The past weekend found us venturing off on back to back dance competitions in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Lexington, Kentucky.  As luck would have it, our hotel was located right next to the 2nd Annual Crawfish Festival in Lexington on Saturday night--so, we were in the perfect spot to enjoy the evening's festivities (and some great food) with the girls!  We thought we'd share some of the sights from the crawfish festival for this week's Wordless Wednesday link up! 




The Crawfish Festival is held on the grounds of The Red Mile Racetrack in Lexington

 


The Crawfish Festival is hosted by Bourbon n’ Toulouse & Bayou Bluegrass Catering--and the food vendors were pretty busy serving up their dishes.

The Crawfish...


These guys were busy moving crawfish all evening long....

 
Heating them by the basket full....


Dumping them into big serving bins....


and serving them up by the pound...

My husband was the designated crawfish "peeler" for our group....and that is probably not the proper term for the poor guy tasked with getting the meat out of the shells for everyone else to eat!

The Fried Alligator was a big hit too..

I think the spicy alligator bites were my favorite. 


We had to try the Boudin too...
 
While the middle daughter is not a fan of fish/seafood/or any other water critter--the boudin was at least acceptable for her....then she discovered the Cajun chilli dogs (which she ate before I get pictures) and all was right with the world. They were pretty spicy--but, she loved them!

Bands Played...
The girls had fun listening to the music--and watching people dance. 

The Historic Round Barn at The Red Mile Racetrack was Open
We were fortunate enough that the Historic Round Barn--which houses the Stable of Memories--was open for visitors this year.  It's a beautiful structure and is often booked for wedding receptions and special events.


The girls are pretty unfamiliar with harness racing--so it was kind of fun for them to take a break from the festival and look at some of the old carts in the mini-museum upstairs.



It's always fun to have an unexpected activity pop up after a long day--and we would probably plan to visit this festival again if our schedule puts us in Lexington at the right time next year!


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