Raw States
Michael Arnone's Crawfish Fest
Augusta, NJ · Music
- When
- June 4–6, 2027
- Where
- Sussex County Fairgrounds · Augusta · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
A three-day Louisiana-style music and food festival held every year on the weekend after Memorial Day at the Sussex County Fairgrounds in Augusta. Camping fans and jam band devotees gather for Cajun and zydeco headliners alongside boiled crawfish flown in from the Atchafalaya Spillway. Now in its fourth decade, it is one of the Northeast's longest-running Cajun music gatherings.
The history within reach
- Peters Valley Fine Craft Fairsame spot
The largest fundraiser for Peters Valley School of Craft, a nonprofit fine craft school in the Delaware Water Gap founded in 1970.
- Michael Arnone's Crawfish Festsame spot
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