Where To Get Crawfish In Memphis: 2025 Guide To Crawfish Festivals, Boils, Restaurants
Crawfish season is back, y’all! Whether you're craving a spicy backyard-style boil, a festival feast, or just a plate of juicy mudbugs, here’s your ultimate guide to where to get your crawfish fix in Memphis and the Mid-South this year.
Crawfish season is back, y’all! Whether you're craving a spicy backyard-style boil, a festival feast, or just a plate of juicy mudbugs, here’s your ultimate guide to where to get your crawfish fix in Memphis and the Mid-South this year.
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Where are the Crawfish boils?
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 $18/lb. Sides are included in price but not total weight. This is a 21+ venue only.
Loflin Yard, Downtown Memphis
Generally hosts routine crawfish boils. The first boil is scheduled for Sunday, March 23 from noon to 3 p.m. with live music by Glassfire Bluegrass Band. Stay tuned for more upcoming crawfish dates!
Owners Box Sports Grill, Lakeland
Next crawfish boil is scheduled for March 22. Go early! The first boil sold out in one hour.
Memphis and Mid-South Restaurants That Serve Crawfish
Here is who’s selling crawfish so far in Memphis and the surrounding areas:
Ragin' Cajun
New restaurant in Bartlett that offers authentic Cajun cuisine including crawfish!
Memphis Crawfish Company 2
Their truck sets up at 5133 Park Ave. from Friday to Sunday from 11 a.m. 'til 5:30 p.m. or 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.
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
Restaurant in Olive Branch. Serves crawfish by the pound during crawfish season, plus plenty of other seafood dishes. Check out availability and prices on their Facebook page.
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 + Events 2025
Memphis Crawfish Festivals + Events 2025
Old Dominick Annual Crawfish Boil
Saturday, March 29
Join Old Dominick Distillery from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for their annual crawfish boil complete with live music, drink specials, and of course--crawfish! 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.
Bartlett Bayou Bash
Saturday, March 29
Bartlett's first annual crawfish bash from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at WJ Freeman Park. Live music from Isabella & Sebastian, Mighty Souls, and Hope Clayburn's Soul Scrimmage. Family friendly event!
Porter-Leath’s Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest
Sunday, April 27
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.
3rd Annual Crawfish Boil benefiting THRIVE Memphis
Sunday, April 27
This year's event will be held at Loflin Yard from 12-4pm. In addition to bountiful crawfish, there will be live music, giveaways for RiverBeat, SmokeSlam, Live at The Garden, and more. General admission is $10. Crawfish with sides and shrimp with sides are $25.
Overton Square's Crawfish Festival
Saturday, May 3
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.
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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
Janie Day
You forgot one... Blue Bird Festival and Crawfish Boil in Germantown TN... April 26 at the Farm Park. Sponsored by the Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce and in partnership with Parks and Rec of the City of Germantown. 12 to 3 PM.... Beer Garden, Food Trucks, All you can eat Crawfish... Music.. $40 prepaid by April 22. Pay on the Germantown Chamber website. 901-755-1200 Germantown Chamber. Free event if not eating crawfish!! Fun Family event !
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