French Quarter Festival 2026
The French Quarter Festival is a massive four-day celebration of Louisiana music, food, and culture held in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans. Known as the world's largest showcase of Louisiana music, the event features over 300 performances across 20 stages, ranging from traditional jazz and brass bands to zydeco, funk, and gospel. In addition to the music, the festival highlights the city's culinary excellence with over 60 local restaurant vendors and includes special events like the French Quarter Festival 5K and the Chevron Children's STEM Zone.
- Jazz
- R&B
- Rock
- Americana
- Hip-Hop
- Pop
- Ages
- 0–99
- Family friendly
- Yes
The festival operates the 'Geauxing Green' initiative, which focuses on waste diversion through extensive recycling and composting programs. It utilizes solar-powered stages, electric golf carts, and requires all food vendors to use compostable serveware.
Lineup
125 artists
Dawn Richard
EDM, Pop
Zeus
Alternative
The Dixie Cups
Pop, Soul
Tuba Skinny
Jazz, Blues
DJ Chino
World, Hip-Hop
- The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- The Soul Rebels
- Rebirth Brass Band
- Cyril Neville
- John Boutté
- Amanda Shaw
- Bonerama
- Irvin Mayfield
- New Breed
- The Iguanas
- New Birth Brass Band
- Paul Sanchez
- Sweet Crude
- Treme Brass Band
- Brass-A-Holics
- Flow Tribe
- Honey Island Swamp Band
- Jon Cleary, The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
- Juice
- New Orleans Nightcrawlers
- DJ Poppa
- Chubby Carrier And The Bayou Swamp Band
- James Andrews
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles
- Deezle
- Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
- Banu Gibson
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Wendell Brunious
- Cole Williams
- Magnolia Sisters
- The Rumble
- Water Seed
- Jeremy Davenport
- Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers
- Lena Prima
- Bag Of Donuts
- Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes
- Red Hot Brass Band
- Charmaine Neville
- People Museum
- Dj Vintage
- Nathan And The Zydeco Cha-Chas
- T'Monde
- Christian Serpas & Ghost Town
- Sporty's Brass Band
- Alex McMurray
- Big 6 Brass Band
- Magnetic Ear
- Soul Brass Band
- Bon Bon Vivant
- Tim Laughlin
- Assata Renay
- Original Pinettes Brass Band
- T Marie & Bayou Juju
- Kings of Brass
- DJ Legatron Prime
- DJ Rq Away
- Jelly Joseph
- Joe Lastie's New Orleans Sound
- Lilli Lewis Project
- Lily Unless & The If Onlys
- Lisa Amos
- Raj Smoove
- Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters
- Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots
- Tidal Wave Brass Band
- Yvette Landry & The Jukes
- Preservation Brass
- 504 Millz
- Antwigadee!
- Ashton Hines and the Big Easy Brawlers
- B. Cam & The Zydeco Young Bucks
- Big Chief Juan Pardo’s Tribal Gold
- Big Frank & Lil Frank & the Dirty Old Men
- Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
- Bucktown All-Stars
- Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band
- Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours
- Chere Elise R
- Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic
- Cupid & the Dance Party Express Band
- DJ Hollaback
- DJ ODD Spinz
- DJ Polo504
- Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders
- Erica Falls & Vintage Soul
- Flagboy Giz & the Wild Tchoupitoulas
- George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners
- Gumbeaux Juice
- Hasizzle with TBC Brass Band
- Higher Heights Reggae Band
- Irma Thomas “Soul Queen of New Orleans”
- J.A.M. Brass Band
- Jason Neville FunkySoul Band
- Kyle Roussel’s Chuck of New Orleans
- Lawrence Cotton Legendary Experience
- Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest
- Les Femmes Farouches
- LSD Clownsystem
- Mahogany Hall All Stars Band
- Original Hurricane Brass Band
- R&R Smokin’ Foundation
- Red Wolf Brass Band
- Robin Barnes & The Fiya Birds
- Roderick “Rev” Paulin and The Congregation
- Ronnie Lamarque Orchestra featuring Hot Rod Lincoln
- Sally Baby's Silver Dollars
- Sir Chantz Powell & The Sound of Funk (S.O.F.)
- Smokin' on Some Brass
- Storyville Stompers Brass Band of New Orleans
- The Big Easy Boys
- The Roots of Music
- Victor Campbell & Timba Swamp
- Wanda Rouzan and a Taste of New Orleans
- Waylon Thibodeaux Band
- Young Pinstripe Brass Band
Getting there
French Quarter
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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