Swamp in the City Festival Schedule

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Official Kickoff Party
Waterfront Museum & Barge, 290 Conover St., Brooklyn, NY (map)
7pm – 11pm
Tickets: $50 (adv) | $60 (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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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, 12p-12a!

12pm-6:30pm: Cajun Invasion Pub Crawl

(Multiple Venues, check-in at Strong Rope after 12pm)​
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, Rose & the Bros, Kelli + Chas, Red Aces and more! Check in at Strong Rope Brewery any time after 12pm to pick-up your pub crawl wristband along with a schedule/map. 

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6:30pm – Midnight : Saturday Night at Strong Rope Brewery
Tickets: $55 (adv) | $65 (door)

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Schedule

6:30pm –7pm – Line Dance Lesson
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 11, 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 Wilson Savoy, Kelli Jones & Friends
12pm – 1pm – Linzay Young & Joel Savoy
1pm – 1:30pm – Zydeco dance lesson
1:30pm – 2:30pm – Alphonse Ardoin & the Zydeco Kingz
3pm – 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!