July 30th- August 2nd - What a Wonderful World you will discover during an entertaining and educational weekend in the French Quarter honoring New Orleans' native son, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong.

The Ninth Annual Satchmo SummerFest is back at the Old US Mint!

Come Celebrate the life of Louis Armstrong with a fun-filled weekend of activities and music with four stages all located within the Old US Mint including: Traditional Jazz Stage, Contemporary Jazz Stage, and a Brass Band Stage; Plus a Children's Stage located at the US Mint as well as all of our speaker seminars with nationally renowned speakers.

For More info: http://www.fqfi.org

April 24th- May 3rd New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

"Celebrating 40 Years of love, peace and crawfish"

This spontaneous, momentous scene—this meeting of jazz and heritage—has stood for decades since as a stirring symbol of the authenticity of the celebration that was destined to become a cultural force.

From the very beginning, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was envisioned as an important event that would have great cultural significance and popular appeal.

Neil Young and his band join Wynton Marsalis, Bon Jovi, Dave Matthews Band, James Taylor, Sugarland, Joe Cocker, Ben Harper & Relentless7, Tony Bennett, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kings of Leon, Neville Brothers, Wilco, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, The O’Jays, Erykah Badu, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Dr. John plus hundreds of others previously announced to appear at the historic edition of the Festival.

For more info: http://www.nojazzfest.com/

April 17- 19th- French Quarter Festival

COUNTING DOWN TO THE 2009 FRENCH QUARTER FESTIVAL BEGINS NOW!

Mark your calendars for festival fun! April 17 - 19, 2009

Enjoy 250 hours of entertainment featuring more than 150 musical performances on eighteen stages throughout the French Quarter over a three-day weekend.


For more info: http://www.fqfi.org