For those who have already purchased Zydeco New Year’s Eve tickets, or if you’ve been thinking about it, please note that we are shifting the start time for Levee Riders Zydeco from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m. and skipping the hour of recorded music. Breakfast will be served at 11:30, and the band will take a short break at 11:50 for the countdown to midnight and champagne toast. Levee Riders Zydeco will then be back on stage to wrap up the evening with a few more songs, and we’ll end at 12:30 a.m.

There are no ticket sales at the door on New Year’s Eve. Please purchase your ticket(s) on this site or by calling 217-780-1993 before 12/30.

As we approach Thanksgiving, it has become clear that this is a very busy time. Lots to do, and a bit less time to devote to social activities. So, there will be no Cajun Cottage dance this month, but we’re skipping ahead to December and announcing the 2nd Annual Cajun Cottage Zydeco New Year’s Eve. It will be a full evening of music, dancing, eating, drinking, socializing and celebrating!

Our NYE celebration will be at beautiful Homestead Hall, with dancing to Levee Riders Zydeco playing their repertoire of Louisiana favorites. The party will get under way at 8:00 with a basic Zydeco lesson for new dancers. At 9:00, we’ll have an hour of dancing to a mix of Zydeco tunes from the Cajun Cottage collection. Levee Riders Zydeco will hit the stage at 10:00, and play until 1:00 a.m. with two breaks at 10:50 and 11:50. We’ll wrap it up with a Waltz Breakfast from 1:00 to 1:30 a.m.

Admission is by advance tickets only; there will be no ticket sales at the door. Each $35 ticket includes music, dancing, gourmet holiday snacks, champagne toast at midnight, and continental breakfast at 1:00 a.m. Please guarantee your presence at the last Zydeco dance of 2011 by clicking on the link at the right.