NEW ORLEANS — The nonprofit French Quarter Festivals Inc. has announced the return of French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron. The unusual fall edition of the event will take place Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in various Quarter locations.
FQFI organizers have consolidated festival activities into three days (Thursday through Saturday) to allow City officials to direct security and safety resources toward the New Orleans Saints home game on Sunday, Oct. 3. The event will feature regional cuisine from more than 50 local restaurants, hundreds of Louisiana musicians on 19 stages, and other cultural events. The festival will operate from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day.
“Throughout the COVID crisis, we have strengthened our ability to remain flexible,” said Emily Madero, CEO of FQFI, in a release. “As one of the largest free music and food festivals in the United States, we always want to ensure our impact is in the best interest of the City and our French Quarter neighbors and businesses. For fans, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enjoy both French Quarter Fest and a Saints game on the same weekend! We’re bringing together our favorite hometown festival and hometown team – we couldn’t script a better celebration to memorialize the resilience of NOLA and the return to normal life.”
The lineup includes Tank and the Bangas, John Boutté, Amanda Shaw, Rickie Lee Jones, Big Chief Juan Pardo & The Golden Comanches, Fermín Ceballos + Merengue4FOUR, Sporty’s Brass Band, Chapel Hart Band, Lilli Lewis and hundreds more.
Find music lineup details at frenchquarterfest.org.
French Quarter Festivals Inc. also produces Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron in August and Holidays New Orleans Style in December. For more information, visit http://www.fqfi.org.
