Angry Crab Shack Southwest Cajun Fest is set to return on February 26^th, 2022 at Dr. AJ Chandler Park in beautiful Downtown Chandler. Showcasing the heart and soul of New Orleans paired with Arizona fusion and flavor for a full day packed with cultural festivities, food and entertainment.

Southwest Cajun Fest celebrates Cajun culture, cuisine and handcrafted cocktails. The fest will feature live music with jazz, blues and brass bands. Festival patrons will feel transported to the southeastern region of Louisiana with a variety of food vendors serving up regional dishes. Other highlights include the Bourbon Street Experience, live alligator petting zoo, “The Swamp” bar featuring hurricanes and daiquiri’s, street performers, eating competitions, kids zone and more interactive experiences.

Ticket prices:  $12 GA online/ $20 at the door

(food and drinks are not included)

Activities

• Bourbon Street Experience with thousands of Mardi Gras beads being tossed from our second story French Quarter replica balconies
  

• Live Alligator Petting Zoo
• “The Swamp” bar featuring Hurricanes, Daiquiris and your favorite Mardi Gras drinks hand crafted by Arizona’s top mixologists
• Kids Zone
• Kids Mardi Gras Mask Decorating
• Mardi Gras Photo Op
• Eating Competitions
• Cornhole
• Jenga
• Connect Four
• Checkers
• Kong Pong
• Ladder Golf
• Maze
• Costumes Encouraged

Entertainment

• C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band  - C.J. Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award. The crown prince of Zydeco delivers soulful vocals along with jaw-dropping masterful accordion-driven Rock, Zydeco and Blues.
  
• NOLAZ Band - NOLAZ Band plays groove and soul music from New Orleans, LA (NOLA). From The Neville Brothers to Allen Toussaint, The Meters to Harry Connick Jr., and Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Trombone Shorty, there is a particular musical character that stems from New Orleans.
• Funkhaus Brass Band  - The Funkhaus Brass Band is a New Orleans Second Line street jazz band. Their music includes original dance music, funky street beats, traditional Dixieland, gospel and swing, and pop songs reinterpreted with a brass band sound. Powered by tuba, drums, trumpets, saxophones, and trombones, Funkhaus Brass Band is bringing their Mardi Gras energy to you.
  
• Street Performers
  Stilt Walkers/Juggler/Magician
• Live Painting
• Beads & Costumes
• Mardi Gras Float