Enjoy over 30 Cajun and Creole bands from May 6-8th, coupled with the delicious crustacean, the crawfish at Parc Hardy for the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. Sample crawfish dishes prepared every way imaginable–fried, boiled, étouffée, bisque, boudin, pie, jambalaya and crawdogs–along with other Cajun and Creole favorites. The Crawfish Festival also hosts a parade, crawfish eating contest, Cajun and Zydeco dance contest, crawfish étouffée cook-off, crawfish race, and carnival rides for young and old alike, as well as an arts and crafts fair.