Crawfish Fest Back In Jersey May 30-June 1

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Michael Arnone’s 32nd annual Crawfish Fest will bring Louisiana to New Jersey again on May 30, May 31 and June 1 at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, starring Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph, George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Terrance Simien and The Zydeco Experience, Marcia Ball, Southern Avenue, Stanton Moore, Bonerama, Rockin’ Dopsie, Corey Harris, Carolyn Wonderland, Eddie 9V, Amis Du Teche, United By Music USA, Ocean Avenue Stompers, Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy, Frenchy, Maggie Koerner, Johnny Sketch & His Dirty Notes and Cold Hill.

What started in 1989 as a small crawfish boil for about 70 people homesick for New Orleans has morphed into one of the coolest festivals in the world featuring Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, R’N’B, Jazz, Brass Bands, Gospel, Southern Rock and more. And the food! Boiled Crawfish, Pork/Sausage/Chicken Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, Grilled Alligator Sausage, Oyster/Shrimp/Catfish Po Boys, Char Grilled Oysters, Southern Fried Chicken, Crawfish Meat Pies, Pork Skins, Boudin Balls, Red Beans & Pork Sausage, Red Beans & Rice, Cornbread, Shrimp & Grits, Beignets, Sno-Balls, Pecan Pie and more should fatten you up bigtime.

For more information and ticketing, visit https://www.crawfishfest.com/.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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