Galactic featuring singer Jelly Joseph (far left) will perform at the 2025 Crawfish Fest in Augusta.
This year’s Crawfish Fest has added Galactic (featuring singer Angelika “Jelly” Joseph) and Meters bassist George Porter Jr. (with his Runnin’ Pardners group) to its lineup. Galactic member Stanton Moore, who is also a solo artist, will also play a set on his own.
The festival, featuring Louisiana music and food, will take place at The Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta, May 30-31 and June 1, with overnight camping available May 30-31. (The late-night music on May 30-31 will be for campers and King Crawfish Krewe ticketholders only). The complete schedule is below.
Louisiana native Michael Arnone began presenting annual New Jersey Crawfish Fests in 1989. Because of the pandemic, there was no Crawfish Fest in 2020 and 2021, but it returned in 2022, with Tab Benoit, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Samantha Fish and others. There were no Crawfish Fests in 2023 or 2024.
For information, visit crawfishfest.com.
Here is the schedule:
BONERAMA
MAY 30
PAVILION STAGE
6:30 p.m.: Amis du Teche (for campers/King Crawfish Krewe)
8:30 p.m.: Uncle Shoehorn’s Big Easy (for campers/King Crawfish Krewe)
10:30 p.m.: Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes (for campers/King Crawfish Krewe)
MAY 31
MAIN STAGE
11:30 a.m.: Maggie Koerner
1 p.m.: Stanton Moore
2:45 p.m.: Bonerama
5 p.m.: Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph
PAVILION STAGE
11:30 a.m.: Cold Hill
1 p.m.: Amis du Teche
3 p.m.: Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
5:15 p.m.: Eddie 9V
8:30 p.m.: Carolyn Wonderland (for campers/King Crawfish Krewe)
10:30 p.m.: Corey Harris (for campers/King Crawfish Krewe)
GEORGE PORTER JR.
JUNE 1
MAIN STAGE
11:30 a.m.: Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
1 p.m.: Marcia Ball
3 p.m.: George Porter Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners
5 p.m.: Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen
PAVILION STAGE
11:30 a.m.: United by Music USA
1 p.m.: Ocean Avenue Stompers
3:15 p.m.: Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
5:15 p.m.: Southern Avenue
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