Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival - July 9 - 31, 2021

Pull out your dancing shoes and get ready for the 15th annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival - four weeks of back to back stellar performances from some of the most beloved Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco musicians. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the only New Orleans festival that exclusively celebrates Cajun and Zydeco music.  This year's festival features powerhouse performers taking the stage each week at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center: Grammy- Winning Chubby Carrier, Grammy-Nominated BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Grammy-Nominated Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers,  Grammy-Nominated Sweet Cecilia, and many more!  The Foundation is welcoming back live music in New Orleans not only with great performances but also with outstanding local food vendors.  

New this year: Every Friday and Saturday, beginning July 9th,  the Foundation will host free outdoor performances made for dancing at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center - 1225 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, La.   Doors will open at 6:00pm prior to the start of the performance or program and the show starts at 7:00p.m and goes until 8:30 p.m. Admission is free to all eight concerts, but attendees are asked to RSVP using this link:  RESERVE TICKETS.  Please no outside food and drink - concessions will be sold on site.  

Essence Festival - 2 Weekends: June 25-27 & July 2-4! Live Loud!

Essence Festival of Culture - A Virtual Experience! The Essence Festival is going digital again this year with two back-to-back weekends of music, entertainment, empowerment and culture on June 25 to 27, and July 2 to 4, 2021. Can't miss content includes powerful daytime interactive sessions from trailblazing leaders and star-studded evening concerts. Two back to back weekends of thoughtfully curated panels, workshops, demos and activities just for us to uplift and support living out loud!

Boogaloo in Exile! May 14 - 16, 2021

MAY 14-16, 2021 Friends of Bayou St. John will be presenting “BOOGALOO IN EXILE” – a concert series at 2 different locations. If you’re in New Orleans, we hope you are able to join us this year at “The Bayou Boogaloo in Exile”, so we can see you again on the bayou safely in 2022! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

WWOZ's Jazz Festing in Place - April 29 - May 2!

With New Orleans’ Jazz & Heritage Festival not scheduled until October 2021, New Orleans non-profit radio station WWOZ will again air its Jazz Festing In Place marathon in lieu of the annual event. The second weekend of special radio broadcasts on April 29th-May 2nd features rare and memorable Jazz Fest performances from years past which will air between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT (9 a.m. and 5 p.m. L.A. time) each day. Produced in partnership with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the daily broadcasts will also feature interview segments that highlight the food, crafts, and cultural heritage of the Louisiana city as fans patiently await the festival’s return later this year. Fans will be able to tune in by streaming the audio for free at the WWOZ website or via its terrestrial radio channel 90.7 FM. Check out the Cubes (broadcast schedule) by clicking here. So, sit back, close your eyes, and lose yourself in some of the best music on the planet! Happy Jazz Festing in Place!

WWOZ Piano Night From Our Homes to Yours on Monday, April 26th!

We won't be able to get together for Piano Night 2021, but we'll still revel in New Orleans piano thanks to an incredible lineup of pianists! On Monday, April 26 at 7pm NOLA time, 5pm L.A. time, WWOZ Piano Night From Our Homes to Yours will be streamed via WWOZ's Facebook page, on our YouTube channel, and on WWOZ.org.

Piano Night will still be a benefit for WWOZ, but as in 2020, no tickets will be required. While it's bittersweet to miss gathering together for our 35th annual Piano Night, by going virtual we we'll reach thousands of guests who never would have been able to all fit in the same room. In 2020, over 150,000 New Orleans piano fans from all over the world streamed the WWOZ Piano Night from Our Homes to Yours performances!

Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette on 4/23-25/2021

Festival International de Louisiane is a non-profit organization that produces the largest international music and arts festival in the United States with a special emphasis on the connection between Acadiana and the Francophone world and an estimated economic impact of 49 million annually. The annual festival features musical performances by international artists along with workshops, exhibits, visual art, theater and other forms of performance arts. The festival transforms downtown Lafayette, Louisiana into an entertainment mecca.