New Orleans
Jazz Festival

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a 10 day cultural and music event consisting of two main components: the Louisiana Heritage Fair and the Evening Concerts. The Louisiana Heritage Fair showcases over 600 musicians on 12 stages taking place at its traditional home, the city's Fair Grounds Race Track.

The festival is held over the course of 2 weekends and usually falls on the last weekend in April and first weekend in May. Each year the festival is held at the New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course, located at 1751 Gentilly Blvd, about 3 miles northeast from the French Quarter. The gates to the Fairgrounds open at 11:00 a.m. with the first act starting at 11:15 a.m. and ends with the last act playing until 7:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m. In the past, the Jazz Fest Evening Concerts happen at various clubs and performance halls throughout the city. Unofficial concerts or other music around town happen nightly at most clubs, bars, and restaurants.

The 2020 scheduled artist line-up included Chick Corea, Arturo Sandoval, Carlitos Del Puerto, Marcus Gilmore, The Brubeck Brothers, Bobby Millitello, Joey Defrancesco, Delfeayo Marsalis, Lionel Richie, Bonerama, Lenny Kravitz, Elvis Costello, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jason Marsalis, The Who, David Sanborn, Randy Brecker, The Beach Boys, Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon, John Scofield, Dave Holland, Debbie Davis, Josh Paxton, The Black Crowes, Ellis Marsalis, Rickie Lee Jones, Antonio Sanchez, Foo Fighters, Norah Jones, Buddy Guy, Brandi Carlile, Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Stevie Nicks, The Lumineers, Maggie Rogers, The John Mahoney Big Band and many, many more.

The 2021 festival event is held April 22 toMay 2.