Dr. Virginia Hines and Friends sing gospel songs to kick off the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Shalondra Booker, former K-State basketball player, fries catfish and french fries at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Lamar Fisher of Fishers BBQ from Tennessee, grills chicken and ribs at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Mary Freeman of Aunt Nancy's Face Art from Topeka paints a flower on Diane Knutson of Wamego at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

A sign points visitors in the right direction at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Janai Mestrovich, K-State graduate of Oregon and her niece Aliah Mestrovich of Manhattan share a laugh at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Chris and Jessica Delforge of Wamego share a plate of fried catfish at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Mardi Gras mini train conductor Ron Lortscher tells his passangers to wave goodbye to their loved ones at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Executive Chef Que Purdy of Baton Rouge, Louisiana offers the crowd gator-on-a-stick at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Alyssa Harris of Junction City takes her first bite of alligator at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

Lacey Salas, coach of the K-State women's rugby team, volunteers at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

The crowd lines up to get a plate of jambalaya, frog legs and gator-on-a-stick at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

A crawfish tries to make a run for it at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)

The crawfish get rinsed before the Crawfish Etouffee begins at the Bayou GatorCraw Fest at Tuttle Creek State Park on July 18, 2015. (Emily Starkey | The Collegian)