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French Quarter Festival
At French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI), we proudly bring the heart and soul of New Orleans to life through three signature events: French Quarter Festival, Satchmo SummerFest, and Holidays New Orleans Style. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, our mission is to promote the Vieux Carré and the city’s rich cultural heritage through world-class festivals that showcase New Orleans music, cuisine, and vibrant traditions.
Since 1984, the French Quarter Festival has celebrated the essence of New Orleans with over 20 stages showcasing every genre of local music, from traditional jazz to brass bands and Zydeco. Known as the city’s “favorite festival,” this event highlights the culinary excellence of over 60 Louisiana restaurants and attracts visitors from around the world to the iconic French Quarter.
Discover the joy of New Orleans’ culture at its finest—plan your festival experience with French Quarter Festivals, Inc. today!
Thursday performances – April 16, 2026
Kermit Ruffins & The Barbeque Swingers, Amanda Shaw, ANTWIGADEE!, Bag of Donuts, Banu Gibson, Big Chief Juan Pardo’s Tribal Gold, Bobby Rush, Bon Bon Vivant, Chere Elise R, DJ Legatron Prime, Erica Falls & Vintage Soul, J.A.M. Brass Band, Johnny Sketch and The Dirty Notes, Juice, Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest, Mahogany Hall All Stars Band, Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Preservation Brass, R&R Smokin’ Foundation, Rebirth Brass Band, Red Hot Brass Band, Sir Chantz Powell & The Sound of Funk (S.O.F.), SOUL Brass Band, The Lilli Lewis Project, The Soul Rebels, T’Monde, Waylon Thibodeaux Band, Zeus, 504 Millz
Friday performances – April 17, 2026
PJ Morton, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Ashton Hines and the Big Easy Brawlers, Brass-A-Holics, B. Cam & The Zydeco Young Bucks, Bonerama, Cole Williams, Deezle, DJ ChiNola,DJ Polo504, Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders, Irvin Mayfield, Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound, John Boutté, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Kyle Roussel’s Chuck of New Orleans, Lawrence Cotton Legendary Experience, Lisa Amos, LSD Clownsystem, Magnetic Ear, People Museum, Robin Barnes & The Fiya Birds, Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars, Sporty’s Brass Band, Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Dixie Cups, The Iguanas, Tidal Wave Brass Band, T Marie and Bayou Juju, Treme Brass Band, Young Pinstripe Brass Band
Saturday performances – April 18, 2026
Big Freedia, Dawn Richard, Charmaine Neville, Flagboy Giz & the Wild Tchoupitoulas, Big 6 Brass Band, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles, Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band, Christian Serpas & Ghost Tow, Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic, DJ Hollaback, DJ Poppa, DJ RQ Away, Dwayne Dopsie and the Sydeco Hellraisers, Flow Tribe, George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardners, Higher Heights Reggae Band, James Andrews, Lily Unless and The If Onlys, Manolia Sisters, Original Hurricane Brass Band, Paul Sanchez, Red Wolf Brass Band, Ronnie Lamarque Orchestra featuring Hot Rod Lincoln, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Sweet Crude, The Big Easy Boys, The Original Pinettes Brass Band, The Roots of Music, Tim Laughlin, Victor Campbell & Timba Swamp, Water Seed, Wendell Brunious
Sunday performances – April 19, 2026
Irma Thomas “Soul Queen of New Oreans”, Cyril Neville, Cupid & the Dance Party Express Band, Hasizzle with TBC Brass Band, Alex McMurray, Assata Renay, Big Frank & Lil Frank & the Dirty Old Men, Bucktown All-Stars, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Legendary IIs Sont Partis Band, Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Dance Lesson, DJ ODD Spinz, DJ Vintage, Gumbeaux Juice, Honey Island Swamp Band, Jason Neville FunkySoul Band, Jelly Joseph, Jeremy Davenport, Kings of Brass, Lena Prima, Les Femmes Farouches, New Birth Brass Band, New Breed, Raj Smoove, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. &the Zydeco Twisters, Roderick “Rev” Paulin and The Congregation, Smokin’ on Some Brass, The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr, Tuba Skinny, Wanda Rouzan and a Taste of New Orleans, Yvette Landy & the Jukes,
