Are you related to the great Acadian family or would like to be part of it? New Brunswick invites you to the Congrès mondial acadien (World Acadian Congress), an event that will bring together Acadians and their friends from around the world, from August 8 to 24. Held every 5 years, the event takes place in the weeks surrounding August 15, the National Day of Acadia. The first congress was held in 1994 in southeastern New Brunswick, followed by Lousiana in 1999, Nova Scotia in 2004, and the Acadian Peninsula in 2009.
More than 50,000 visitors are expected to attend the congress, hosted by the “Acadia of the Land and Forests,” encompassing 50 Acadian and Brayonne municipalities in northwestern New Brunswick, Maine’s Aroostook County, and the Témiscouata region of Quebec.
Information about the event is available on the Congrès mondial acadien website.
