NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation returns with the a weekend celebration of Southwestern Louisiana musical traditions with the 2026 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival on Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, from 3 to 8:30 p.m. each day at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center (1225 N. Rampart St.). Musical performances by local and regional artists, including Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas, Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse, and more, will highlight Louisiana’s cherished indigenous sounds from Cajun-French ballads to Creole Zydeco’s rhythmic washboards and everything in between.
Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cajunzydecofest.com.
Doors open at 2 p.m. with live music beginning at 3 p.m. each day. Savory bites by Cochon King BBQ and cold treats by Valerie’s Snoballs will be available for purchase on site.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, MAY 30
3 – 4 p.m. Donna Angelle & the Zydeco Posse
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Babineaux Sisters
6 – 7 p.m. Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie
7:30 – 8 p.m. Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
SUNDAY, MAY 31
3 – 4 p.m. The Revelers
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Kelli Jones, Chris Segura, Blake Miller, & Elise Riley –
A Feufollet Retrospective
6 – 7 p.m. Pine Leaf Boys
7:30 – 8 p.m. Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band
