Mud Fest is a fun-filled festival that encourages kids and families to get messy with LCM. Our giant dirt pile is perfect for climbing, building, burrowing, and digging with tools and toys.
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 7!
Become a Mud Fest Sponsor
Mud Fest 2025 is coming to Louisiana Children’s Museum on April 5. This year, the festivities will expand to TWO stages! Join us for this day of live entertainment, mud-themed programming, and much more, including a jam-packed lineup featuring a variety of entertainment that promise fun for the whole family:
- Muducation Station is where community partners will join in on the fun to host over a dozen activities to engage kids of all ages.
- Tot Spot is the perfect space full of sensory-rich activities for our youngest guests – birth to 3 years.
- Mudder Run lets kids can run, jump, bounce, and crawl through our muddy obstacle course.
- Live Entertainment with Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots and Grayhawk Perkins accompanies the mud pile and dozens of activities all day long.
- Kid Wash is our famous way to clean up before you go. After all the messy play, enjoy sprinklers, pools, and bubbles!
Past community partners have included Sewerage & Water Board, Green Light NOLA, Glass Half Full, Grow Dat, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, American Society of Civil Engineers, Common Ground Relief, Tulane Gulf Scholars, Pontchartrain Conservancy, and STEM NOLA.