400 Shoreline Village Dr
Long Beach, CA 90802
USA
Crawfish Festival
The 2016 Crawfish Festival will be held August 5-7,
at the Rainbow Lagoon in Long Beach, California.
You won‘t want to miss this event.
The Crawfish Are Coming!
Prepared by CAJUN CHEF, JOHN PERRET who is coming in all the way from Lafayette, Louisiana.
Real authentic cajun cooking from the Heart of Louisiana.
Don’t miss out on tasting his homemade Louisiana Dipping Sauce, a secret recipe.
FESTIVAL HOURS
FAT FRIDAY, August 5th — 5 PM – 10 PM (featuring a Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball)
Saturday, August 6th — 12 NOON – 10 PM
Sunday, August 7th — 12 NOON – 10 PM
(Times are subject to change without notice.)
GENERAL ADMISSION includes: Live Entertainment, FREE Souvenir E-Photo, Seating, Orleans Second Line Parade, Children’s Stage (Sat./Sun.), Inflatable Bounces, Dance Floor and Lessons and Live Sports Tent. Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball on Friday. Karaoke Lounge with Live Band on Friday and Saturday Night.
The festival has a giant food court with a variety of items including non-crawfish related, carnival games, beach bars, arts & craft booths, face painting and more for you to explore.
WHAT IS CRAWFISH?
What looks, tastes, and smells like seafood, but doesn’t come from the sea? It’s crawfish, a freshwater shellfish that is considered a Louisiana delicacy. Nothing else symbolizes the Cajun culture of Louisiana like crawfish. Crawfish resemble tiny lobsters. They are more tender than lobsters and have a unique flavor. On July 14, 1983, Louisiana’s governor approved a law designating the crawfish as the state crustacean, thus becoming the first state to adopt an official crustacean. That’s how serious Louisiana is about their crawfish! Hmmm Hmmmm Good!
https://www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com/index.php