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26th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TEXAS CRAWFISH & MUSIC FESTIVAL IN HISTORIC OLD TOWN SPRING
Largest Crawfish Festival in the South Features 2 Weekends of Live Music, Family Fun and 25 Tons of Texas’ Best Crawfish April 20-22 & 27-29, 2012
WHAT: The 26th Anniversary of the Texas Crawfish & Music Festival (www.texascrawfishfestival.com), the largest and most established crawfish festival in the South, returns for TWO WEEKENDS of family-friendly fun featuring live music on three stages, tons of bands, hundreds of vendors, karaoke contests, carnival rides, interactive games and activities for kids of all ages, as well as 25 TONS of the best Cajun Crawfish in the South! The highly-anticipated outdoor event will take place Friday through Sunday in Preservation Park in Historic Old Town Spring on April 20-22 and 27-29, 2012. General admission tickets, as well as entertainment, food and shopping details, are available online at www.texascrawfishfestival.com. FREE admission with military I.D. (active or inactive). The 2012 Texas Crawfish & Music Festival is sponsored by Bud Light and Houston Press.
The Texas Crawfish & Music Festival is the largest and most established crawfish festival in the South and a favorite annual event for Houstonians and tourists alike. The festival features live entertainment on three stages from some of the top country and Texas country bands, zydeco, indie and rock acts along with carnival rides, midway games, exhibitions and interactive educational stations and activities for kids of all ages, plus the best Southern Louisiana food, Cajun-style crawfish and the spiciest fixings in the land! The 26th Annual festival benefits the Spring Preservation League organization, a non-profit foundation which is dedicated to the preservation and beautification of Old Town Spring, community projects and maintains contributions to a variety of service organizations.
WHEN:
Friday, April 20 through Sunday, April 22, 2012
Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29, 2012
Fridays - 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Saturdays - 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Sundays - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE:
Preservation Park in Historic Old Town Spring
130 Spring School Road
Spring, Texas 77373
800-653-8696
TICKETS:
$8 Advance Discounted General Admission Tickets (plus service fees) are on sale now and available at www.texascrawfishfestival.com.
$6 Online Group Tickets (25 people or more), plus service fees, are on sale now and available online at www.texascrawfishfestival.com.
$12 General Admission tickets; Ages 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult; FREE admission with current military ID (active & inactive); Event is open to all ages; Rain or Shine.
$25 Unlimited Carnival Ride Wristband (valid for participating carnival rides/games) available on-site only.
PARKING: $7 cash only; benefiting the Knights of Columbus. Parking is available in the field next to Preservation Park. Directions to the 2012 Texas Crawfish & Music Festival available at www.texascrawfishfestival.com.
INFO:
For more information and a complete schedule of events and entertainment, visit www.texascrawfishfestival.com.
The History of the Festival
The original Texas Crawfish & Music Festival was held in the spring of 1986 in the streets of Historic Old Town Spring where patrons were able to tour local shopping outlets, enjoy crawfish and other Cajun and Southern flavors provided by local eateries, both in the street and inside restaurants, and hear great music from a variety of local bands. By 1996, the festival grew too large for Main Street so producers decided to move the official festival site into Preservation Park where they were able to expand food and shopping vendors and incorporate interactive games and educational stations as well as a large, multi-ride carnival and midway games to enhance the event. In addition, three stages were added in order to showcase nation, regional and local acts from a variety of musical genres including country/Texas country, blues, bluegrass and zydeco. Over the years, producers have altered the programming in order to diversify the crowd and
include rock and alt rock acts, showcasing top touring national and regional bands as well as provide a rare platform for local talent to perform.
Musical highlights of the past 25 years include: Clint Black, Pat Green, Honeybrowne, Wade Bowen, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Bon Ton Mickey & the Zydeco Hot-Steppers, Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Roadrunners, Rebirth Brass Band, Burden Brothers, King's X, Cowboy Mouth, Hayes Carll and Bob Schneider.
With the expansion of the festival, the Spring Preservation League was able to develop partnership opportunities for local organizations, such as the ABWA women and now, the Knights of Columbus, to benefit and raise money for their charities while assisting with volunteer operations during the event. These volunteer organizations have generated close to $1 million to distribute to various charities since they began their partnership with the festival. The Texas Crawfish & Music Festival welcomes an average of 150,000 fans annually and is the primary fundraiser for the Spring Preservation League. Over the course of 25 years, the festival has raised nearly $4 million for the Spring Preservation League. These funds are then dedicated to the operation, beautification, preservation and marketing of Old Town Spring throughout the year.
