The next New Orleans Jazz & Heritiage Festival begins Friday April 26, 2024.
Music roster is announced and tickets go on-sale sometime in January.
Instagram followers will be among the first to know!
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Founded in 1970, The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, a/k/a Jazz Fest, is a cultural feast in which thousands of musicians, cooks and craftspeople welcome 400,000 visitors each year. The festival showcases unforgettable music on multiple stages, delicious Louisiana cuisine in two large food areas, and crafts artisans from the region and around the world demonstrating and selling their work. The Louisiana Heritage Fair is held at the Fair Grounds Race Course over 7 days spanning 2 weekends. In 2024 those are: Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28 and Thursday May 2 – Sunday May 5, 2024.
JazzFest is owned and managed by the non-profit New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
Fair Grounds Race Course
1751 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Each year, JazzFest features an amazing variety of local, regional, national, and global music acts.
Past performers include Professor Longhair, Dr. John, The Neville Brothers, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jimmy Buffet, Irma Thomas, Buddy Guy, Trombone Shorty, Bruce Springsteen...
2023 Headliners: The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran, Lizzo, Dead & Company, Santana, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss...
2023 Stages: Native American Circle, Kids Tent, Allison Miner Music Heritage, AARP Rhythmpourium, Cultural Exchange Pavilion Celebrates Puerto Rico, Lagniappe Stage, Gospel Tent presented by Morris Bart, Jazz & Heritage Stage, Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage, Economy Hall Tent, Blues Tent, WWOZ Jazz Tent, Congo Square Stage, Shell Gentilly Stage, Festival Stage.
PLUS: Participatory Parades each day of the Fest! Put on by dozens of longtime New Orleans social aid and pleasure clubs featuring brass bands, costumes, dancing. See one roll by? Join in!
Only authentic, local restaurants and vendors are allowed to offer their Louisiana cuisine to festival-goers.
Examples: Jambalaya, Gumbo, Muffuletta, Crawfish beignet, Crawfish etouffee, Hot sausage po'boy, Mango freeze, Crab beignet, Fry bread, corn maque choux....
THE FOOD HERITAGE STAGE offers visitors an opportunity to watch some of Louisiana’s best chefs in action. It is an exciting way to learn more about (and maybe sample!) some of the region’s rich cultural heritage. The demonstrators will celebrate the amazing seafood and other local ingredients that make our area so special, while showcasing modern takes on classic dishes.
BEGINNING IN THE EARLY ‘70s WITH A HANDFUL OF ARTISANS – from self-taught painter and street preacher Sister Gertrude Morgan, to acclaimed jewelry designer Mignon Faget and Louisiana Coushatta basket weavers – the Festival’s Crafts now include the diverse works of hundreds of regionally and nationally acclaimed artists in multiple distinct event venues.
Each year's festival includes an area of distinct cultural villages to visit and learn...
2023 villages:
LOUISIANA FOLKLIFE VILLAGE
NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE,
THE GRANDSTAND,
CULTURAL EXCHANGE PAVILION.
Learn About Cultural Villages at JazzFest
Now you can buy online: clothing, posters, and live recordings from past Jazz Fests online.
Sheraton New Orleans (500 Canal Street) is the official hotel of The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. That is where the shuttle departs for the Fair Grounds each day.
There are numerous hotels that offer a JazzFest rate. You can see a list of them. Note: You should ask them directly about 2024 prices. At the moment, the page shows 2023 rates, and therefore, might say "No longer available."
This is not an official online property of The Jazz & Heritage Foundation. It does contain accurate information culled from the official website and other sources. I edited/rewrote some text for precision. It also culled photos and video from the Foundation's site and Instagram account.
The purpose of this one-page site is to demonstrate an "Off-Season" mode of JazzFest--the period beginning a month after the annual event, until the next fest is open for ticketing (and the music roster is posted).
A design idea by MH - mhmakes.com