Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival

1100 Catfish Plaza
Ticket price
Free
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Morgan City Rocks the Bayou with Shrimp & Petroleum Festival

Free five-day riverfront festival with live music, carnival rides, arts & crafts, food & kids’ fun.

Start date
28 August, 2025 10:00 AM
End date
1 September, 2025 10:00 PM

Event details

From Thursday, August 28 to Monday, September 1, 2025, Downtown Morgan City’s riverfront comes alive for the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival. Enjoy headliner concerts on the levee stage, thrift-carnival rides, artisan craft tents and a seafood cook-off featuring Gulf shrimp. Children’s zones offer inflatables and petting zoos. Local food vendors dish up po’boys, crawfish étouffée and funnel cakes. Free admission nightly from 10 AM–10 PM culminates in a fireworks show on Labor Day evening.

Event Type and Audience

Festival All Ages Families with Children Children (0–12) Teens (13–17) Young Adults (18–25) Adults (26–40) Adults (41–64) Seniors (65+)
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