Because I am what you would call a Texan-implant, I have yet to attend a festival named after a crustacean. Attending the Texas Crawfish Festival in Old Town Spring was one of my many firsts, after havin
g only lived in Texas for 9 months. It's an honored tradition, signaling the start of Spring, as well as a time when friends and family can get together while peeling away at tiny crawfish bodies and having a beer. I went with some friends of mine who weren't so much into to the featured food as they were to the live entertainment. For $10 I was allowed to walk the music grounds of the festival, where you can hear country from the Budweiser stages to music from Louisiana at the Zydeco stage. I enjoyed listening to the Jon Evans Band while sipping on my $5 Ziegenbock beer. The food and drink prices are typical of any fest, but I'm sure if you bought a bucket of crawfish and boiled shrimp with a beer or two it would be well worth the money. A carnival and games for kids were also located by the live entertainment, convenient for parents who can let their kids enjoy rides nearby as they sit back and listen to some of the best music this state has to offer.
g only lived in Texas for 9 months. It's an honored tradition, signaling the start of Spring, as well as a time when friends and family can get together while peeling away at tiny crawfish bodies and having a beer. I went with some friends of mine who weren't so much into to the featured food as they were to the live entertainment. For $10 I was allowed to walk the music grounds of the festival, where you can hear country from the Budweiser stages to music from Louisiana at the Zydeco stage. I enjoyed listening to the Jon Evans Band while sipping on my $5 Ziegenbock beer. The food and drink prices are typical of any fest, but I'm sure if you bought a bucket of crawfish and boiled shrimp with a beer or two it would be well worth the money. A carnival and games for kids were also located by the live entertainment, convenient for parents who can let their kids enjoy rides nearby as they sit back and listen to some of the best music this state has to offer.
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