The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival announced its Jazz Fest 2026 lineup. The event will take place over eight days from Thursday, April 23 through Sunday, April 26, and Thursday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3. 

FIRST WEEKEND, April 23, 24, 25 and 26

Kings of Leon • Raye • Stephen Marley • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Blind Boys of Alabama • Cowboy Mouth • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Monty Alexander “Jamericana” • Rik Jam and The Island Federation • Silver Birds Steel Orchestra • Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20 • Cimafunk • Maggie Koerner • Nicholas Payton featuring Butcher Brown presents the Supreme Blue • Big Chief Donald Harrison • Kyle Roussel • Vieux Farka Touré of Mali • Nidia Góngora of Colombia • Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band • Lena Prima & TLP Band • Kenny Neal • Brass-A-Holics • Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes • Sierra Green and The Giants • Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds • Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars • Shinyribs • Quiana Lynell • Omari Neville & The Fuel • 007 • Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys • Aurora Nealand’s Royal Roses • Blodie’s Jazz Jam • Cameron Dupuy & The Cajun Troubadours • Lynn Drury • Yusa • Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds • Michael Hurtt & the Haunted Hearts • Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders • Peter Harris Presents • Gov’t Majik • Karma and The Killjoys • T’Monde • Clay Parker & Jodi James • Jamil Sharif • Black Foot Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Joanna Hale-McGill • Mason Trail and Zydeco Rhythm • Native Nations Intertribal • Michael Skinkus and Moyuba • Sporty’s Brass Band • Betty Winn & One-A-Chord • The Caesar Brothers FunkBox • The Silver Lining Serenaders • Big Chief Dow & the Timbuktu Warriors Black Masking Injuns • High Steppers Brass Band • The Creole Cuties Baby Dolls • Kid Simmon’s Local International Allstars • Eric Schmitt • Norbert Susemihl’s New Orleans Allstars • Britti • Pastor Tyrone Jefferson • Joel Jones and 3MC • Loyola University Jazz Ensemble • One Mind Brass Band • Pigeon Town Ladies • New Generation • Bad Boys Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • St. Joseph the Worker • Lady Tambourine • Black Mohawk and Young Golden Sioux Mardi Gras Indians • LPO Academy • Chosen Vessels Dance & Performing Arts • Donald Lewis • Black Feathers Mardi Gras Indians • Andrews Brass Band • Ice Divas • Nkrumah Better Boys SA&PCs • ISL Circus Arts Kids • JunkGuy • KID smART Showcase • Jon Batiste • Lorde • Sean Paul • Big Freedia • Ani DiFranco • Cyril Neville – The Uptown Ruler • Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials • The Dirty Dozen Brass Band • New Orleans R&B Classics Revue feat. The Dixie Cups • Wanda Rouzan • Tony Owens • GIVERS • Hiromi’s Sonicwonder • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Protoje • Sevana • ShowJam Mento Band • Silver Birds Steel Orchestra • Treme Brass Band • Lost Bayou Ramblers • Papa Mali’s Shantytown Underground • Bon Bon Vivant • Jonathon “Boogie” Long • Billy Iuso • Al “Lil Fats” Jackson • Jason Neville and the All Star Band • The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. • Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians • Astral Project • Adonis Rose & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring guest Andromeda Turre • Los Skarnales • Seratones • Jesse McBride Big Band • Joy Clark • Rosie Ledet • Loose Cattle • Naughty Professor • Nell Simmons-Bradley • Parlor Greens • TBC Brass Band • Wendell Brunious & The New Orleans Jazz Legends • Sean Schulich • Conjunto Tierra Linda • Free Agents Brass Band • Louis Michot & Swamp Magic • Bro. Jeffery Pelrean and Created to Worship • A.J. Haynes of Seratones • Bamboula 2000 • Black Magic Drumline • Bonsoir Catin • Dayna Kurtz and Robert Maché • Smoking Time Jazz Club • Spyboy J & Thee Storm Mardi Gras Indians • Keyla Richardson • Poisson Rouge • DJ Arie Spins • Da Truth Brass Band • Tim Laughlin • Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo • Tom McDermott • David Boeddinghaus • The Queens of the Nation Indian Council • Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests from Honduras and Mexico • Mark Brooks & Friends • Native Nations Intertribal • Jackson Square Allstars • Sisters of Change • The Perfect Gentleman • Old & Nu Fellas Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Golden Comanche Black Masking Indians • Terrell Griffin & Free • The Asylum Chorus • The Bottoms • Lady Chops • 7th Ward Creole Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Tulane BAM Ensemble • Eleanor McMain Singing Mustangs • Edna Karr High School Gospel Choir • Beverly Hills Polo Club • Black Flame Hunters and Red Cheyenne 8th Ward Black Masking Indians • LB Landry Gospel Choir • The Original Uptown Swingers SA&PC • Free Spirit Brass Band • Lady & Men Rollers • The Z Steppers • Men and Ladies of Class SA&PCs • Young Audiences Performing Arts Showcase • St. Mary’s Academy Gospel Choir • New Wave Brass Band • Ladies of Unity • Go Getters • Original Big Seven SA&PCs • Stevie Nicks • Tyler Childers • Nas • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit • Rhiannon Giddens • The Revivalists • Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers • Burning Spear • Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns • Samantha Fish • John Boutté • Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers • Sonny Landreth • Crowe Boys • Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers • Davell Crawford • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Lutan Fyah • BrukOut Sound System ft. Seani B • NESTA • Laa Lee • ShowJam Mento Band • Silver Birds Steel Orchestra • Bishop Paul S. Morton and The Greater Sound Choir of Greater St. Stephen FGBC • HaSizzle • James Rivers Movement • Jelly Joseph • Big Chief Sunpie and the Northside Skull and Bone Gang • Pine Leaf Boys • Doctor Nativo of Guatemala • Stooges Brass Band • Tin Men • Kr3wcial • Cristina Kaminis • Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble • Little Freddie King Blues Band • Don Vappie’s Creole Jazz Serenaders • Mahmoud Chouki • The Deslondes • Black Magic Drumline • Louis Ford & his New Orleans Flairs • Preservation Brass • Riverbenders • Amis du Teche • Craig Klein presents a Tribute to Frog Joseph featuring Ronell Johnson • Charles Joseph • Haruka Kikuchi • The Desert Nudes • Ever More Nest • Big Chief Hollywood & Dat Mighty 9 • Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians • Big 6 Brass Band • Eight Dice Cloth • Rumba Buena • New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Rhythm Section • Dave Bode Big Band • Dirk & Amelia Powell • Cory Stewart and Authentically Anointed • Black Hawk Hunters Black Masking Indians • Apache Hunters and Wild Red Flame Mardi Gras Indians • DJ Raj Smoove • Evangelist Jackie Tolbert • Gizinti • La Tran-K Band • Le Bon Ton Baby Dolls • The Garden of Joy • Dr. Hezekiah Brinson & The Nineveh Baptist Church Mass Choir • Native Nations Intertribal • Voices of Peter Claver celebrating the life of Veronica Downs-Dorsey • New Orleans Council on Aging Community Choir (NOCOA) • The Chosen Ones Brass Band • Big Nine • Westbank Steppers • Valley of Silent Men Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Weatherford College Jazz Orchestra • Pastor Jai Reed • Johnette Downing and Scott Billington • Val & Love Alive Choir • Washitaw Nation and Young Cherokee Mardi Gras Indians • The Hoot-n-Holler Inn • The Reckless Band from Breakfast Land • All For One Brass Band • Single Ladies • Single Men • Nine Times SA&PCs • Mestre Curtis Pierre “The Samba Man” • Rod Stewart • David Byrne • St. Vincent • The Isley Brothers • Irma Thomas • Jon Batiste presents Swamp • Carlos Vives • Ron Carter Quartet • Shirley Caesar and The Caesar Singers • Boyfriend • Leftover Salmon • Catherine Russell • Ronnie LaMarque • Marcia Ball • Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Luciano • BrukOut Sound System ft. Seani B • NESTA • Laa Lee • Topp Brass plays Ska • ShowJam Mento Band • Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters • Zachary Richard • Glen David Andrews Band • Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band