Added: 11/10/2005 |
Crawfish festival ? much food and even more entertainment
Crawfish is so popular in the US, that Americans even hold crawfish festivals annually in different locations. One of them is Louisiana crawfish festival, which has celebrated its 29th anniversary this year. What is the Louisiana crawfish festival? It is the event, celebrating culinary, entertainment, and music art with a variety of facilities and amenities for it. The crawfish festival is commonly held on the grounds of new Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center (formerly the St. Bernard Cultural Center), located in 8245 W. Judge Perez Dr. in Chalmette, Louisiana. The crawfish fest in Louisiana draws people from the nearby locations, as well as from the states and other countries as well. It is the combo of food and fun for people of all ages.
If you like crawfish, you will have the chance to experience twenty five crawfish dishes, including such , as a crawfish pie, Fried Crawfish Tall Po-boys, Creole Crawfish Twisted Pasta, Crawfish & Spinach Dip and Crawfish on a Stick. If you do not like crawfish, the festival organizers will never forget about you and serve Cheese Pizza, Sausage on Bun w/Saute Onions, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Chill Deserts, Fried Alligator Legs and many more delicacies.
The festival offers over sixty amusement rides for children of all ages, forty booths of games and attractions of all kinds, as well as a large variety of art and crafts vendors. The 2005 variant of the festival has turned up the greatest event in the festival's history. The festivalgoers enjoyed the music, performed by popular bands, including The Irene Sage Band, Lenny McDaniel and The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band.
Along with music, the visitors had an opportunity to meet Miss Louisiana Crawfish Festival, Teen Miss Louisiana Crawfish Festival and Ms. Louisiana Crawfish Festival. They also could watch the performance of the second annual Baby Miss & Master Louisiana Crawfish Festival. The culmination of the festival was the World-Famous Crawfish Races.
Another famous US crawfish festival is Michael Arnone's Annual Crawfish Fest, to be held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, in Augusta, NJ, on Saturday, June the 3rd-Sunday, June the 4th, 2006 (the festival's 17th anniversary). The festival is a two day celebration of music, dancing, entertainment and food, and what a great celebration it is! The year 2006 will feature Zydeco, Cajun, New Orleans R&B, Delta Blues, Jazz and a little Gospel on three stages, as well as dancing on a wooden dance floor in the twelve thousand sq.ft. Dance Hall.
The guests will enjoy fresh Boiled live Louisiana Crawfish, Crawfish Bread, Shrimp Creole, Crawfish Bread, Crawfish Pie, Alligator Sausage, Jambalaya, Southern Fried Chicken and the other great dishes on the menu. Vegetarian dishes contain Grilled Portabella Mushroom on a Wheat Bun and Red Beans and Rice The festival's wine list comprises Koala Creek Wine Chardonnay and Shiraz.
The location is easily reachable; it is less than one hour from New York City. There is also a Crawfish Express Bus from Port Authority in Manhattan.
We hope that the crawfish festival's description has inspired the crawfish lovers to participate in the event. If you are not a crawfish lover, experience one of the crawfish dishes and you will become the one.
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