Swamp in the City Festival Schedule
Subject to change – check back regularly!
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Official Kickoff Party
Waterfront Museum & Barge, 290 Conover St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
7pm – 11pm
Tickets: $40 (adv) | $50 (door)
Schedule
6:30pm – Doors open
7pm – Dance lesson
7:30pm – 9pm – Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew
9:30pm – 11pm – Le Winston Band
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Note: No alcohol allowed on the barge. Sunny’s Bar (just a short walk through the parking lot and across the street) has drinks and even more Cajun music with the Red Aces!
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Friday, May 9, 2025
Festival Opening Night
Strong Rope Brewery, 185 Van Dyke St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
6pm – 11pm
Tickets: $50 (adv) | $60 (door)
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Schedule
6pm-7pm – Le Winston Band
7:15pm – 8:30pm – Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
8:45pm – 9:45pm – T’Monde
10pm – 11pm – Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots
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Saturday, May 10, 2025
Cajun Invasion Pub Crawl
(Multiple Venues, check-in at Strong Rope after 12pm)
12pm-7pm​
Tickets: $30 (adv) | $40 (door)
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Catch your favorite Swamp in the City bands at some of the best bars and restaurants in Red Hook! Pub crawl activities include dance lessons, Cajun jams, and tons of great bands: Sunpie, Bruce Daigrepont, Linzay Young & Joel Savoy, Jourdan Thibodeaux, The Savoy Brothers, Jesse Lege, Kelli Jones, Rose & the Bros, and more! Check in at Strong Rope Brewery any time after 12pm to pick-up your pub crawl schedule/map
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7pm – Midnight : Saturday Night at Strong Rope Brewery
Tickets: $55 (adv) | $65 (door)
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Schedule
7pm – 8:30pm – Cajun Honky Tonk with Linzay Young & Friends
9pm – 10:30pm – Alphonse Ardoin & the Zydeco Kings
10:45pm – Midnight – Jourdan Thibodeaux
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Sunday, May 10, 2025
Mother’s Day Sunday at Strong Rope Brewery
Tickets: Pay-what-you-wish ($40 suggested)
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Schedule
11am – 12pm – Family dance / Cajun Jam with Jesse Lege & Friends
12pm – 1pm – Linzay Young & Joel Savoy
1pm – 1:30pm – Zydeco dance lesson
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Alphonse Ardoin & the Zydeco Kingz
3 – 4pm – Jourdan Thibodeaux
4:30 – 6pm – Jesse Lege & the Swamp Family Band
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We can’t wait to see y’all there, with great music, food, and dancing all weekend long!