Crawfest

Did you go to a college where they dumped eighteen thousand pounds of crawfish in the quad each spring? No? Then be on campus when Tulane University hosts its annual Crawfest celebration of mudbugs and music. New Orleans' venerable seat of learning lets down its gown for a day, presenting boiled crawfish by the ton and served up alongside live music by Tank and the Bangas, Hans Williams Eddie 9V, the Honey Island Swamp Band, and more. Plenty of food vendors and local artists displaying, too. 11 am–7 pm on Tulane's Uptown campus. Free for Tulane students or children twelve or younger; $20 otherwise. crawfest.tulane.edu.