About This Event
Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest takes place May 29-31, 2026 at The Sussex County Fairgrounds in Frankford, NJ, at 37 Plains Road. Tickets are now on sale for this 33rd annual event, which began in 1989 as a small crawfish boil for 70 people.
The festival features music and food from Louisiana and New Orleans across two stages, with Cajun, Zydeco, Delta Blues, New Orleans R&B, Brass, Gospel, and Jazz. Confirmed 2026 talent includes Samantha Fish, From Good Homes, Rebirth Brass Band, Kenny Neal, Cowboy Mouth, Bonerama, Rocking Dopsie Jr & The Zydeco Twisters, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr, John Papa Gros, Honey Island Swamp Band, Amanda Shaw, The Nth Power, Joe Krown Trio +1 Papa Mali, Johnny Sansone Band, The Soul Project Nola, Ocean Avenue Stompers, Yarn, and more.
Ticket options include single-day tickets, 2-day combos, group tickets, onsite 4-day/3-night camping with fest admission, RV hookups with water and electric only, glamping tents, and King Crawfish Krewe tickets for the main stage pit pass. Credit card and ticketing fees are included, taxes are not included. Tickets will also be available at the door for $60.96 plus tax per day on Saturday and Sunday only; under 14s are free with a parent.
Food available on site includes boiled crawfish, pork sausage and chicken jambalaya, crawfish etouffée, alligator sausage, po-boys with oyster, shrimp, and catfish, char-grilled oysters, and Southern fried chicken. Michael Arnone’s Jambalaya Mix is also available in the online store. Free parking is available, and the festival notes that it is less than one hour from NYC.
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