What you need to know for the 40th Mudbug Madness in downtown Shreveport

Henrietta Wildsmith, Shreveport Times

“We are turning 40, Come join us to celebrate!” declares the Mudbug Madness website. What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana's largest Cajun festivals. Lasting three days, it uses two stages to host 30 bands playing country, pop, blues, and zydeco music.

There are art vendors, a children’s area and of course the main attraction, that little red mudbug served with corn and potatoes.

Held each Memorial Day weekend at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association's Top 100 Events in the nation.

People walk on the bridge after going to Mudbug Madness Saturday afternoon.
People walk on the bridge after going to Mudbug Madness Saturday afternoon.

Friday - Free Admission until 5 pm with $5 Lunch Specials from 11 am - 2 pm. The Celebrity crawfish eating contest will be held at 11:30 am. Terrance Simien will perform at 9:30 pm.

Saturday – The men's crawfish eating contest will be at 1 pm and the Crawfish calling will be at 4:15 pm. Sammy Kershaw is set to take the stage at 9:30 pm.

Sunday – The women's crawfish eating contest will be at 2:30 pm. Latin night starts at 6:30 pm with Dwayne Dopsie starting at 9 pm.

For a full schedule of events go to their website at www.mudbugmadness.com

Tickets are $10 at the gate or $15 for a weekend pass.

(Left to right) Jillian Compton, Jaden Edmundson and Nick Edmundson eat crawfish at Mudbug Madness Sunday afternoon in downtown in Shreveport.
(Left to right) Jillian Compton, Jaden Edmundson and Nick Edmundson eat crawfish at Mudbug Madness Sunday afternoon in downtown in Shreveport.

This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: What you need to know for the 40th Mudbug Madness in downtown Shreveport

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