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 (not Crayfest) celebration of mudbugs and music. New Orleans's venerable seat of learning lets down its gown for a day, presenting boiled crawfish by the ton and served up alongside live music by The Main Squeeze, J & the Causeways, Mapache, Easy Honey, IKO Allstars, Vale ULB, the Roots of Music, and the Lowerline. Plenty of food vendors and local artists displaying, too. 11 am–7 pm on the Berger Family Lawn. Free for Tulane students or children twelve or younger; $20 otherwise. crawfest.tulane.edu.