L’Échange – the people's space at the CMA 2024 – offers three days of lively activities at the heart of all the action. Taking place at the Mariners Centre (45 Jody Shelley Drive) in Yarmouth from August 13 to 15, an exciting program of vendors, exhibitors, workshops and performances awaits you!
Location: Station Centrale (Yarmouth Mariners Centre) – 45 Jody Shelley Drive, Yarmouth, NS
Dates: August 13 to 15, 2024
Opening Hours:
- August 13 and 14 – 11 am to 6 pm
- August 15 – 11 am to 4 pm
Vendors and Exhibitors
- 90 – Brulerie du vieux moulin
- 91 – Comeau's Sea Foods Ltd
- 93 – Collectivité Territoriale Saint Pierre et Miquelon
- 104 – Nova Scotia Archives
- 106 – Yarmouth County Museum and Archives
- 108 – Dalhousie University
- 110 – Les Voyages DiasporAcadie Inc.
- 124 – Parks Canada
- 125 – Government of Quebec
- 126 – Little Brook Distilling Co.
- 126 – Vins Maison Meuse & Fils Ltée
- 128 – L'Acadie de Chezzetcook
- 130 – Conseil communautaire du Grand-Havre
- 132 – Université Sainte-Anne
- 134 – Horizon TNL Inc.
- 200 – Town and Municipality of Yarmouth
- 217 – Wasoqopa'q First Nation
- 300 – Ambassade de France au Canada
- 301 – Une miette de tout
- 303 – Sally's Handcrafted Creations
- 323 – Heritage Brewery
- 329 – Government of New Brunswick
- 404 – Bouton d'or Acadie
- 406 – Université de Moncton
- 408 – Immigration francophone de la Nouvelle-Écosse
- 411 – Government of Canada
- 410 – Acadie Nouvelle
- 413 – Nova Scotia Loyal
- 416 – Corberrie Cider Company
- 418 – Angele Arsenault
- 422 – Yarmouth Doctors / Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce
- 501 – Municipality of Clare
- 503 – Municipality of Argyle
- 505 – Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Association
- 508 – Conseil des arts de Chéticamp
- 511 – Royal Canadian Air Force
- 519 – Louisiana Office of Tourism
- 519 – Louisiane-Acadie, Inc (Louisiana)
- 606 – Les éditions la grande marée
- 606 – Société Nationale de l'Acadie
- 607 – Conseil scolaire acadien provincial CSAP
- 609 – Landscape of Grand Pré Inc.
- 611 – Comité provincial des jeux de l'Acadie région Nouvelle-Écosse
- 615 – Conseil des ministres sur la francophonie canadienne
- 615 – Nova Scotia Government - Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage - Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie
- 619 – Boatskeg Distilling Co
- 621 – Center for Louisiana Studies / Centre d'études louisianaises
- 623 – Louisiana's Cajun Bayou Tourism
- 420 – Linked Forever Permanent Jewelry
- 600 – Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CDÉNÉ)
- 604 – Fédération des parents acadiens de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Exhibitor Map
Download the exhibitor map.
Schedule
Tuesday, August 13
- 11:00am – L'Échange opens
- 11:20am – Official Opening & Speeches
- 11:30am – Dance: La Baie en Joie (NS)
- 12:00pm – Music: La Patente (NB)
- 12:45pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
- 1:15pm - Presentation: Royal Canadian Air Force
- 1:30pm – Music: Claude Cormier (Québec)
- 2:15pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
- 3:00pm – Storytelling: Robert Seven-Crows Bourdon (Québec)
- 3:15pm – Québec Presentation (Québec)
- 4:30pm – Music : Amis du Teche (Louisiana)
- 5:15pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
Wednesday, August 14
- 11:00am – L'Échange opens
- 11:30am – Music: Groupe jeunesse de tambours à main (Wasoqopa’q First Nation)
- 12:00pm – Music: Jacques Surette (NS)
- 12:45pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
- 1:15pm – Storytelling: Fano Maddix (NB)
- 1:30pm – Music: Ronald Bourgeois (NS)
- 2:15pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
- 3:00pm – Music: The Babineaux Sisters & The Holiday Playgirls (Louisiana)
- 4:00pm – Presentation: Royal Canadian Air Force
- 4:45pm – Storytelling: Elaine Richard (Québec)
- 5:00pm – Music: Robert Sylvain et Steve Muise (Maine)
- 6:00pm – L'Échange closes
Thursday, August 15
- 11:00am – L'Échange opens
- 11:30am – Crieur: Olivier Hédin (France)
- 12:00pm – Music: Zachary Richard (Louisiana)
- 12:45pm – Culinary: The Kilted Chef Alain Bossé (NS)
- 1:30pm – Music: Écarlate (NB)
- 2:15pm – Music : Royal Canadian Airforce Band (Canada)
- 3:00pm – Crieur: Olivier Hédin (France)
- 3:15pm – Music: Phillip Jetté et les Garçons à mariés (Québec)
- 4:00pm – L'Échange closes