Calendar of Events

New Orleans Fairgrounds, last weekend of April - first weekend of May. A musical celebration held at the Fairgrounds Race Track and celebrated throughout the city. Music, food, crafts, and more music! Outdoor stages host jazz, R&B, gospel, African, Caribbean, Cajun, blues, ragtime, folk, bluegrass, reggae and country music, with evening performances happening at venues all around town. Hundreds of unofficial street bands, local artists, crafts and food.

Musical Artists for May 3:










Maroon 5
•Willie Nelson & Family
•Jimmy Cliff
•Marc Broussard
Tab Benoit
•Laura Bell Bundy
•Marcia Ball
•Ana Popovic









Papa Grows Funk
•The Mavericks
•Jerry Douglas
Irma Thomas’ Tribute to Mahalia Jackson
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
•The Iguanas
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet with special Guest Jo-El Sonnier
Malê Debalê of Bahia-Brazil
Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield
The Cookers feat. Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Craig Handy, George Cables, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart
Holly Williams
•Nicholas Payton XXX
•Brushy One String of Jamaica
Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
Coco Robicheaux Tribute feat. The Spiritland Band
•Spencer Bohren
Bill Miller
•Ms. Ruby Wilson
•Leah Chase
Fleur Debris Superband feat. Zigaboo Modeliste, George Porter, Jr., Nicholas Payton, and David Torkanowsky
Corey Henry & Treme Funket
•Kirk Joseph’s Tuba Tuba
Stooges Brass Band
•Shades of Praise
•The Branchettes
Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests from Germany and Mexico
New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
•Royal Teeth
David Egan and 20 Years of Trouble
•Grayson Capps
Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
•Kim Carson
Aurora Nealand & the Royal Roses
•Topsy Chapman & Solid Harmony
A Tribute to Hadley Castille feat. Sarah & the Sharecroppers
Pinstripe Brass Band
•Native Nations Intertribal
Oneida Longhouse Singers and Dancers
Christian Winther - Soul House
•Murder The Stout
•Kora Konnection
Bari Koral Family Rock Band
•University of Miami Jazz Band
New Orleans Indian Rhythm Section
Young Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians
•Jamil Sharif
Betty Winn & One A-Chord
Golden Sioux and Young Cherokee Mardi Gras Indians
Connie & Dwight with The St. Raymond & St. Leo the Great Gospel Choir
Andrew Hall’s Memories of New Orleans
•21st Century Brass Band
Scene Boosters, Lady Rollers, Original Big Seven, and Original Four Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs
Jonté Landrum Thomas
•KID smART Showcase
Young Fellaz Brass Band
•Sensational Chosen Voices
New Orleans Hispano-America Dance Group
Voices of Fannie C. Williams Charter School Choir / Recorder Ensemble
Red Hawk and White Cloud Hunters Mardi Gras Indians
City of Love Music & Worship Arts
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