It’s Four-Four Time: New Orleans Jazz Fest Expands To 8 Days

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will now kick-off April 25, adding a day to the first weekend, taking the event to eight days with two equal four-day weekends.

The 2024 edition will run April 25-28 and May 2-5 at the Fair Grounds Race Course. It will feature more than 5,000 musicians on 14 stages, along with the much-anticipated food vendors and juried craft fair. The festival annually draws more than 500,000 people to the Crescent City and has an economic impact on New Orleans second only to Mardi Gras.

Further details on the 2024 event, including line-up details, will be released in coming months.