NOLA MAC & CHEESE FESTIVAL 2025 & FRIED CHICKEN A Soulé Train Extravaganza)

NOLA MAC & CHEESE FESTIVAL & FRIED CHICKEN SUNDAY JUNE 29, 2025 is rolling in action in New Orleans East "A Soulé Train and Soul Food Extravaganza!" Get ready for a cheesy, finger lickin fried chicken, lips smacking extravaganza! Indulge in ooey-gooey goodness from a variety of vendors serving up their unique twists on this classic comfort food. Whether you like it traditional or loaded with toppings, there's something for every mac & cheese & fried chicken lover here. Don't miss out on this delicious event - mark your calendars now!

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As we head in 2025 we are expecting a Great Year with Great Expectations!

New Orleans voted #1 for Food in 2024 again retains her spot in serving up some of the Best Food!

Our Annual Version of Soul Train Mac & Cheese with Fried Chicken Fest will be held in New Orleans East. Join us to sample different Mac & Cheese and Fried Chicken entrees from different vendors . Enjoy music, dancing, drinks, and vendors to shop. (Bring your own chairs, Umbrella to stay cool)

Activities and Music

Our Fest is fun for everyone. Enjoy music and dancing from12:00 pm - 5:30 pm while children enjoy our designated play area.

Early Bird Admission 10:00 am

Beignets Donuts and Coffee $10

Sunday June 29, 2025

$10 Admission (Redeem for a Mac & Cheese with Chicken Bites Sampler)

Time: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm (pre-shut down 5:30 pm)

The Festival Plaza (Cross Street is Crowder)

New Orleans East, 8700 Lake Forest Blvd, 70127

Queen Mama Alaina's Kitchen Famous Mac & Cheese, Vegan, Vegetarians and Vendors encourage to apply and showcase your delicious entrees.The mac &'cheese with Fried Chicken dishes will be judged by Mac & Cheese Experts.

Are you a Mac & Cheese and Fried Chicken Expert, request to be a Judge. Will you take the Mac & Cheese prize. Our festival will have a Mac n Cheese eating contest! Applications open now to enter.

Admission

The NOLA Mac & Cheese Fest is $10 to enter, with food and drink tickets available to purchase on Eventbrite.

A portion of proceeds from the event will benefit orphans aka foster kids, elderly, widows, destitute situations, sex trafficking and minority groups of children with autism and non verbal communication.

Food Trucks, Food Vendors, Arts & Crafts, Retail Vendors $200.00 plus processing fee if you don't pay by Zelle

Text 504-224-3070

Contest Entry $10 Win Trophy, Prize and recognition for The Best Mac & Cheese, please make 2 trays if your ingredients are seafood, one dish without seafood for judging)

Proceeds from the event will benefit orphans aka foster kids, elderly, widows, destitute situations, child prostitution

sex trafficking preventative safety prograsm and minority groups of children with autism and non verbal communication.

Child Prostitution

When children are trafficked for sexual exploitation, most – if not all – of them end up in prostitution. Because there is a demand and because children are cheaper to acquire and traffic than adults, the lure of greater profits motivates traffickers to carry on with their sinister deeds.Children trafficked for prostitution often end up imprisoned in rooms, watched by armed guards, starved, beaten and raped by their own recruiters/captors/family members. Children have to bear everything customers do to their bodies, even endure sadomasochistic or violent sex. Addiction to drugs and alcohol becomes an escape to numb the pain of physical injuries inflicted by repeated and forced sex, and to quell their feelings of nausea from the forced intake of body parts and secretions. Taken from this angle, the labeling of children as ‘prostitutes’ is regarded as an injustice to the children, as it linguistically reinforces the view of children as sex offenders, rather than as victims of sexual abuse.

This is an opportunity to donate to support our Safe Haven Program and our No Kids Left Behind Food Program

All donations are tax deductible