Are you ready for the 29th annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival weekend? Join us May 3, 4 & 5 in downtown Pensacola at one of the largest crawfish boils in the Southeast, located in beautiful Bartram Park. The Pensacola Crawfish Festival presented by Coastal Bank and Trust will bring a taste of Louisiana right here to Pensacola Bay with a wide variety of Cajun fare such as crawfish poboys, crawfish pies, and over 16,000 pounds of boiled crawfish. Other festival favorites include chicken baskets, red beans and rice, gyros, bloomin' onions, kettle corn, apple dumplins and Deep Fried Brownies. Alcholic and non-alcoholic beverages are also available.
Wooo-Weeee!
Festival hours:
Friday, May 3: Noon - 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 4: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday, May 5: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Daily admission to the 2013 Pensacola Crawfish Festival is $5 for adults, with free admission to children 12 and under. A weekend pass for Friday, Saturday and Sunday is available for $10. Join us for lunch on Friday and get in free before 3 p.m. All active duty military with ID are free on Friday.
Throughout the festival patrons will enjoy great music straight from the bayous of Louisiana. Plenty of Cajun beats are sure to get people on their feet.
Music Schedule:
(Schedule subject to change without notice)
Friday, May 3rd
3 - 5 p.m. Derek Givens
6 - 8 p.m. Revival (tribute to Allman Brothers)
8:30 - 10:30 p.m Cool Rayz
Saturday, May 4th
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Nate Pennington
1 - 3:30 p.m. Bayou Boys
4 - 6 p.m. Lil Malcolm & The House Rockers
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Rockin Dopsie Jr.
9 - 10:30 p.m. Wes Bayliss & Richochet Creek
Sunday, May 5th
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Stevie Monce
12:30 - 2 p.m. Mulligan Brothers
3 - 5 p.m. Wayne Toups
Fun for all ages with sand art, hands on crafts, balloons, face painting, and the popular kids NASCRAW races, the Cox Children's Area is open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to compete in our Crawfish Easting Contest? Cat Country 98.7 will host the contest throughout the weekend. The three divisions include Kids (free), Adult ($5) and CrawDADDY ($10). Register at the Cat Country tent to win daily prizes.
The Fiesta 5K and 10K Run/Walk is sponsored by the Pensacola Runners Association and will be held Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 a.m. The 10K participants will begin at Pensacola State College, while the 5K runners will start from Scott Street and 12th Avenue. Both races will finish at Seville Square. Those who run in the race will receive free admission to the Pensacola Crawfish Festival on (Saturday) that day. Come Eat, Run & Relax with some Cajun flair! For more information, please visit www.pensacolarunners.com.
Per City of Pensacola Code Ordinance Section 4-2-33B, no animals are allowed at the festival. No outside food or beverages. All bags subject to search. Handicapped parking available Friday through Sunday in Fountain Park directly north of Bartram Park.
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Thank you to our sponsors
Children's Area Sponsor
COX Communications
Publix Supermarkets, Inc.
Goldring Gulf Distributing
Buffalo Rock
Florida Lottery
Pensacola Magazine
WEAR ABC3
Cat Country 98.7 FM
News Radio 1620 AM
WALA FOX10
Soft Rock 94.1
Your Country 102.7 WXBM
PODS