Coming Soon!!!
Laissez les bon temps rouler, y’all! The 50th annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival is storming into New Orleans from March 20-23, 2025, and trust me, you do NOT want to miss this steaming-hot celebration of everyone’s favorite spicy, buttery, finger-lickin’ crustacean.
Now, I know what you’re thinking—how much crawfish can one person really eat? To that, I say: challenge accepted! If you’ve never had the pleasure of bellying up to a table piled high with bright red crawfish, potatoes, corn, and an unreasonable amount of napkins, then it’s time to mark this festival as a mandatory stop on your 2025 calendar.
Gentilly is Where the Crawfish Party’s At
The Louisiana Crawfish Festival has been serving up mudbugs and memories for half a century, and this year’s milestone promises to be bigger, bolder, and butterier than ever. Hosted in the neighborhood of Gentilly, this festival is a true love letter to Louisiana culture—think live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts, and, of course, more crawfish than you can shake a crawfish paddle at.
From traditional boiled crawfish (the kind that makes your lips tingle and your fingers permanently smell like garlic and spice) to crawfish étouffée, crawfish pies, and even crawfish beignets—yes, you read that correctly—there’s no shortage of ways to indulge. Just be sure to bring your best peeling technique, because this is no place for amateurs.
Where to Stay? Oh, Honey, That’s Easy.
Now, while the festival is taking over Gentilly for the weekend, let’s talk logistics. If you’re coming in from out of town or just want a proper home base while you feast your way through the festivities, look no further than the New Orleans Guest House. Our charming little inn is just one block outside the French Quarter—an absolute prime location for anyone looking to experience both the Crawfish Festival and all the glorious debauchery that the Quarter has to offer. Because let’s be honest, after consuming your weight in crawfish, you’re going to need a place to rest up before hitting the town for some late-night revelry.
The best part? We’re within easy walking distance of all the legendary bars, jazz clubs, and haunted corners of the French Quarter, meaning you can keep the party going long after the last crawfish tail has been devoured. And if your feet need a break, no worries! We’ve got a streetcar stop visible from our front door, ready to whisk you away to all of New Orleans’ hottest spots.
Four Days of Feasting and Fun? You’d Be a Fool to Miss It.
Look, this isn’t just any food festival. This is a festival that celebrates 50 years of Louisiana’s most beloved (and messiest) culinary tradition. This is a festival where you can eat, drink, dance, and then eat some more. This is a festival where the beer flows cold, the music plays loud, and the crawfish—oh, the crawfish—come by the bucketful.
So, here’s the game plan:
- Book your stay now. The festival is a massive draw, and you don’t want to be scrambling for a place to crash after a full day of indulgence.
- Arrive hungry. This is no time for dainty appetites—come prepared to get your hands dirty.
- Bring your party spirit. Whether you’re dancing to zydeco, screaming on carnival rides, or hopping from bar to bar in the Quarter, this festival weekend is all about living your best (and possibly most overstuffed) life.
So, grab your bibs and your best festival crew, because March 20-23, 2025, is shaping up to be one for the books. Book yourself a long stay, soak up the crawfish-soaked chaos, and make sure to leave a little room for beignets and Hurricanes in the Quarter. After all, this is New Orleans—if you’re doing it right, you’ll need a whole weekend to recover!
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