NEW ORLEANS (press release) – C3 Presents, the producers behind Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, are launching The NOLA Drive-In Summer Concert Series, with a three-part weekly outdoor drive-in concert experience at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. Tank and…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – It is with great sadness that French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward. At the City’s direction and out of caution…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Copeland’s of New Orleans is “Festing In Place” and offering two Jazz Fest meals to-go Thursday through Sunday at all locations. Copeland’s is donating 19 percent of proceeds from the Jazz Fest meals to the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – In honor of the second weekend of Jazz Fest, Chefs Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski are once again boiling crawfish at La Boulangerie on both Saturday and Sunday. Link’s cousin, Billy Link who hails…
Every New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festivalgoer knows that the best view of Jazz Fest — besides looking at that first piece of crawfish bread right before your first bite — is the countless flags and banners waving in…
Spring in New Orleans is the best time for festivals and many New Orleanians — especially those who love to visit the city — are sad about the coronavirus pandemic canceling events this year. One event in particular is…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – This year, there will be no physical New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to enjoy, but that won’t stop fans from simultaneously celebrating and mourning the Fest that defines Spring in New Orleans. Today,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) —Thursday would have marked the opening of Jazz Fest and the annual two week celebration of music, food and culture. With the stay-at-home mandate still in effect and large festivals postponed until next year, that’s off…
Here we are, at the first weekend of the Jazz Fest That Should Have Been. It’s times like these—when we can vividly picture ourselves crowding into the fairgrounds, donning our hats and slathering on sunscreen—that we fully start to comprehend…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - “New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell bravely recommended yesterday that no large events take place in New Orleans in 2020, and ESSENCE fully supports that decision. After continued monitoring of the evolving developments in the COVID-19…
Sonoma County, Ca. (press release) – Flambeaux Wine, located in Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley near Healdsburg, California, will again go live on Instagram @FlambeauxWine this week featuring special guest Chef Joaquin Rodas of Bacchanal in New Orleans. This coming Thursday, April 16 at 5:00…
NEW ORLEANS – In a statement released today by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the festival - typically held the last weekend in April and first weekend in May - will be postponed until the fall. No…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The PLEASE Foundation and Top Taco regretfully announce the postponement of this year’s event scheduled for Thursday, March 19th due to concerns about Covid-19 and the health and safety of our participants and guests. Top…
NEW ORLEANS—The 2020 Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival slated for March 25-29, 2020 has been cancelled. The Saints + Sinners LGBTQ Literary Festival, set for the same weekend, has also been cancelled. For thirty-four years, the TWNOLF has…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – French Quarter Fest kicks off the 2020 festival season on Friday, March 6, 2020, with its annual gala fundraiser at New Orleans’ state-of-the-art entertainment venue, The Fillmore New Orleans. Evan Christopher and David Torkanowsky will…
The time for festival season is upon us. This month there are two great spring festivals with the BUKU Music + Art Festival and Hogs For The Cause falling on back-to-back weekends. Entering its 9th year, BUKU (March 20-21) has…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – International megastar EDM DJs Tiesto and Diesel will fire fans up in the midst of Mardi Gras season at this year’s Zoolu 26. DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal) opens the weekend’s festival at The Metropolitan…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Young Leadership Council (YLC) has announced the lineup for its annual YLC Wednesday at the Square concerts. The series begins Wednesday, March 11 at 5 p.m. featuring a headlining performance by Flow Tribe with Dave…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Register for the 12th annual New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, presented by JP Morgan Chase & Co., March 23- 27, and get ready for a week full of incredible events, speakers, and activations centered around showcasing the…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Top Taco presented by Cerveza Modelo returns for year 4 on Thursday, March 19, 2020 with 30+ restaurants and 50+ tequilas and spirits. This year’s all-inclusive taco and tequila throw-down will take place once again…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The BUKU Music + Art Project today announced the daily artist lineup as well as a few additions to the lineup for the two-day festival taking place on March 20 and 21 in New Orleans.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience presents its lineup of Labs and Experiences as part of the 28th annual event which takes place March 18 - 22. Throughout the 5-day event, NOWFE will present more than a…
College Football Playoff National Championship Get ready for kickoff, sports fans. The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship will be coming to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 13. It’s sure to be a exhilerating atmosphere and an exciting game. Information,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Hogs for the Cause announced its initial music lineup for its 12th annual fundraising event on March 27-28. The headliners for the 2020 event at the UNO Lakefront Arena fields include Old Crow Medicine Show,…
GULF SHORES, AL (press release) – The Hangout Music Festival, a three-day music vacation on the beach, today announced the lineup for the eleventh installment of the annual festival. Hosted oceanside on the beaches of Gulf Shores Alabama, Hangout Fest…
Thanksgiving week is usually an interesting one for music. It always starts with a packed weekend and then slowly settles into the relative quiet of the holiday. This week we have a couple of great fundraisers at Tipitina’s as well…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – With more than a million dazzling lights and breathtaking displays, Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans City Park is an annual holiday tradition for families in the Crescent City and across the country. Friends…
Whatever you have planned for this weekend, change your plans. Unless of course you were already headed out to Armstrong Park for the combined forces of Treme Creole Gumbo Fest and Congo Square Rhythms Festival. These two great events have…
Abita Fall Fest and Oak Street Po-Boy Festival Tomorrow head out to the Abita Trailhead for the first Abita Fall Fest. The fest will feature eight hours of music including performances by Marc Broussard, Flow Tribe, Bruce Daigrepont and…
