The crawfish will be plentiful, and the music will be live and local Saturday at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Campus.Crawfish Mambo, celebrating its fifth year, takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Cove and welcomes anyone and everyone for all-you-can-eat boiled mudbugs.The cook-off and music festival celebrates two of Louisiana's favorite traditions: Crawfish and music. It's hosted by the International Alumni Association and supports UNO, the region's only public research university, and UNO students.Link: Learn more about Crawfish Mambo hereOne of the new events this year is the Crawfish Eating World Championship, which has moved to Crawfish Mambo. Contestants from across the country will compete for the title by eating as many crawfish as they can in 10 minutes.If you're not in the mood for crawfish but still want to help UNO, there will be other food and beverages available for purchase. Several bands like Big Same Funky Nation, Bucktown All Stars and the New Breed Brass Band will also hit the stage.Tickets before Saturday can be purchased for $20, while day-of tickets are $25. Children 7 and under will be admitted for free.For more information, including how to purchase tickets, visit the event's website.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!

The crawfish will be plentiful, and the music will be live and local Saturday at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Campus.

Crawfish Mambo, celebrating its fifth year, takes place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Cove and welcomes anyone and everyone for all-you-can-eat boiled mudbugs.


The cook-off and music festival celebrates two of Louisiana's favorite traditions: Crawfish and music. It's hosted by the International Alumni Association and supports UNO, the region's only public research university, and UNO students.

Link: Learn more about Crawfish Mambo here

One of the new events this year is the Crawfish Eating World Championship, which has moved to Crawfish Mambo. Contestants from across the country will compete for the title by eating as many crawfish as they can in 10 minutes.

If you're not in the mood for crawfish but still want to help UNO, there will be other food and beverages available for purchase. Several bands like Big Same Funky Nation, Bucktown All Stars and the New Breed Brass Band will also hit the stage.

Tickets before Saturday can be purchased for $20, while day-of tickets are $25. Children 7 and under will be admitted for free.

For more information, including how to purchase tickets, visit the event's website.

Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.

Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!