Isleton Crawdad Festival returns with food, music and a carnival. See the photos
By Lezlie Sterling
The city of Isleton hosted its Crawdad Festival this Father’s Day weekend attracting thousands of visitors with Cajun-inspired food, live music, craft vendors, a carnival and a car show.
The festival was not affiliated with the crawdad festival held this weekend at Cal Expo in Sacramento.
Toby Tayeh of Sharkey’s Chicken and Fish of Vacaville kept the festival’s crawdad boil going while also serving other Louisiana-style recipes passed down from his grandmother, including alligator bites and crispy frog legs.
Mike Ellis of Stockton celebrated Father’s Day Sunday with his wife Cristina and sons Mario, 6, and Valentino, 4, who wore a red crawdad hat.
“I was told that they tasted like lobsters,” Ellis said after trying the crawdads. “Maybe bottom-fed lobsters?” he joked. “It was a little bit more unique, but you know, you gotta try everything!”
Valentino Ellis, 4, of Stockton, is discerning as he tries his first crawdad at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
Toby Tayeh of Sharkey’s Chicken and Fish boils crawdads at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
Dré Benjamin, Grand Marshall of the NolaCal Second Liners, walks around with a decorative umbrella at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
People wait in line to get crawdads from Sharky’s Chicken and Fish at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
Toby Tayeh of Sharkey’s Chicken and Fish boils crawdads at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
Tim Gutierrez celebrates Father’s Day as he eats crawdads with his grandson Maverick, 6, at the Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
People walk through the craft and food vendors at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
People walk around at the City of Isleton Crawdad Festival on Sunday. Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
