The Texas Crab Festival will take place between May 8 and 10 at the Crystal Beach in the Texas Gulf coast, US. In its 30th year, the festival will have local seafood on sale, including a variety of crab dishes. There will be crab cakes to BBQ crab to the big Crab Gumbo Cookoff. Every day of the festival will feature special events such as a full lineup of music featuring Gulf-Coast favorites, a Kids&rsquo Stage, a carnival midway, crab races and the Crab Arcade. Visitors can participate in the &nbspCrab Legs Contest, the Two-Step Dance Contest, the National Wiener Dog Races or the Washers Tournament. There&rsquos even a 5K Fun Run. Local merchants will set up booths where you can check out fine art, clothing and crafts with a coastal twist. www.texascrabfestival.org

What The Texas Crab Festival,
Where Crystal Beach, Texas Gulf Coast, US
When 8 to 10 May 2015