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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell is now accepting crafts applications for the 2024 event.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival unveiled a selection of food menus for the upcoming event set to take place at Lafayette Square (602 St. Charles Ave.) in downtown New Orleans — October 13-15, 2023.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival will be held thirty days from now in Lafayette Square Park (602 St. Charles Ave.) in downtown New Orleans — October 13-15, 2023. 

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell announced the addition of an extra day to the 2024 Festival as the event will now begin on Thursday, April 25, creating two equal four-day weekends.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation announced today the return of Fiesta Latina, a festival honoring the influence of Indigenous, Spanish, Mexican, Caribbean, Central and South American cultures in New Orleans who have enriched our community. The two-day festival will take place on September 22-23, 2023, in the outdoor performance space at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center.

Performers at the 2023 edition include Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Shemekia Copeland, Cedric Burnside, Selwyn Birchwood, Lurrie Bell, Little Freddie King, Trudy Lynn, The Roadmasters with Special Guests, The Lilli Lewis Project, Johnny Sansone Band, Ernie Vincent, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Lil Jimmy Reed, Ghalia Volt, D.K. Harrell, Honey Island Swamp Band, and Johnny Mastro & The MBs.

The Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival returns to Lafayette Square Park (602 St. Charles Ave.) in New Orleans for its 16th edition on October 13-15, 2023. 

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the 2023 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Concert Series, celebrating the rich musical traditions of southwestern Louisiana. This year, we’re presenting Louisiana’s indigenous sounds indoors at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart Street in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2023 Catapult Fund small business training program. The 2023 Catapult Fund features two categories: one focused on entrepreneurs in the beauty, fashion, and jewelry industries, and another for culinary arts. This program is a partnership between the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and Capital One Bank and the Louisiana Small Business Development Center Greater New Orleans and River Region

The 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell drew  460,000 festivalgoers to this year’s event, Jazz Fest organizers announced today, as the Festival once again transformed the Fair Grounds Race Course and the entire city into a cultural destination for music lovers from all  over the world.