featuring Thais Clark • Lars Edegran’s New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra • New Birth Brass Band • The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars • River Eckert • New Orleans Nightcrawlers • Kristin Diable & The City • People Museum • Paul Sanchez • The Headhunters • Sunpie and The Louisiana Sunspots • The Zion Harmonizers • The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders • Tuba Skinny • Erica Falls • Chris Thomas King • Javier Olondo and AsheSon • Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors • Kinfolk Brass Band • Kelly Love Jones • Kevin Louis & The Friday Night Jazz Band feat. Yolanda Robinson • Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss • Gitkin • Young Pinstripe Brass Band • Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express • Jambalaya Cajun Band • Jenavieve and the Winding Boys • Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget • Trevarri Huff-Boone • Ricardo Pascal • Dr. Brice Miller & Mahogany Brass Band • Kristy Lee • The Great Duets: Jolynda “Kiki” Chapman and Phillip Manuel • Native Nations Intertribal • DJ T-Roy • Trombone Shorty Academy feat. Primera Linea of Cuba • 8th Ward Black Seminoles • Beautiful Creole Apaches • Black Sioux Warriors Mardi Gras Indians • Renée Gros + Tiago Guy • Claude Bryant and The Allstars • Leroy Thomas & the Zydeco Roadrunners • Craig Adams & Higher Dimensions of Praise • Jada Tanner • Lady Tambourine • NOCCA Jazz Ensemble • Glenn Hartman & the Earthtones • New Voices New Orleans (NVNO) • Knockaz Brass Band • New Look • Furious Five • Big Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • E’Dana • Mohawk Hunters and Shining Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers • The Coolie Family Gospel Singers • New Groove Brass Band • Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association • First Division Rollers • Untouchables SA&PCs • Zack Landry & PhaZe • The Woodlawn Lion Dance Team • New Orleans Dance Collective

SECOND WEEKEND LINEUP, April 30, May 1, 2 and 3

Widespread Panic • Lake Street Dive • Leela James • Lettuce • Alejandro Escovedo • Fred Wesley and his New JBs • Grace Bowers • Sweet Crude • Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band • Zigaboo Modeliste Funk Revue • Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rôdailleurs • Judith Owen & The Callers • Mike Zito Band • Tonya Boyd-Cannon • Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience • Batiste Brothers Band • Isaiah Collier “The World Is On Fire”! • The Tropicales ft. Mireya Ramos • Charmaine Neville • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Jesse Royal • The Rising Suns • Kaya Jonkunnu Band • Walking Tall Jamaica • Higher Heights Reggae • The Iguanas • Hans Williams • John “Papa” Gros • The Iceman Special • Flagboy Giz • Frank Waln • Paul Porter and The Christianaires • Anna Moss • New Breed Brass Band • Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole • Clive Wilson’s New Orleans Serenaders • Grayson Capps • Johnny Sansone • Pat Casey and the New Sound • Soul Brass Band • Ricky Sebastian • Steve Masakowski Family & Friends • Hot Club of New Orleans • Ingrid Lucia • The Palmetto Bug Stompers • Ambush Reggae Band • White Eagle Singers • Sons of Jazz Brass Band • The New Orleans Rug Cutters • Forgotten Souls • Sasha Masakowski as Tra$h Magnolia • Micah McKee • Helen Gillet • James Linden Hogg • Ryan Brunet and the Malfecteurs • Steve Austin & The Bioniq Brass Band • Women of Class and Lady Prince of Wales Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Original Black Seminole Baby Dolls • Gray Hawk presents Native American Folklore • Gregg “MacDaddy” Martinez • Comanche Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Delgado Community College Jazz Band • Nu Nation Choir • The Showers • Donnell Russell • Knights of Praise from St. Augustine Campus Ministry • Academy of Our Lady School Choir • Young Seminole Hunters Black Masking Indians • One Shot Brass Band • VIP Ladies and Original Four SA&PCs • NOLA Capoeira • Mardi de Musique • McDonogh #35 High School Gospel Choir • Young Eagles • Uptown Warriors • Seminoles Mardi Gras Indians • Sheepy & the