Get ready for the 43rd annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, because it’s just around the corner running for two extended weekends April 27-29 and May 3-6! It’s going to include huge artists as well as local legends and range in style from R&B, country, jazz and gospel to world, rock and indie. The fest will run 11am to 7pm and will offer tons of delicious food, arts and crafts opportunities, indigenous markets and cultural celebration events. It will be a conglomeration of the old and the new, the local and the national, perfect of anyone and everyone no matter what their age. To point to a few highlights in the schedule:
Friday April 27th
Bon Iver
Beach Boys Reunion
Saturday April 28th
Cee Lo Green
Feist
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Sunday April 29th
Iron & Wine
Al Green
Janelle Monae
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Thursday May 3rd
Eddie Vedder
Florence + The Machine
Glen Hansard
Ani DiFranco
Friday May 4th
Zac Brown Band
Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A.
Ne-Yo
Saturday May 5th
The Eagles
My Morning Jacket
Sunday May 6th
The Neville Brothers
Foo Fighters
So grab your sunscreen and you hat, and head on out to enjoy the beautiful weather and the great music. And remember, to get there safely and comfortably call us at (877) 592-2226 and we at New Orleans Airport Trip will make sure to start your day (or night) off right.