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May, 12-20, 2023

Swamp in the City - A Cajun/Creole Music Festival

Swamp_In_The_City Colin Gould

Dust off your dancing shoes for the 6th Annual Swamp in the City: A Cajun & Creole Music Festival: May 18-21, 2023 in Red Hook, Brooklyn. 

Swamp in the City is NYC's one-and-only Cajun & Creole music festival that celebrates the vibrant musical, cultural and culinary heritage unique to Southwest Louisiana. The open-air music festival takes place May 18-21, 2023 and will feature world-class Louisiana dancehall bands, dance lessons, Cajun jam sessions, musical workshops led by Swamp in the City artists, Cajun/Creole-inspired  food vendors, a Sunday family dance (bring the kids), sweeping views of the Statue of Liberty, and a jam-packed weekend of fun all along the beautiful Red Hook waterfront. The festival kicks off on Thursday, May 18th aboard the historic Waterfront Museum & Barge (290 Conover St., Brooklyn) and continues Friday-Sunday at Strong Rope Brewery (185 Van Dyke St., Brooklyn).

This year's all-star lineup includes The Revelers, Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble, Couillon Connection, Roddie Romero, Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy, Blake Miller, Kelli Jones, Wilson Savoy, Rose & the Bros, Jimmy Breaux, The Old Fashioned Aces, Amelia Biere, Kevin Wimmer, Chas Justus, Chris Stafford, Jo Vidrine, Glenn Fields, Colin Gould and more.

For tickets and more info, please visit www.swampinthecity.com 

 

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