Hen • Majekfingers Drumming Ensemble • Lainey Wilson • The Black Keys • Ziggy Marley • Rickie Lee Jones • Dragon Smoke • Marc Broussard • Original Koffee • Terence Blanchard + Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis & John Coltrane Centennial • The California Honeydrops • BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet • Tab Benoit • Jekalyn Carr • Bonerama • Hot 8 Brass Band • Cha Wa • Charlie Gabriel and Friends • John Foster • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Runkus & Royal Blu with Dub Squad • The Skatalites • The Rising Suns • Kaya Jonkunnu Band • Walking Tall Jamaica • Bruce Daigrepoint Cajun Band • Amanda Shaw and The Cute Guys • Sue Foley • Sunpie ak Vodou Blues Ayiti • Gal Holiday & The Honky Tonk Revue • D.K. Harrell Band • Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie • Tony Hall & The New Orleans Soul Stars • Gerald French & The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band • Big Chief Juan & Jockimo’s Groove • Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns • Debbie Davis and Friends • Kevin “Sonny” Gullage & Blues Groovers • Victor Campbell • Larry Sieberth presents Da Groove featuring David Fiuczynski & Danny Sadownick • Andrew Jobin and the Thick Smoke • Corey Ledet Zydeco & Black Magic • Baby Boyz Brass Band • Los Guiros • Pocket Chocolate • Tyron Benoit Band • Panorama Jazz Band • Sarah Quintana • Muévelo • Big Chief Kevin Goodman & the Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians • The New Orleans Guitar Masters: John Rankin • Jimmy Robinson • Cranston Clements • Tribute to New Orleans Early Blues Singers featuring Jolynda “Kiki” Chapman and Thais Clark with the Lars Edegran Band • David Doucet • White Eagle Singers • Stephen Walker • Travis Matte & the Kingpins feat. Johnnie Allan • The Johnson Extension • Shades of Praise Interracial Gospel Choir • The Pfister Sisters • The Slick Skillet Serenaders • Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries Mass Choir • 21st Century Brass Band • Sisters of Unity • We Are One • Keep n It Real Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Morning Star Missionary Mass Choir • Arthur & Friends Community Choir • Champagniacs! • Electric Yat Quartet feat. Andrè Bohren & Anne Chabreck present “Peter & the Wolf” • Giimoozaabi Black Hunters and Buffalo Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Jazz Ensemble • KIPP New Orleans Regional High School Choir • Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble • Zulu Male Ensemble • Wild Tchoupitoulas and Young Generation Warriors Mardi Gras Indians • Southern University Baton Rouge Jazz Ensemble • The Maroons Band • Young Fellaz Brass Band • Devastation and Scene Boosters SA&PCs • Mahogany Blue Baby Dolls • Jumping for Joy Double Dutch Club • Eagles • Alabama Shakes • T-Pain • Dianne Reeves • Big Freedia • Dumpstaphunk • Little Feat • Sierra Hull • Larry McCray • The Soul Rebels • Anders Osborne • The Gospel Soul of Irma Thomas • Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet • Leo Nocentelli of The Meters • C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band • Leyla McCalla • Wayne Toups • Dee-1 • Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra • Eric Lindell • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with The Skatalites • Yaadcore • Runkus & Royal Blu with Dub Squad • Jemere Morgan • Kaya Jonkunnu Band • Walking Tall Jamaica • Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas • J & The Causeways • Creole String Beans • Honey Island Swamp Band • Jeremy Davenport • Ghalia Volt • Lilli Lewis • Jermaine Landrum & The Abundant Praise Revival Choir • Mia Borders • Midnite Disturbers • Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest • Alexey Marti & Sugarflow • John Mooney & Bluesiana • Susan Cowsill • Savoy Family Cajun Band • Dustin Dale Gaspard & the Rockin Babines • Bill Summers & Jazalsa • Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants • Seguenon Kone’s Ivoire Spectacle • Hardhead Hunters Mardi Gras Indians • Johanna Rose • 9th Ward Black Hatchet and Semolian Warriors Mardi Gras Indians • Storyville Stompers Brass Band • Tribute to Jelly Roll’s Red Hot Peppers