In Louisiana and around the USA, boiling and eating crawfish is a long standing family tradition.
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But we eat crawfish at places besides the home, whether it be in restaurants, family reunions, football games, or at company gatherings.
And we celebrate the crawfish in another way: Festivals!
These events encompass all the good things about life: food, fun, music and merriment!
Crawfish festivals are held all over Louisiana, from north to south, east to west, and in neighboring Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida ... and even New Jersey and San Diego!
IMPORTANT NOTE Listed below are festivals and events normally scheduled most years. Emphasis is given to long-standing events and those with widespread appeal and popularity. Events are always subject to change. We recommended you contact the responsible event sponsor to confirm dates, times and other details. |
 Gator by the Bay in San Diego, California ... Louisiana Music & Food |
List of Crawfish Festivals by State and City
| Festival | City | |
| Alabama | ||
Annual Ozark Crawdad & Music Festival Grab a chair and listen to the sounds of wonderful music while biting into savory delights! Crawfish! Shrimp! Cheese Steaks! We have something for everyone! Plenty to for the children to do. TBA |
Ozark, Alabama | |
| Arkansas | ||
Annual Crawdad Days Festival TBA |
Harrison, Arkansas | |
| California | ||
City of Isleton Crawdad Festival This charming historical town, nestled along the Sacramento River Delta, shares a spirited kinship with its sister city, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, famously known as the Crawfish Capital of the World, the very place where the world-renowned crawfish etouffee was born. These two river towns are bound not only by their shared love for the crawdads but also by their shared passion for the art of celebration. Now, in 2024, visitors to the festival along Main Street will enjoy plenty of music, food, beer, cars and fun! Don't miss this fun event with live music performances, crawdads, seafood, car show, kids zone, shopping and drink vendors. TBA |
Isleton, California | |
Crawfish Festival The Crawfish Festival will feature authentic, Louisiana-style crawfish prepared by Master Chefs and served with Cajun potatoes and corn. The festival will feature live music, second line parades, beignets, NOLA’s most iconic dishes, and much more. For over 28 years the Crawfish Festival has become a tradition to thousands of festival goers annually! TBA |
Fountain Valley, California | |
The Crawdad Festival |
Sacramento, California | |
Crawfish & Catfish Festival TBA |
Sacramento, California | |
Gator By The Bay Festival - 10,000 pounds of crawfish trucked from Louisiana, non-stop dancing, shopping, music, playing and eating on beautiful San Diego Bay. Splash Landing Park, across from the San Diego Airport May 8-11, 2025 |
San Diego, California | |
Annual LSU Alumni of San Diego Crawfish Boil May 17, 2025 |
San Diego, California | |
| Florida | ||
Cajun Crawfish & Music Festival This FREE event will feature a crawfish boil, live Cajun zydeco music, Bourbon Street cocktails and more! April 5-6, 2025 |
Abacoa, Florida | |
Annual Crawfish Boil TBA |
Fort Walton Beach, Florida | |
Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival April 25-27, 2025 |
Pensacola, Florida | |
| Georgia | ||
Annual Woodbine Crawfish Festival April 25-26, 2025 |
Woodbine, Geogia | |
| Mississippi | ||
Annual Mississipi Coast Coliseum Crawfish Music Festival For more than two decades, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum has hosted the Crawfish Music Festival to provide quality entertainment and family fun to the Southeast. The Crawfish Music Festival parties on the front grounds of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum with the beautiful Mississippi Sound in the background. The cool breeze from the Gulf of Mexico welcomes attendees each April. Each night of the Festival promises fun, excitement, and a little something new! Whether it’s the headline entertainment, hot boiled crawfish, crawfish cook-off, or exciting Midway rides, you won’t want to miss this event! TBA |
Biloxi, Mississippi | |
Annual Downtown Crawfish Jam TBA |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
| New York | ||
Annual Syracuse Crawfish Festival May 3, 2025 |
Syracuse, New York | |
| Oklahoma | ||
Annual Crawfest VI Crawfest is a annual spring celebration in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that is centered on New Orleans style food, drinks, entertainment, and of course, a never-ending supply of mouthwatering Cajun-style crawfish. The event takes place at the corner of Muskogee Avenue and Shawnee in heart of Downtown Tahlequah at Kroner & Baer Pub. Crawfest is organized, planned, and hosted by two local businesses in collaboration with sponsors, Tour Tahlequah Organization, and Tahlequah Main Street Association. Linney Breaux's Cajun Eatery provides the crawfish and other tasty Cajun cuisines. Kroner & Baer provides the location, beer, cocktails, and more traditional food. Roughly 3,500 pounds of crawfish was consumed at this event in 2023, and that number is expected to increase in 2024. In addition to all the delicious food, a full music line-up is provided for your entertainment. The festival also includes other food and merchandise vendors, crawfish eating contest, games, activities, as well as a kid-friendly area to make this a fun event for all ages! TBA |
Tahlequah, Oklahoma | |
Chisholm Trail Round-Up Crawfish Festival TBA |
Yukon, Oklahoma | |
| South Carolina | ||
Annual Rosewood Crawfish Festival & Crawdaddy Dash Once again this year, the Creole Chef is back and will be rolling into town with 10,000 pounds of fresh Louisiana grown crawfish. Also on hand will be all your Cajun favorites including boudin, crawfish etouffe, and jambalaya. Plus lots of music, the Artist Village, Kids Zone and much more! TBA |
Rosewood, South Carolina | |
| Tennessee | ||
Porter‑Leath Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival Over 30,000 festival-goers will enjoy live music on two stages from nationally-known and local award-winning artists in Memphis, games including crawfish bobbing, eating, and racing, arts & crafts vendors, and children can play in the Downtown Memphis Commission kids area in the River Garden Park. VIP experiences are available and include the KING'S Rightly Seasoned Swamp VIP Tent featuring an all you can eat crawfish and Cajun cuisine and Cash Saver Gumbo Cook-off which offers cash prizes. April 27, 2025 |
Memphis, Tennessee | |
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