How to do French Quarter Fest!
March 19, 2024
What's French Quarter Fest?
French Quarter Festival (French Quarter Fest) is a free, four-day music festival that takes place in the heart of New Orleans' historic French Quarter. The festival features over 20 stages showcasing local and regional musicians, playing everything from jazz and blues to rock and funk. In addition to the music, the festival also offers a wide variety of food and drink options from some of the city's best restaurants and vendors.
We Love it!
We always tell our out of town friends and family to come for French Quarter Fest - it's a great way to see local music, eat great food, and explore the French Quarter. It's also often fantastic weather - April in New Orleans is usually dry with temperatures in the 70-80s.
A Few Tips
- We recommend bringing a folding chair to the festival - a cheap $5 one from Walmart or Academy Sports will be perfect. Having a chair will allow you to walk around and have a guaranteed seat at all the stages!
- Make dinner reservations. A lot of locals come into the French Quarter for the weekend and restaurants fill up. The Festival ends daily at 8pm - we recommend going out for a later dinner!
Here are some of our favorite restaurant vendors:
Addis NOLA
Afrodisiac Nola
Ajun Cajun
Bao Mi
Cafe Beignet
Cochon King BBQ
Crabby Jacks
Fritai
Loretta’s Pralines
Miss Linda the Yakamein Lady
NOLA Crawfish King
Nori Guys
Phobang NOLA
For more info visit https://frenchquarterfest.org/
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The Bird House
The Syd C: Rhythm of New Orleans
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