During the festival, you will find a variety of entertainment, food and fun on the Marktplatz (Market Square - 100 block of West Main Street) in Downtown. The following information is provided to help answer the many questions our visitors have.

Click here for a map of Downtown Fredericksburg, showing the Marktplatz (this map is not to scale, only to be used as a general reference source).

DIRECTIONS: Fredericksburg is approximately 70 - 75 miles northwest of San Antonio and southwest of Austin.

HOURS: Gates open at 6 pm on Friday and Saturday at 11 am. The Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival closes at 12 Midnight on Friday and Saturday .

ADMISSION: Festival admission is $6.00 per adult. Children ages 12 and under are $1 per child. Saturday after 8 pm tickets are $10. Two-day passes are $10 per person. For group rate information, call 830-997-8515 or email us. Admission is for the entire day. If you wish to leave the grounds and return later that same day, please be sure to have your hand stamped at the gate.

ADVANCE TICKET SALES: Tickets will be available on-line until the week before the festival.

FOOD and DRINK: Food and drinks are sold on the grounds. Visitors are prohibited from bringing ice chests, beer or wine onto the festival grounds or from leaving with beer or wine.

RAIN: The Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival continues rain or shine, and no rain dates are scheduled.

PARKING: Parking is available all around Marktplatz.

PETS AND SERVICE ANIMALS: Pets are not allowed on the grounds at any time. Patrons with disabilities who require assistance from a service animal are welcome.

ATM $$$: An automatic teller machine is located on the grounds, as well as at several nearby businesses and banks.

Additional information can be obtained from Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival, 703 North Llano Street, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 or call 830-997-8515, or toll free 1-866-839-3378 from anywhere in the United States.