Pensacola Crawfish Festival starts in downtown
See the sights and sounds of Pensacola’s Crawfish Festival and get a lesson or two on how to eat them.
Fiesta’s annual Crawfish Festival will fill Seville Square through Sunday afternoon, with plenty of hot crawfish plates, refreshing Bayou Bloody Mary beverages, arts and crafts vendors and lively zydeco tunes bringing a taste of Louisiana to Seville Square.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 41st annual event.
How much is crawfish?
The main food attraction—the crawfish—will be boiled and prepared by Pensacola locals at the Cordova Crawfish Company, which brings the crawfish straight from Louisiana. The plates will come with all the fixings, including potatoes, corn and sausage.
While crawfish prices have gone up this past year, Middleton said they are holding prices for attendees to the same as last year: $30 per three-pound plate and $20 for the smaller, one-and-a-half-pound option.
What are Pensacola Crawfish festival hours?
Pensacola’s Crawfis Festival will run from April 24-26 with different operating hours each day, which are as follows:
- April 24: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- April 25: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- April 26: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
How much is admission to the Pensacola Crawfish Festival?
Admission is $5 per day for adults, $2 per day for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under.
Admission will be free for active-duty military by showing a military ID at the gate.
Admission gates are located on Government Street (across from Hub Stacey’s) and Zaragoza Street (across from Pensacola Bay Brewery.
Where do I park at the Pensacola Crawfish Festival?
Attendees will have options for paid parking close to the venue, provided by Winterfest, as well as free lots scattered throughout the city. Handicapped parking will be available each day of the festival at Bartram Park with the use of a permit.
For an interactive parking map, visit parkpensacola.com to view different locations and rates.
When in doubt, rideshares such as Uber or Lyft are always an option, Middleton suggested.
What is the 2026 Pensacola Crawfish Festival entertainment schedule?
There will be different live bands performing each day of the festival at the Main Music at Fountain Park. The entertainment schedule is as follows:
April 24:
- Tim Roberts: Noon to 2 p.m.
- 9th Avenue Brass Band: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Dustin Ray: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Adam Leger: 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
- Swampland Revival: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
April 25:
- 9th Avenue Brass Band: 11:00 a.m. to noon
- Spare parts band: Noon to 2 p.m.
- Landon Romero & 2nd Generation: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- 9th Avenue Brass Band: 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Deltaphonic: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Flow tribe: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
April 26:
- Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers: Noon to 2 p.m.
- Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band: 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Can pets come to the Pensacola Crawfish Festival?
While service animals are welcome, pets are not allowed on festival grounds per City of Pensacola Code, Section 4-2-33B.
To inquire about what qualifies a service animal, visit ada.gov/resources/service-animals-2010-requirements/ for full ADA requirements.
Where can I find more information on the Pensacola Crawfish Festival?
For full details and information, visit Fiesta’s website at fiestapensacola.org/crawfish-festival.
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