You should find the dates and information on all the live music events, festivals and other forthcoming events in New Orleans and surrounding area right here. Always check these links before you visit if you are a "planner." If not, we will be glad to recommend restaurants, clubs, sites to see, etc., on arrival:
- New Orleans Live Music Gig Guide & WWOZ Radio Station broadcasting live over the Internet - www.wwoz.org - the best radio station for local music including Jazz, Blues, R&B, Reggae, World Music, Old Timey, Gospel, Brass Bands, Swing, Cajun, Zydeco, etc.
- Forthcoming Events - www.neworleansonline.com/calendar
- New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - www.nojazzfest.com Bookings - 1st weekend Apr.26, 27, 28 & 29 and 2nd weekend May 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (fully booked for 2012)
- French Quarter Festival “The biggest free music festival in the South!”- www.fqfi.org Booking - Apr.12, 13, 14 & 15, 2012
- Satchmo Festival - August - www.satchmosummerfest.com
- New Orleans DDD Free Concerts in the Square, Mar.14 - May 30, 2012 - www.wednesdayatthesquare.com
- Ponderosa Stomp - www.ponderosastomp.com
- Wednesday’s On The Point - Free Evening Concerts through June & July, 2012 - www.wednesdaysonthepoint.com
- Old Algiers Riverfest - first weekend in April - www.oldalgiersmainstreet.com
- Calendar of Upcoming Events & Music Festivals, 2012 - www.satchmo.com/nolavl/events.html
- Gretna Heritage Festival - www.gretnafest.com/schedule.php
- Gretna Back To The River Fall Concerts - www.gretnala.com
- Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival - free - Oct.12, 13 & 14 www.jazzandheritage.org/blues-fest/
- Algiers Historical Society monthly meetings - www.algiershistoricalsociety.org
- There are many other sites you can Google.
