Choice of:

• Admission for Two People to Rosewood Crawfish Festival on May 12, 2018
• Admission for Four People to Rosewood Crawfish Festival on May 12, 2018

Rosewood Crawfish Festival

Since 2015, the Rosewood Crawfish Festival has brought Cajun cuisine and thousands of visitors to this Columbia neighborhood. The event occupies nearly a full city block, where 10,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish—plus the boil’s potatoes and corn—are laid out for the taking. Live music on four different stages serenade the festival-goers, who can also chow down on fried alligator, gumbo, po’ boys, fish tacos, and turkey legs from about two dozen food vendors.

The Greater Rosewood Merchants Association uses a majority of the event’s proceeds for community-improvement projects, such as enhancing public safety and installing bike racks. The festival also includes the following:

• Crawdaddy Dash 5K: Starting an hour before the festival gates open, this 5K winds through the Rosewood neighborhood and showcases City Roots, a sustainable in-town farm that serves as the start and finish line.
• Li’l Crawdaddy Carnival: This family-friendly area features carnival rides, inflatables, face painting, crawfish races, and other activities for little ones.
• Artists’ Village: More than 40 artists and craftspeople from Columbia and the surrounding region exhibit their wares.