feat. Dr. Michael White and Shaye Cohn • Yvette Landry & the Jukes • Twisty River Band • Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits • The Revelers • Franklin Avenue Baptist Church Mass Choir • Guardians of Culture with Queen Reesie & Chief Jeremy • James Jordan and The Situation • Pastor Mitchell Stevens • Akia Nevills & Grace Unlimited • The Paulin Brothers Brass Band • The Russell Welch Hot Quartet • The City of Love Music & Arts Worship Choir • UNO Jazz All-Stars • Tidal Wave Brass Band • Dumaine St. Gang • Family Ties • Revolution • Good Fellas Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Big Chief Bird & the Young Hunters Black Masking Indians • DJ Jess • Eric Adcock plays Louisiana Piano featuring Derek Huston • White Eagle Singers • Archdiocese of New Orleans Choir • Felicia E. Travis • Junior Baby Doll Ladies • The RRAAMS • da Souljas Brass Band • Undefeated Divas & Gents • Sudan • Original Pigeon Town Steppers SAPCs • Young Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians • Creole Osceolas and Black Osceola Black Masking Indians • Lady Tambourine • Bruce Daigrepont’s Family Fais Do Do and Cajun Dance Workshop • Kai Knight’s Silhouette Dance Ensemble • Teddy Swims • Earth, Wind & Fire • Tedeschi Trucks Band • Herbie Hancock • Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue • Mavis Staples • Galactic featuring Jelly Joseph • The Radiators • Rebirth Brass Band • Jackie Venson • Big Sam’s Funky Nation • George Porter Jr & Runnin’ Pardners • Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen • Steve Earle featuring Anders Osborne • Jazz Fest celebrates Jamaica with Lila Iké • Kevin Downswell • Jemere Morgan • Kaya Jonkunnu Band • Walking Tall Jamaica • Kermit Ruffins’ Tribute to Louis Armstrong • Deacon John • Shamarr Allen • RAM from Haiti • Lil’ Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers • Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias • James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars • Jason Marsalis • Andrew Duhon • Davell Crawford presents Fabulous Friends Forever in the Gospel Tent with special guests Cyril Neville • Charmaine Neville • Wanda Rouzan • The Davell Crawford Singers and more • Trumpet Mafia’s Tribute to Miles Davis feat. Keyon Harold • Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans • Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys • Banu Gibson • The Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project • Greg Stafford & His Young Tuxedo Brass Band • Raphael Bas and Harmonouche • Herbert McCarver & Pin Stripe Brass Band • James McClaskey and the Rhythm Band • BRW • Mariachi Jalisco • Original Pinettes Brass Band • Robin Barnes & the FiyaBirds • Tommy Sancton’s New Orleans Legacy Band • Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill • Carol C • New Orleans Gospel Soul Children • Rich Collins • Roddie Romero & the Hub City All-Stars • John Mahoney Little Big Band • The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra • Songwriters Craig Wiseman • Lee Thomas Miller • Jim McCormick • Pocket Aces Brass Band • Marc Stone • Anders Parker • Dex Daley & Jam-X • Fermín Ceballos Band • The N’awlins D’awlins Baby Dolls • Chère Élise with special guest Kelli Jones • Chiefs of the Indian Nations • Jessica Harvey and The Difference • Michael “The Sheik” O’Hara • Jonté Mayon • White Eagle Singers • DJ Captain Charles • Algiers Warriors and Monogram Hunters Black Masking Indians • Real Untouchables Brass Band • Divine Ladies • Men Buck Jumpers • Original CTC Steppers Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs (SA&PCs) • Don “Moose” Jamison Heritage School of Music • Ninth Ward Hunters and Golden Sioux Mardi Gras Indians • Dancing Grounds Dance for Social Change • New Orleans Metropolitan Choral Union • Rising Dragon Lion Dance Team • Quint Adkins & Lighthouse Music • New Generation Brass Band • Original New Orleans Lady Buckjumpers and Prince of Wales SA&PCs • Culu Children’s Traditional African Dance Company • Pastor Woodrow Hayden • Square Dance NOLA • Amy Bruton Bluemel: Chickasaw Storyteller • Young Brave Hunters Black Masking Indians

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