The 9th Annual Southwest Cajun Fest celebrates Cajun culture, cuisine and handcrafted cocktails. Guests will be transported to New Orleans during this one-of-a-kind event with French Quarter-style backdrops in our Bourbon Street Experience that includes beads tossed from second story balconies, street performers, stilt walkers, jugglers, magicians and a brass marching band.

Enjoy the taste of New Orleans favorites, like gumbo, frog legs, beignets, po boys, hush puppies, catfish, alligator bites, a seafood boil and “The Swamp” bar featuring hand crafted hurricanes, daiquiri’s and other themed cocktails. Other highlights include a live alligator petting zoo, eating competitions, and a kids zone featuring rides and inflatables.

Activities and Entertainment:

Activities:

Live Alligator Petting Zoo
Andouille and Crawfish Eating Competitions
“The Swamp” bar featuring Hurricanes, Daiquiris and your favorite Mardi Gras drinks hand crafted by Arizona’s top mixologists
Kids Zone
Rides and Inflatables
Kids Mardi Gras Mask Decorating
Cornhole
Jenga
Connect Four
Checkers
Kong Pong
Ladder Golf
Maze
Costumes Encouraged

Entertainment:

Live Jazz/Blues/Zydeco bands
Strolling Brass Band
Street Performers
Stilt Walker/Juggler/Magician
Live Painting
Beads & Costumes
King Cake (Pearl)
Mardi Gras Photo Op

Performing Live at the Event:

Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band:

The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band featuring Sir Reginald Masters Dural aka Buckwheat, Jr. the son of the late great Zydeco legend Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, Jr. Buckwheat, Jr has shared the stage with some of the greats like Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, Albert Collins, Dwight Yokem, David Hidalgo and Los Lobos, Buddy Guy and many, many more.

NOLAZ Band:

NOLAZ Band plays groove and soul music from New Orleans, LA (NOLA). From The Neville Brothers to Allen Toussaint, The Meters to Harry Connick Jr., and Dirty Dozen Brass Band to Trombone Shorty there is a particular musical character that stems from New Orleans.

Funkhaus Brass Band:

Funkhaus Brass Band is a New Orleans Second Line street jazz band. Their music includes original dance music, funky street beats, traditional Dixieland, gospel and swing, and pop songs reinterpreted with a brass band sound. Powered by tuba, drums, trumpets, saxophones, and trombones, Funkhaus Brass Band is bringing their Mardi Gras energy to Southwest Cajun Fest.

Date: February 4, 2023

Time: 2:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.

Location:

Dr. AJ Chandler Park,
178 East Commonwealth Avenue,
Chandler, AZ 85225.

Ticket Price:

$25 General Admission Ticket
Fees Included
No Refunds. Price will increase closer to the event date. Tickets are for admission only and do not include food or beverages.

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