Pensacola Crawfish Festival Apr 24-26

Pensacola’s Crawfish Festival opens Friday, April 24, in downtown Pensacola, with three days of food and live music at Seville Square and Fountain Park. (fiestapensacola.org) Fiesta Pensacola lists festival hours as 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Adult admission is $5 per day, children ages 6 to 12 pay $2, and kids 5 and under get in free. (fiestapensacola.org) The festival says its gates are on Government Street, across from Hub Stacey’s, and on Zaragoza Street, across from Pensacola Bay Brewery. Fiesta Pensacola says parking will be available in private downtown lots that are likely to charge a fee. (fiestapensacola.org) Food is the draw: Fiesta Pensacola says Cordova Crawfish Company will serve thousands of pounds of boiled crawfish brought in from Louisiana. The menu also includes boudin, jambalaya, étouffée, gumbo, po’boys, fried seafood, funnel cakes, and fried Oreos. (fiestapensacola.org) The music lineup runs all three days on the main stage in Fountain Park. Fiesta Pensacola lists Flow Tribe for Saturday night, and Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers and Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band for Sunday. (fiestapensacola.org) The event is one of Fiesta Pensacola’s annual signature festivals, part of a calendar the group says is meant to celebrate Pensacola’s heritage and promote tourism. Visit Pensacola also lists the crawfish festival among the city’s signature events. (fiestapensacola.org) (visitpensacola.com) Local coverage published Thursday said the festival returns this weekend as Pensacola moves deeper into its spring event season. That puts the crawfish festival in the middle of a crowded April calendar for downtown and beach visitors. (pnj.com 1) (pnj.com 2) By Sunday afternoon, the downtown parks will have hosted a full weekend of Cajun food, brass bands, zydeco, and one of Pensacola’s best-known spring festival crowds. (fiestapensacola.org)