Pinch A Palooza Festival & Crawfish Eating Contest is New Orleans’ BEST family friendly crawfish and music festival! This free event takes place from noon to 8 p.m. on Sun., April 22 at Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant in Bucktown and offers live local music, activities for kids, and over 5,000 pounds of boiled crawfish. Deanie’s 9th-annual Pinch A Palooza supports The Good Shepherd School. Pinch A Palooza’s lineup includes Cowboy Mouth, The Topcats, Vince Vance & The Valiants, The Bucktown All-Stars, Roux the Day, the 610 Stompers and more. Actor and comedian Johnny Rock will emcee. The Zagat-rated Deanie’s Seafood will crown the champion of the Pinch A Palooza Crawfish Eating Contest following two heats of competitors and a championship round! Registration is $20 and includes a Pinch A Palooza T-shirt, adult contestants must register online at Pinchapalooza.com. The Pinch A Palooza 2018 Crawfish Eating Champion will receive a free Deanie’s Seafood crawfish boil for 20 people!