Locals and visitors will come together in downtown Napa Saturday afternoon to celebrate the current harvest Cajun-style.

There will be ample opportunity to “let the good times roll” between 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday as First Street will come alive with everything from a New Orleans-style parade to a wealth of entertainment offered on three stages.

Following on the success of last year’s event, the Wine Country Cajun Food and Music Festival on Napa’s First Street is expanding with more entertainment, cooking demonstrations, wine sampling and fun activities for the kids. Both admission and parking are free.

Napa’s Cajun Festival is the perfect place to celebrate. There will be three stages of live entertainment showcasing the lively performances and authentic sounds of New Orleans.

The big Fat Tire Mardi Gras Stage will kick off the day’s music with the Bayou Boys. Henry Clement and the Gumbo Tribe will take the stage following a New Orleans-style street parade led by Henry as his alter ego, Chief Takawaka. The Chief’s handmade ensemble is made of thousands of hand-sewn beads and colorful feathers meticulously applied. The Napa High School Marching Band returns for an encore parade performance.

The Blue Moon Cajun Zydeco Dance Stage will have a party all afternoon. Between music sets by Mark St. Mary Louisiana Blues & Zydeco Band and Gerard Landry and the Cajun Lariats, the Blue Moon stage area will be where you are invited to join in the fun and take a free dance lesson. The beat is infectious and with a little help to learn the simple moves, you will have the Cajun two-step down. Louisiana Sue Ramon returns as mistress of ceremonies.

Between cooking demonstrations, the Heineken Chef’s Stage will feature three very talented Cajun Zydeco musicians, the Tri Tip Trio, with the New Orleans Jug Band strolling the festival site.

A major draw at the event is the tasty Cajun food. There will be numerous culinary choices from which to choose, and three cooking demonstrations by Napa chefs who will let you in on trade secrets and share tips while you sit in the comfortable cooking pavilion. Featured festival chefs are also proprietors of renowned Napa restaurants: Greg Cole, of Cole’s Chop House and Celadon, Joe Salerno of Piccolino’s Italian Café and Matt Mermod of Bleaux Magnolia.

As Napa is the gateway to wine country, several of downtown Napa’s wine tasting rooms will be on hand to offer tastings and glasses of your favorite selections. Cajun food and beer are a natural fit and many microbrews will be available. In addition to crafts and gifts, there’s even a crawfish-eating contest.

This festival is kid-friendly, offering a variety of activities. Free crawfish wrangling is a catch and release kick — face painting, mask making and other attractions make this a wonderful family outing.

For more information log onto www.WineCountryCajunFestival.com.

The Wine Country Cajun Food & Music Festival has numerous supporters helping make the event a true celebration. Presenting Stage sponsors include DBI Beverage Co., Fat Tire, Heineken and Blue Moon, while Premier Sponsors are Umpqua Bank, Jimmy Vasser Chevrolet and Toyota. Media Partners include the Napa Valley Register, North Bay Bohemian,  KVON/KVYN, Napa Valley Marketplace, KGO Newstalk AM810 and KBLX. Travel Partners are Southwest Airlines and Hotel Maison De Ville.

The festival is produced by IOM (Integrated Outsource Marketing) in cooperation with the Napa Downtown Association.