Jazz Fest is an eight-day Fair Grounds festival nested inside a much larger citywide live-music season, with food and local traditions carrying equal weight.
What you’re here for
- The late shows - Tipitina's, Maple Leaf, the Fillmore
- Frenchmen St
Where to stay
- Marigny and Bywater
- the Garden District to sleep
What to eat
- Crawfish bread at the Fairgrounds
- Dooky Chase's
- Willie Mae's
Know before you go
- 2027 tickets and lineup are not on sale yet. Choose the weekend first; buy official admission and late shows promoter by promoter when each actually releases
- A Fair Grounds day and a 2 a.m. show are two full events; alternate intensity instead of pretending they stack for eight days
- The gospel, blues, jazz and heritage tents are not filler between headliners - they are where the festival becomes New Orleans
The practical bits
when is jazz fest 2027
Typically 22–25 Apr and 29 Apr–2 May 2027. Next edition: 22 April 2027. Dates are set.
jazz fest late shows
Jazz Fest is an eight-day Fair Grounds festival nested inside a much larger citywide live-music season, with food and local traditions carrying equal weight.. Typically 22–25 Apr and 29 Apr–2 May 2027.