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New Orleans revelers have a new food festival to look forward to this summer: The organizers behind the annual Fried Chicken Festival are bringing a seafood-centric event to the lakefront on May 11. Brews, Boils & Bubbles will combine spicy seafood and meat boils, craft beer, and champagne with a live music lineup.
Executive Producer Cleveland Spears, III., the native New Orleanian who first launched Fried Chicken Festival in 2016, is the name behind this new venture. “Boils have been bringing people together across Louisiana for generations — regardless of race, ethnicity, or background — and that’s exactly what we aim to achieve with all of our festivals,” he said in a statement announcing the event.
The festival is strictly 21 plus. General admission tickets, which cost $30, buy entry to the festival and the entertainment, but food and drinks will be purchased separately. “Brews & Bugs” VIP tickets, which include two pounds of hot boiled crawfish with fixings, an open craft beer bar, and access to a “premiere” stage viewing area are available for $90; “Rosé & Lobster” VIP tickets include a fresh-boiled lobster meal from Drago’s, access to a VIP lounge, and a choice of one bottle of champagne or two of rosé for $200.
The festival’s music lineup hasn’t been announced yet; it’ll appear via social media in the coming weeks. Brews, Boils & Bubbles is also soliciting applications from those interested in volunteering at the festival or becoming a boiler for it. The event will run from noon to 8 p.m. along Lakeshore Drive at Franklin Avenue, the same location as Fried Chicken Festival.
