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Swamp in the City: NYC’s Premier Cajun & Creole Music Festival: May 6-9, 2027 in Red Hook, Brooklyn: SAVE THE DATE! Swamp in the City is a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Swamp in the City is a Cajun & Creole music festival that celebrates the vibrant musical, cultural and culinary traditions unique to Southwest Louisiana. By producing this festival in New York City, Swamp in the City strives to promote this meaningful part of Louisiana and American culture to a wider and more diverse audience.

08/21/2026

🐊🪗🎻 ONE WEEK AWAY! Swamp in the City’s Summer Mini-Fest takes over Jalopy Theatre & School of Music next Saturday, August 29!

Spend the afternoon learning, playing, and dancing with workshops in Cajun + conjunto music and dance, then stick around for an incredible double-bill dance party featuring Grammy Award-winning Los Texmaniacs from San Antonio and Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs straight outta southwest Louisiana!

🪗 Workshops | 3–6pm
Cajun + conjunto dance • Tex-Mex accordion with Josh Baca • conjunto jam • Cajun fiddle • Cajun Happy Hour with Jourdan + more

💃 Dance Party | 7–11pm
Los Texmaniacs + Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs — two powerhouse bands, one dance floor, four hours of dancing!

🎟️ Snag your tickets now before prices go up THIS SUNDAY! Workshop, evening, and all-day passes available via link in bio. See y’all on the dance floor… 🪗🔥

08/07/2026

Just a couple weekends from now, we’re in for a mighty special treat! 🪗🔥🎻

Swamp in the City’s FIRST-EVER Summer Mini-Fest takes over Jalopy Theatre & School of Music on Saturday, August 29, bringing together two extraordinary bands and two powerhouse dance traditions under one roof:

🪗 Grammy Award-winning Los Texmaniacs — legendary torchbearers of Texas conjunto music, led by bajo sexto master Max Baca and featuring the phenomenal Josh Baca on accordion Los Texmaniacs

🎻 Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs — one of the most exciting voices in the new generation of Cajun music, bringing hard-driving dancehall rhythms, original Cajun French songs, and the living culture of southwest Louisiana straight to Brooklyn Jourdan Thibodeaux

Come for the whole dang day:

3–6pm • Workshops in Cajun + Norteño dance by Sara country_bqe , Cajun fiddle w/ Wilson Savoy , singing Tex-Mex songs and a Conjuto jam w/ members of Los Texmaniacs + a very special Cajun Happy Hour with Jourdan Thibodeaux

7–11pm • DANCE PARTY! Los Texmaniacs kick things off with an electrifying conjunto set, followed by Jourdan & les Rôdailleurs closing out the night with a rowdy Cajun dance party. 💃🕺

Two incredible bands. One dance floor. A full day celebrating the music, dance, language + culture of South Louisiana and Texas.

Allons! Don’t wait to grab your tickets before this one sells out. See y’all on the dance floor! ⚡️

07/26/2026

Who’s ready to dance?!? We’ve got an incredible lineup of music and dance coming your way in August and September!

🤠 Weds, Aug. 5 – King City Corral at Lucinda’s H***y Tonk + Juke Joint (Western swing & honky-tonk) - NO COVER but strongly suggested $20 in the tip bucket.

🐊 Sat, Aug. 29 – Swamp in the City Mini-Fest at Jalopy Theatre & School of Music featuring Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs + Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs, with a full afternoon of Cajun & Conjunto workshops followed by a 4-hour dance party.

🪗 Thursday, Sept. 3 – The 4x Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys return to Jalopy for a wild and crazy Cajun dance party.

🎻 Thursday, Sept. 10 – Joel Savoy & Linzay Young bring their legendary twin fiddles to Wild Horses for a rare NYC performance. Linzay Young Joel Savoy

Whether you’re a longtime dancer or joining us for the first time, we’d love to see you on the dance floor. Tickets for all shows are on sale now—grab yours via the link in our bio. Come dance, support incredible Louisiana artists, and help keep these traditions thriving in NYC. See y’all soon! ❤️

05/25/2026

This Thursday we’ve got a seriously special night of two-stepping planned for y’all at . 💃🪗🔥

And if you’ve ever been lucky enough to stumble upon busking down in the NYC subway system — you already know. If not, now’s your chance. This incredible Bronx-based Norteño group first stopped us in our tracks one random afternoon underground and we immediately knew we had to bring them into the Swamp orbit. Their heartfelt songs, subway-forged sound, and beautiful accordion-driven music have already started building a real following around the city — and Thursday marks their Jalopy debut!

We’re pairing them with , a killer steel-guitar-driven Cajun band from Western Mass, for an evening celebrating two dance traditions that share the same beating heart: the accordion. Expect crowded dance floors, waltzes, two-steps, Norteño classics, swampy blues, dance lessons, and maybe even a little crossover magic by the end of the night.

Presented in partnership with Association for Cultural Equity as part of their “In Great Accord” program.

✨ Cajun dance lesson by at 7:30pm
✨ Norteño dance lesson (also by Sara) during the break
✨ Sliding scale tickets ($10-30) to keep the dance floor open to everybody

Come dance with us Thursday night at Jalopy. This one’s gonna be special!

05/22/2026

We love love love Jesse Lége — truly the grand-père of the festival. He’s been part of Swamp in the City since we first started this thing back in 2018, and it just wouldn’t feel the same without him.

Here’s a clip of Jesse alongside Luke Huval, Kelli Jones, Jo Vidrine, and Trey Boudreaux aboard the historic Waterfront Museum during Thursday’s kickoff party. What a beautiful venue for such a beautiful start to the festival.

And thank y’all, dancers, for bringing the joy and filling that old barge with so much life. 💃⚓️🪗

05/16/2026

Next up after Swamp in the City: a seriously special night at ❤️‍🔥

On Thursday, May 28, we’re bringing together Cajun + Norteño music for one big joyful dance party featuring Les Taiauts and Odi Norteño — a Bronx-based band we randomly discovered busking in the subway and immediately fell in love with. 🚇💃

We’ll kick things off with a beginner-friendly Cajun dance lesson at 7:30, dance all night to swampy two-steps and heartbreaking waltzes from Les Taiauts, then switch gears with a Norteño dance lesson before Odi Norteño takes over with their electrifying subway-forged sound. And yes… there may be some crossover magic before the night is through ✨

Sliding scale tickets (link in bio) btw $10-30. Presented in partnership with Association for Cultural Equity and supported in part by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

Come dance with us — this one’s gonna be special.

05/15/2026

We’re having a blast looking back through photos and videos from the fest and can’t wait to share more with y’all soon. Check out this clip of Ruben Moreno’s Zydeco Re-Evolution absolutely blowing the lid off the place last Saturday night at Strong Rope. 🔥

And good news — you’ll be seeing more of this hot-as-blazes band next month… stay tuuuuned! (🎥 credit: )

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