Berwick's Lighthouse Festival opens Friday

Staff report
Berwick’s favorite beacon will beckon people to the riverfront this weekend for the 10th annual Lighthouse Festival.
The event begins officially with a 4:30 p.m. Friday ribbon-cutting. The last scheduled event will be a St. Mary Chamber shrimp boil at 2 p.m. Sunday.
In between will be live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts, a riverfront Mass, a gumbo cook-off, a parade, fireworks and more.
Here’s the live music schedule:
Friday
6:30-8:30 p.m. Spank the Monkey
9-11 p.m. Tommy G & Stormy Weather
Saturday
1:30-3:30 p.m. Swamp Land Revival
4-6 p.m. Nik L Beer
6:30-8:30 p.m. Foret Tradition
9:30-11:30 p.m. Jamie Bergeron
Sunday
2-4 p.m. Kaleb Olivier
4:30-6:30 p.m. Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
Here’s the events schedule:
Friday
4:30 p.m. Ribbon-cutting
5-11 p.m. Vendors open
5 p.m. Carnival opens ($30 bracelets)
Saturday
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Berwick Heritage Museum
11 a.m. Gumbo cook-off to benefit the St. Mary Council on Aging
10 a.m. Vendors open
Noon Carnival opens ($30 bracelets)
1-3 p.m. Cornhole Tournament
9 p.m. Fireworks on the River
Sunday
8 a.m. Mass on the riverfront
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Vendors open
Noon Carnival opens ($30 bracelets)
1 p.m. Street Parade rolls
2 p.m. Shrimp Boil, sponsored by the Chamber