Swamp in the City Festival Schedule
(subject to change)
Thursday, May 7, 2026
7-11pm: Swamp in the City Official Kickoff Party
Waterfront Museum & Barge
290 Conover St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
7pm: Dance Lesson
7:30pm: Jesse Lége
9-11pm: The Revelers (Chas' LAST SHOW!)
Friday, May 8, 2026
6pm-11pm: Festival Opening Night
Strong Rope Brewery, 185 Van Dyke St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
Main Stage
6pm: Dance Lesson
6:30-7:30pm: Prends Courage
8-9pm: Koray Broussard
9:30-11pm: Coullion Connection
Lagniappe Stage
7:30-8pm: Chas Justus & Friends
9-9:30pm: Grampa (Luke Huval & Amelia Biere)
Saturday, May 9, 2026
10am-12pm: Morning Jams and Workshops
10am-12pm: Cajun Jam with Jesse Lege, Luke Huval and Elise Riley
Pinball Museum (362 Van Brunt St., Red Hook, Brooklyn)
10am-11am: Creole Fiddle Workshop with Mitch Reed
11:10am-12:10pm: Accordion Workshop with Steve Riley
Record Shop: (360 Van Brunt St.)
10am-11am: Cajun Guitar/Singing with Amelia Biere
11am-12pm: Cajun Songs with Keli Jones and Jaime Lynn Fontenot
Good Fork Pub (391 Van Brunt St.)
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE $25/ea or $50 unlimited (more workshops on Sunday) Jams are FREE!
12pm-6pm: Cajun Invasion Pub Crawl
Explore Red Hook during our Cajun Invasion pub crawl, featuring over a dozen bands at some of Red Hook’s best bars and restaurants. Check in at Strong Rope anytime after 12pm to pick up your pub crawl wristband and perk card/schedule. Bands playing the pub crawl include Rose & the Bros, Josh Baca & the Hot Tamales, Holiday Playgirls, Jimmy Breaux & Co., Luke Huval Band, Red Aces, Chere Elise, Chas Justus & the Jury, Kelli Jones & Daniel Coolik, Red Aces, and MORE!
7pm–Midnight: Strong Rope Brewery
Strong Rope Brewery, 185 Van Dyke St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
Main Stage
7-8pm: Racines
8:30-10pm: The Revelers (Kelli's first show!!!)
10:30pm-midnight: Ruben Moreno's Zydeco ReEvolution
Lagniappe Stage
6:30-7pm: Holiday Playgirls
8-8:30pm: Josh Baca & the Hot Tamales
10-10:30pm: Mitch Reed & Kevin Wimmer
Sunday, May 10, 2026
10am-12pm: Morning Jams and Workshops
10am-11am: Cajun Fiddle with Blake Miller
11:15am-12:15pm: Accordion with Jesse Lege
Record Shop: (360 Van Brunt St.)
11am-12pm: Cajun Jam with the Holiday Playgirls
Strong Rope Brewery (185 Van Dyke St.)
11am-6pm: Mother’s Day at Strong Rope Brewery
Main Stage
11am: Family Dance / Cajun Jam
12-1pm: Steve Riley & Friends
1:30-2:30pm: Josh Baca & the Hot Tamales
3-4pm: Blake Miller & the Old Fashioned Aces
4:30-6pm: Jesse Lege & the Swamp Family Band
Lagniappe Stage
1-1:30pm: Kelli Jones & Daniel Coolik
2:30-3pm: Mitch Reed and Renee Reed
4-4:30pm: Steve Riley & Elise Riley
We can’t wait to see y’all there, with great music, food, and dancing all weekend long!