Upcoming Louisiana music festivals
Browse upcoming Louisiana music festivals with New Orleans jazz and food events, camping weekends, roots music and practical travel guides.
Louisiana festival trips range from free city streets to full campground weekends
New Orleans contributes major jazz, food and blues events, while rural Louisiana adds camping-heavy independent festivals. Match lodging and transportation to the actual format before building the trip.
Qualifying festivals in this collection
- Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2026 — 2026-10-09 · Lafayette Square Park · New Orleans, LA · planning guide
Free three-day blues, R&B, barbecue and visual-arts festival in Lafayette Square.
- French Quarter Festival 2027 — 2027-04-08 · French Quarter · New Orleans, LA · planning guide
Free four-day New Orleans celebration of Louisiana music, food and culture across the French Quarter, returning April 8–11, 2027.
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2027 — 2027-04-22 · Fair Grounds Race Course · New Orleans, LA · planning guide
Two-weekend Louisiana music, food, crafts and cultural festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course.
- Satchmo SummerFest 2027 — 2027-07-31 · New Orleans, LA · planning guide
Free two-day New Orleans celebration of Louis Armstrong with live music, talks and local culture, returning July 31–August 1, 2027.
Planning intelligence for this festival collection
0 events currently list camping; 4 explicitly list no onsite camping. 2 publish train, bus, ferry, transit, or shuttle language in current transport notes. 3 track at least one participation path such as vendor, volunteer, staff, media, artist, or sponsor.
Transit and shuttle signals
- Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2026 — Lafayette Square is served by the St. Charles Avenue streetcar and Magazine Street bus. Paid garage/street parking is available nearby, subject to city parki…
- French Quarter Festival 2027 — The festival footprint is spread through the French Quarter and riverfront. Build the trip around walking, transit and nearby lodging rather than expecting o…
Participation paths tracked
- French Quarter Festival 2027 — performer, volunteer, vendor, sponsor
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2027 — volunteer, staff, media
- Satchmo SummerFest 2027 — volunteer, performer, sponsor