Cotati Accordion Festival
When:
Sat, August 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM to
Sun, August 24, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Where:
La Plaza Park
E Cotati Ave & Old Redwood Hwy
Cotati, CA
Lat/Lon: 38.3267, -122.706
What:
The 18th annual Cotati Accordion Festival is a two-day event of nonstop accordion music to benefit local youth groups. Highlights include dance parties in the polka tent, numerous accordion-related vendors, and the annual “Lady of Spain” ring, including the releasing of the doves.
Performers at this year's festival include:
* Dick Contino
* Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers
* Vagabond Opera
* Polka Freakout
* Limpopo
* The Great Morgani
* Amber Lee and the Anomalies
* Hugh Morrison
* Alex Meixner
* Big Lou
* Simka
* Jessica Fichot
* The Hurricane
* The Golden State Accordion Club
* Tango #9
* The Internationals
* The Georges Lammam Ensemble
* Capricious Accordion
You can also catch the Steve Balich Band in the polka tent on both days. From 5pm to 6:30pm, the polka tent turns into a zydeco tent, with Motordude Zydeco on Saturday and The Wild Catahoulas on Sunday.
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