What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana's largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring country, pop, blues, and the very best in zydeco music.

- Three Days
- Two Stages
- Thirty Bands
- Food & Art/Craft Vendors
- Kids On The Bayou Children's Area
- Crawfish Eating Contests
- Plenty Of Boiled Crawfish & Cold Beverages

Now a three-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, 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.

Schedule of Events

May 24, 2024

1:30-12:00pm: Opening Ceremonies/Celebrity Contest
12:00-2:00pm: Acadien Cajun Band
2:30-4:30pm: Donny Broussard & Louisiana Stars
5:00-7pm: Diki Du & the Zydeco Krewe
7:30-9pm: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
9:30-11pm: Terrance Simien
Location: Madness Stage

11:00-1:00pm: The Crawdads
1:30-3:30pm: Anxious
4:00-6:00pm: The Crowd
6:30-8:30pm: Barksdale Bubble
9:00-11:00pm: Reed Foley
Location: Swamp Stage

May 25, 2024

11am-1pm: Acadien Cajun Band
1pm-2pm: Men's Crawfish Eating Contest
2:00-4:00pm: Corey Ledet & his Zydeco Band
4:15-4:45pm: Crawfish Calling Contest
5:00-7:00pm: Cowboy Mouth
7:30-9pm: Blue Crab Redemption
9:30-11pm: Sammy Kershaw
Location: Madness Stage

11:00-1:00pm: One Foot in the Grave
1:30-3:30pm: Pocket Change
4:00-6:00pm: 318Gr8
6:30-8:30pm: Johnny Earthquake & the Moondogs
9:00-11:00pm: Chasin Benjamins
Location: Swamp Stage

May 26, 2024

11am-2pm: La Recolte
2:30-3pm: Women's Crawfish Eating Contest
3:30-5:30pm: Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin Cajuns
6:30-8:30pm: Craig Wayne Boyd
9pm-11pm: Dwayne Dopsie
9:45-11pm: Los Cazadores de Cerro
Location: Madness Stage

11:00-1:00pm: Bluez Boyz Band
1:30-3:30pm: Shane Pons
4:00-6:00pm: Caravan
6:30-8:30pm: La Actualidad Nortena
8:15-9:30 pm: Boyz of Kumbia
Location: Swamp Stage

Date: May 24-26, 2024

Time: 11AM-11PM

Cost: Free

Location:
Festival Plaza,
101 Crockett Street,
Shreveport, LA 71101.

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