Where To Get Crawfish In Memphis: 2024 Guide To Crawfish Festivals, Boils, Restaurants
Crawfish season is underway in Memphis!
Crawfish season is underway in Memphis!
Here’s where to get crawfish in Memphis and the Mid-South this year, including a list of local restaurants carrying mudbugs, vendors selling crawfish or hosting boils, and any festival information we have so far.
*One note: crawfish are experiencing a shortage to start the season making it possibly harder to find locally and more expensive this year.
Where are the Crawfish boils?
Many Memphis bars and restaurants host weekly crawfish boils. Here are some options:
Max's Sports Bar, Downtown Memphis
Weekly on Saturdays. Doors open at 11 a.m., crawfish served around noon. Price is $15.50/lb for 1 lb of crawfish, $28/lb for 2 lbs, and shrimp is $16.50/lb. Sides are included in price but not total weight. This is a 21+ venue only.
Loflin Yard
General hosts weekly crawfish boils. The first boil is scheduled for March 24 at noon with live music by Glassfire Bluegrass Band followed by a crawfish boil on April 7 and April 21.
Owners Box Sports Grill, Lakeland
Crawfish boils every Sunday! Begins at 1 p.m. until they sell out. Drink specials too!
Railgarten
Railgarten will have crawfish available Thursday to Saturday. Thursday and Friday the crawfish should be ready shortly after opening. Crawfish will be served at noon Saturday and Sunday. Keep tabs on their socials for any changes.
Memphis and Mid-South Restaurants That Serve Crawfish
Here is who’s selling crawfish so far in Memphis and the surrounding areas:
Memphis Crawfish Company 2
Their truck sets up at 5133 Park Ave. on Saturdays and Sunday from 11 a.m. 'til sellout each week. Check their Instagram for details.
Southbound Seafood
Local crawfish provider. You can order live sacks of crawdads from them with a few days notice. Check out their Facebook page for availability, prices, and to order.
Crawfish Shack Food Truck
Sets up at different locations around town. Watch their FB page for location, schedule, availability, and prices.
Memphis Crawfish Company
They will be open 11:00 am to 7:00 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 6211 Highway 305 in Olive Branch. Follow their Facebook for details.
Crossroads Seafood
In Hernando, open year-round, and serves crawfish during the season. Watch their FB page for availability and prices. Crossroads is owned by Billy's Crawfish, which sells crawfish and delivers in bulk.
Porter Seafood
Their trailer sets up at Goodman Rd. and Getwell Rd. in Southaven on select weekends. Check their Facebook for details.
J3 Cajun Seafood
In Southaven. Serves crawfish by the pound during crawfish season, plus plenty of other seafood dishes. Check out availability and prices on their Facebook page.
Crawfish Haven Seafood
Restaurant in Horn Lake is open year-round serving all kinds of seafood, including crawfish generally from January through July. Follow their Facebook page for details.
Red Hook Cajun Seafood
Their restaurants are absolutely everywhere and they offer all kinds of seafood boils including crawfish. Check out their list of locations and menus here.
Cajun Crawdads
(located in Byhalia, MS outside of Collierville) recommended by one of you! Don't just stop to get crawfish. Try the boudin, shrimp, and all the add-ons like remoulade sauce, corn, and potatoes.
Flying Fish
This laidback spot in downtown featuring the famous wall of singing bass offers crawfish daily.
Memphis Crawfish Festivals 2024
Crawfish & Cocktails
Saturday, March 23
Join Old Dominick Distillery for the 3rd annual Crawfish & Cocktails event with live music and drink specials with crawfish by Chef Bryant Bain of Bain Barbecue. Most crawfish festivals are in April so we love to see a March event. Reserve your spot in advance by pre-ordering your crawfish. There's also a VIP ticket option for $48 which comes with all you can eat and a free cocktail. Reserve your spot.
Porter-Leath’s Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest
Sunday, April 21
One of Memphis’s huge crawfish fests is Rajun Cajun. This downtown event benefits Porter-Leath and this year will spread out along Riverside Drive between Jefferson and Union. Usually, there are three stages of live music, lots of games and contests, food vendors, a kids' area, and another million pounds of crawfish.
Overton Square's Crawfish Festival
Saturday, April 27
Overton Square's Crawfish Festival. We can't wait to get our claws on crawfish from Bayou Bar & Grill. Enjoy with craft beer, live music, local vendor market, and much more.
THRIVE'S Crawfish Boil
Sunday, April 28
Join THRIVE for its second annual crawfish boil at Railgarten to help support their mission. In addition to crawfish, people can opt for a grill ticket for food like burgers, hot dogs, or wings. There will be a live band and more.
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Memphis Mudbugs
Lauren W.
Another crawfish party to add to the list! Palmer Home for Children is hosting its 17th annual Mudbug Bash To-Go in Hernando on April 17! Panola Street will once again become the Palmer Party Plaza, where supporters can pick up their complete crawfish party to-go, with food, libations and fun surprises for four guests. While you are there, take a look around the plaza for additional fun ways to support our mission to care for children in vulnerable situations, including a Help Hope Grow Flower Cart, Online Auction Preview and the always popular raffle!
https://support.palmerhome.org/event/mudbug-bash-2021-to-go/e317176
Jennifer Daniel
Cajun Catfish Company 336 New Byhalia Rd, Collierville TN,will begin serving 1lb & 3 lb servings of Crawfish Wednesday March 10. Current hours of operation are 4-9 Wednesday-Sunday.All you can eat will start at a later date. Check Facebook for any updates.
Thank you!
Marc Dulaney
Memphis Mudbugs is open now for the 2021 season and provides complete crawfish catering service for on-site cooking or drop off in the Memphis Area. We specialize in crawfish boils for local businesses, corporate and private parties, festivals, and fundraiser events. We’ve got crawfish tables available and everything else needed for a great boil. Let us handle all your needs. Call or Text us today! (901) 646-1311
http://facebook.com/memphismudbugs http://instagram.com/memphismudbugs
Memphis Crawfi…
We’re a seasonal crawfish food truck located at Park & White Station every weekend throughout the season. Our hours are 11am-7pm (or until we sell out. We also offer live sales & can be contacted by phone at 662-216-3559. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @memphiscrawfishcompany2
Memphis Crawfi…
Thanks for including us in your post. Memphis Crawfish Company 2 is officially opening February 5th at Park & White Station. We’ll open Saturdays & Sundays @ 11am. Also, we’re partners with Memphis Crawfish Company in OB, but we operate independently.
Christopher Franklin
Great job with the information. Looking forward to eating Crawfish at a few of these places. Love the Bugs
Richard Owen
Are these crawfish from Louisiana (or Spain maybe), and NOT from China?
Holly Whitfield
Richard—you'll have to ask each restaurant or truck! I'm sure it varies.
Will Rivers
My Neighbor has Crawfish Cabin and just opened this weekend at walnut grove and houston levee. It's on facebook and is usually set up every weekend, I'll be there tomorrow when its warmer.
TJ Mulligans hwy 64 and houston levee use to do crawfish prior to covid, haven't heard anything so far this year.
Will
Sheetal Patel
The Memphis Farmers Market crawfish boil is going to be May 7, 2022
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