4 Days of Live Music, Dance, Food & Fun!

Deepest Discounted Tickets Available Now
  • More Than 100 Performances!

  • Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, Salsa, Country, Jazz & Swing

  • 10,000 Pounds of Live Crawfish

  • 7  Stages

  • Huge Shaded Dance Floors

  • Free Dance Lessons

  • Mardi Gras Parades

  • Delicious Cajun & Creole Cooking!

  • Louisiana Food Court

  • Cooking Demos by Louisiana Chefs

  • On Beautiful San Diego Bay

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It’s the Most Fun You’ll Find This Side of The Bayou!

Zydeco, Blues, Cajun, Swing, Jazz, Salsa

Live Music!

7 Stages!  Non stop Music! Zydeco, Blues, Cajun, Swing, Salsa, Country & Jazz.  The link below will take you to our 2017 line up page.

Dance on huge wooden dance floors

Dance!

If you’re smiling, you’re doing it right! It’s a Bon Temps way of life. Free dance lessons by some of the finest instructors in the country!

Delicious Cajun & Creole food

Food!

Delicious Creole & Cajun Food including 10,000 pounds of live crawfish straight from Louisiana! Cooking demos by Southern chefs!

Mardi Gras Parades

Fun!

It’s Mardi Gras in May! This spirited 4-day music & food festival features entertainment for the whole family! Kids 17 and under admitted Free.

Many Thanks to Our Event Sponsors & Patrons!

City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture
Port of San Diego

Financial support for Gator By The Bay is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.  Many thanks to them and our other major platinum level event sponsors. Our full List of sponsors is available through this LINK.

County of San Diego
Kona Brewing Company
San Diego Reader
Louisiana Travel
Lafayette Louisiana
Jazz 88
Univision
San Diego CityBeat
Costa Del Mar Eyewear