5,000 pounds of Crawfish?

Kiss the blue crawfish and spare his life, and you will be blessed with good luck.
- Cajun saying


It boggles the mind, 5,000 pounds of Crawfish. What does one do with them and how many people does that feed exactly?

- MS Coliseum Crawfish Festival is coming up, April 16-18th and 23-25th, the 18th to be exact.

Standing around Eating Crawfish

They are cookin’ up over 20,000 lbs. of cajun mudbugs! Ay-Yee! Plus the Crawfish Cookoff the second Saturday. This is where the locals competed for cash, the coveted Budweiser Trophies, and bragging rights! For just $10 folks purchase a Tasting Ticket, try them all, then cast their vote for the People’s Choice Winner. Then a select group of MudBug Experts taste all the entries and through a points-system determine the Judge’s Championship.

TX, Austin April 10th, they only 5,000 pounds here. Louisiana Swamp Thing and Crawfish Festival. They do limit it to 1 plate at a time. Offer good while supplies last and we’re hoping 5,000 pounds lasts quite a while! It’s all about the food and the music! This popular Louisiana themed event features the best in Louisiana cuisine prepared by concessionaires from Louisiana and Texas. Enjoy an extensive menu of Cajun seafood. The highlight of the show is 5,000 pounds of crawfish and other bayou favorites. Enjoy dancers, juju mamas, and lots of beads and tokens. Music includes Cajun, Zydeco, Funk, Brass Bands, Blues, Rock, & Jazz . Belly dancers and late night burlesque shows will add to the excitement.

AL, Faunsdale, Alabama Crawfish Festival, 19th Annual, April 16-17th, Faunsdale Bar and Grill – Crawfish Festival at Faunsdale Bar & Grill;Live Bands, including Telluride, Rollin’ In the Hay, Dirt Road Lizards and more,Crawfish Eating Contest, Arts n Crafts, Children Entertainment, and Genuine, REAL CAJUN, Cooking. Gates Open at 10am and Close at Mi

These are three of the festivals I have found. There are of course others. Personally I have never eaten a crawfish,, so I am not quite sure what all the fuss is about. However I did notice that these festivals have a lot of other fun activities going on. such as Cajun food and music, that I love.

So for those of your who cannot make it to the festivals or are not around one. Crawfish season is from late February to mid-May.

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