The Long Beach Crawfish Festival 2019 (California, USA)

The Long Beach Crawfish Festival this year was held from July 26 to July 28, 2019. On lively summer days, the festival brought to Southern California a variety of New Orleans and Louisiana inspired cuisine such as crawfish, frog legs, alligator bites, and other types of seafood. Here are information and pictures of the festival that Vietlinh had an opportunity to visit:

Location: Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach, CA

Time: July 26 to July 28, 2019
Friday (July 26): 5 PM – 10 PM
Saturday/Sunday (July 27 and July 28): 12 PM to 10 PM

General admission fees:
$5 for Friday July 26, 2019.
$15 for one-day general admission for other days (with coupons, you can save $2)
VIP admission varied from $20 to $40
Crawfish meal packages varied from $30 to $55 + tax
VIP admission with foods varied from $45 to $75 + tax

Website: https://www.longbeachcrawfishfestival.com/

The Long Beach Crawfish Festival was held in Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach, CA.

There were different activities and entertainment programs along with delicious food stalls.

Crawfish was cooked in a large boiling pot. This picture is from the official website of the Long Beach Crawfish Festival [1].

A traditional way to enjoy boiled crawfish is to eat it with corn and potato. The price was at $30/2lbs of crawfish along with general admission fee. This picture is from the official website of the Long Beach Crawfish Festival [1].

Shrimp or burgers were also popular at the event.

A table presenting sample foods.

Frog legs and alligator bites were especially popular at the festival. For people in Southern California, these were strange foods that they might have never tried in their lives.

A small bar for visitors to enjoy the festival.

There were games and fun activities for both children and adults at the festival.

People could also enjoy live music while spending their weekend time with family and friends.

In addition to food stalls, the festival offered handmade and unique local products. These made the event a perfect weekend for people who enjoy outdoor activities.