale.
Awards will be given for best sweet, best savory, most original and crowd-favorite beignets.
Proceeds from Beignet Fest will benefit the Tres Doux Foundation.TRES DOUX FOUNDATION
The mission of the Tres Doux Foundation is to celebrate, embrace and enhance the lives of children with developmental delays and disabilities by presenting them as whole beings, and to support organizations that do the same.
With proceeds from the Beignet Fest, the Tres Doux Foundation will make grants to local nonprofit organizations that provide for accessible, quality programs for children with developmental delays.
“Through our journey with our son, we found a gap in programs for children on the autism spectrum, and we wanted to change that.” – Sherwood Collins, Beignet Fest Founder
The main diagnosis for children with a development delay is autism*. Today, it is estimated that 1 in 68 children (and 1 in 42 boys) is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. (Centers for Disease Control)
*Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges.
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