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Enjoy New Orleans JazzFest ... from home!
John Dunlop
While JazzFest is canceled, you can still enjoy the best of the Fest! WWOZ is presenting JazzFesting in Place, broadcasting some of the best performances in the history of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, straight from the Archive of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
Listen “live” at https://www.wwoz.org/listen/player/. The broadcast is 9am - 5pm L.A. time, 11am - 7pm NOLA time, Thursday through Sunday (4/23-4/26), and Thursday through Sunday (4/30-5/3)!
Check out the schedule, affectionately known as “The Cubes”, and check back with the WWOZ website each morning for the most up-to-date schedule!
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival canceled for 2020
John Dunlop
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is canceled for 2020 out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 JazzFest scheduled for April 22 - May 2.
Stay safe and healthy so we can enjoy JazzFest in 2021!
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! 3/17
John Dunlop
Enjoy the Irish Channel Parade on 3/14!
John Dunlop
Wear as much green as your wardrobe will allow, and enjoy this lively parade where floats are accompanied by bands, music, and marching clubs. But what’s a parade in New Orleans without throws? Call out “throw me something mistah!” and be prepared to catch anything from beads to potatoes, carrots, moonpies...and the biggie....cabbages! And again, it being New Orleans, be on the lookout for underwear to be thrown! You’re certain to have a great time! Sláinte!
Mardi Gras! Tuesday, 2/25/2020
John Dunlop
Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to the practice of indulging and eating rich foods on the last night before the fasting of Lent begins at midnight, when Ash Wednesday begins. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is about fun and celebration … parades, floats, people-watching, food, drink, music and all forms of entertainment. Mardi Gras revelers wear wild and crazy costumes and/or traditional colors of purple, green, and gold. Many wear beads caught during parades. Families with their kids are everywhere, and both locals and visitors have a fantastic time. Mardi Gras has been called the party New Orleans throws for itself, and invites everybody else to attend!
