The NOLA Crawfish Festival will return for its fifth annual running during the “daze between” Jazz Fest weekends from Monday, April 27th through Wednesday, April 29th at Central City BBQ‘s Smokeyard in New Orleans, LA.
Artists set to perform at the three-day music and crawfish event include Anders Osborne, Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Marcus King, Duane Trucks, Luther Dickinson, Grahame Lesh, and many more.
On Monday, April 27th, the festivities will be headlined by Ivan Neville & Friends as they pay tribute to the Neville Brothers. Monday’s schedule will also include a special NOLA Crawfish Festival tribute to late The Meters co-founder Art “Poppa Funk” Neville featuring a cast of NOLA heavy-hitters including George Porter Jr., Mark Mullins, Terence Higgins, Brian Stoltz, and Mike Lemmler as well as a set by Omari Neville & The Fuel.
On Tuesday, April 28th, the music lineup will be led by a rare performance by The Cleaners, the high-powered project comprised of guitarists Eric Krasno and Marcus King, drummer Duane Trucks, bassist Kevin Scott, and organist Peter Levin. NCF and Krewe De Void will also present a special The Iceman Special set featuring acclaimed percussionist Mike Dillon. West Coast Reunion ft. Eric Linell & Marc Ford and Roadside Glorious round out the artist lineup for the event’s second day.
Finally, on Wednesday, April 29th, the artist lineup will include Dead Blues featuring Luther Dickinson, Roosevelt Collier, Grahame Lesh, Danielle Nicole, and Terrence Higgins; an Anders Osborne acoustic set with special guests; and Mike Doussan & Co featuring Charlie Wooton, Jermal Watson, Keiko Komaki, Rurik Nunan, and Arsène DeLay.
“We are super excited to be putting on this festival for the 5th year in a row and our plans are to make this the biggest and best yet,” says Chris Davis, Festival Producer of Nola Crawfish Fest. “Jazzfest has become a two-week-long tradition for some folks and we are proud to provide a little bit more of New Orleans for those who stay in town during the ‘daze between’ while providing our locals a more intimate festival-going experience.”
NOLA Crawfish Festival is about more than just the music—it’s about the crawdads. On the first day of the event, crawfish lovers will be able to participate in King Kooker‘s 3rd Annual NCF Crawfish Eating Championship, which pits pros and amateurs alike against each other to see who can consume the most crawfish in a seven-minute window. Then, on Wednesday, April 29th at NOLA Crawfish Festival will feature the 5th Annual NCF Ultimate Crawfish Cook-off hosted by Louisiana Fish Fry, which will see 20 teams go head-to-head to see who can concoct the most savory, delicious pot of crawfish. The winner will be chosen by a panel of celebrity judges. Of course, even beyond the official competitions, patrons will have the opportunity to dig into fresh boiled crawfish throughout the festival.
VIP and GA multi-day and single-day tickets for NOLA Crawfish Festival 2020 are now available here.