Broadway Oyster Bar Crawfish Festival Celebration

Broadway Oyster Bar is turning Friday, April 24, into a crawfish-centered food festival in downtown St. Louis, with specials starting at 4 p.m. (explorestlouis.com) Explore St. Louis lists the Crawfish Festival for April 24 at Broadway Oyster Bar, while the venue’s own music calendar schedules it from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 736 South Broadway. (explorestlouis.com) (broadwayoysterbar.com) The festival menu is built around crawfish, with Broadway Oyster Bar promising “inspired menu specials” alongside returning dishes during the event. The restaurant says its regular menu also stays available during festival weekends. (explorestlouis.com) (broadwayoysterbar.com) Broadway Oyster Bar has made food festivals a recurring part of its business, describing them as specialty-menu events paired with live music, drinks and its usual Cajun-Creole service. The restaurant says it has operated locally for more than 35 years. (broadwayoysterbar.com 1) (broadwayoysterbar.com 2) That format fits the venue’s broader identity near Busch Stadium, where the restaurant markets itself as a New Orleans-style bar and music room built around oysters, Louisiana crawfish and shrimp. On April 24, that food focus overlaps with a Jake’s Leg after-party tied to Grateful Dead Night at Busch Stadium. (broadwayoysterbar.com 1) (broadwayoysterbar.com 2) The venue’s Friday schedule starts earlier than the festival itself, with Emily Wallace booked for a free show from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Jake’s Leg scheduled from 9 p.m. to midnight with a $14 cover plus tax. (broadwayoysterbar.com) Broadway Oyster Bar’s everyday menu already leans heavily on crawfish, including crawfish enchiladas and a crawfish cardinale sauce served with blue crab cakes. The festival gives the kitchen room to push that ingredient further on a one-off menu. (broadwayoysterbar.com) (broadwayoysterbar.com) For downtown St. Louis diners, the draw is straightforward: a one-night crawfish event at a long-running seafood and music spot, timed for a busy Friday on April 24. (explorestlouis.com) (broadwayoysterbar.com)