Cajun Fest

05/29/2026

Calling all volunteers!!

Do you love free access to events and festivals, including all you can eat Cajun food!? When you volunteer at Cajun Fest and you get that plus a t-shirt. We can't run this event without you as we're all volunteers ourselves!

Visit our website to sign up, or message us and we'll try to answer any questions you have about volunteer! https://www.cajunfestiowa.com/volunteer

05/27/2026

Last chance to cast your vote!
Voting will end Friday, May 29th at 5:00pm.
Check out the designs and cast your vote in the comments:
⚫ Comment “Hawkeye”
🔴 Comment “Cyclone”
🔵 Comment “Bulldog”
The TOP 2 designs with the most votes will be available for purchase at Cajun Fest 2026!
Tag your friends, rep your favorite, and let the voting begin!

05/25/2026

TWO BOILS. ONE PLATE. ZERO MERCY.

Our Louisiana crawfish boil is back… and this year we’re bringin’ the bayou heat with a BRAND-NEW Shrimp Seafood Boil and Boudin Balls added to the all-you-can-eat lineup! ⚜️ Mardi Gras flavor, enough seafood to make your whole krewe loosen a button or two.

Fresh crawfish flown in from Louisiana ✔️
New shrimp seafood boil ✔️
Jambalaya ✔️
Boudin Balls ✔️
Bacon-wrapped Gators (presented by Flying Mango) ✔️
Ragin' Cajun energy ✔️

Alright Iowa… who’s ready for DOUBLE the boil?! 👀🦞🦐 Join us on Saturday, June 20 from noon to sundown! Visit our website for tickets and event details: https://www.cajunfestiowa.com/cajun-fest-2026

05/23/2026

🚨 CAJUN FEST 2026 MERCH VOTE 🚨

We’re bringing it to y'all to decide which shirts will hit the merch table at this year’s Cajun Fest!

Check out the designs and cast your vote in the comments:
⚫ Comment “Hawkeye”
🔴 Comment “Cyclone”
🔵 Comment “Bulldog”

The TOP 2 designs with the most votes will be available for purchase at Cajun Fest 2026!

Tag your friends, rep your favorite, and let the voting begin!

05/21/2026

Think you can handle the heat, cher? 🔥⚜️
Cajun Fest is bringing one of the hottest hot sauce competitions in Iowa — with capsaicin-spiked sauces pushing 9+ MILLION Scoville units… over 3x hotter than Hot Ones’ Last Dab.

Five brave souls will earn free tickets to next year’s festival... if they can survive all 5 rounds of pain. Sweatin’, cryin’, regrettin’ every life choice… now THAT’S how we laissez les bon temps rouler.

Come watch the chaos (or volunteer as tribute) at Cajun Fest 2026 on June 20 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Tickets & info: https://www.cajunfestiowa.com/cajun-fest-2026

05/20/2026

Pass the crawfish, grab the gator, and laissez les bon temps rouler! 🦞🐊

Join in the Cajun festivities on June 20 at The Meridian in West Des Moines, Iowa! Tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cajun-fest-boil-brew-2026-tickets-1987281757232?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/15/2026

You’ve heard of bottle service. But have you heard of Gator Table service? 🐊 🐊 🐊 🐊 🐊

We’re partnering with to serve delicious 16lb bacon-wrapped alligators to our VIP Gator Table groups! Only 20 gators are available, so better catch one before it gets away!!

disclaimer: we highly suggest you do not wrestle or try to catch any gators, but instead, buy a Gator Table where you will be the only one doing devouring!!

Cajun Fest 2026 is right around the corner on Saturday, June 20 from 12pm-8pm at the Meridian in West Des Moines, Iowa! Link in bio for tickets and details!

05/15/2026

You’ve heard of bottle service. But have you heard of Gator Table service? 🐊 🐊 🐊 🐊 🐊

We're partnering with Flying Mango to serve delicious 16lb bacon-wrapped alligators to our VIP Gator Table groups! Only 20 gators are available, so better catch one before it gets away!!

disclaimer: we highly suggest you do not wrestle or try to catch any gators, but instead, buy a Gator Table where you will be the only one doing devouring!!

Cajun Fest 2026 is right around the corner on Saturday, June 20 from 12pm-8pm at the Meridian in West Des Moines, Iowa! Tickets on sale: https://www.cajunfestiowa.com/cajun-fest-2026

05/14/2026

Very excited to have BYOBrass back at Cajun Fest on June 20 in West Des Moines at The Meridian Events & Catering !

Tickets on sale now for all you can eat Cajun food, live music, interactive entertainment, and plenty of good times! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cajun-fest-boil-brew-2026-tickets-1987281757232?aff=oddtdtcreator

☀️☀️ Summer Schedule!

Changes or additions could still happen later on, but we’ve made the group decision to pull back a touch this summer to focus on a number of other things we’re all doing, but mainly to give us time to plan an unforgettable Summer 2027 when we’ll celebrate 10 Years of BYOBrass! 🎺🎷🪊🎉

Same great show, same great vibes, just a few less chances to catch them!

Hoping to see all of you very soon, starting off hot at the North Iowa Band Festival on May 22! 🤟🔥

05/13/2026

Fortune and flair await at Cajun Fest 2026!

Between the crawfish, music, and contests, make time to explore our street performers throughout the festival!

🔮 Tarot Reader
✋ Palm Reader
🎨 Face Painting & Glitter Bar
🎈 Balloon Artist

We can’t wait to have a good time with you on June 20 in West Des Moines! Cajun Fest tickets can be found on our website: https://www.cajunfestiowa.com/cajun-fest-2026