A woman in a cowboy hat and colorful jewelry plays an acoustic guitar, promoting the Culver Crawdad Festival with a scenic backdrop of mountains and a lake in Central Oregon.

Culver Crawdad Festival

Date August 15, 2026
Time 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Don't miss this family-oriented event in Culver which celebrates the freshwater crawdads harvested in nearby Lake Billy Chinook. This lively community celebration features a parade, a massive crawdad boil, live music, a beer garden and local arts & crafts.

Live music featuring Thomas T & the Blue Chips  and Oregon's own Olivia Harms.  Crawdad dinner can be purchased.  Come enjoy food, fun, and the festivities.  Free face painting and balloon animals.  Over 50 vendors.

Culver City Park