Lowcountry Cajun Festival

Here’s your chance to laissez les bons temps rouler, y’all, right here in South Carolina.

It’s time for the Lowcountry Cajun Festival, a popular event that’s been around for three decades or so.  It happens on a Saturday afternoon each spring on the grounds of James Island County Park, on  Riverland Drive in Charleston. 

You can experience some of the unique and fun culture that is Cajun, like...

• Plenty of authentic Cajun/Creole food and food trucks, selling delicacies like crawfish, andouille sausage, alligator, jambalaya and étouffée.  Also, there will be fair food like hot dogs, snow cones, southern barbecue and seafood.

• Superfun, toe-tappin’ Zydeco music on the Main Stage by the likes of the Shrimp City Slim Swamp All-Stars, Les Freres Michot, Corey Arceneaux & The Zydeco Hot Peppers;

• Lowcountry Cajun Festival Crawfish Eating Contest;

• Educational presentation about swamp life on the Small Stage;

• Cajun Market with artisan, craft and souvenir vendors;

• Kids’ Carnival with inflatables, climbing wall and more.

Admission is $35 per vehicle (up to 15 people) in advance, or $40 at the gate.  An all-day handstamp for kids area inflatables and climbing wall is $10.  Admission is free for those with a Charleston County Parks Gold Pass.

You're encouraged to purchase tickets in advance, as this often sells out early.

 NOTE: Date and details for 2025 are tentative.  Check back closer to the festival for the latest info.