OffBeat 2019 Guide to Night Shows During Jazz Fest

Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans’ Fair Ground Race Course Thursday-Sunday, April 25-28 and May 2-5, but we all know the late night shows that take place across town throughout […]

Five Questions with Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival Director Joel Hitchcock

How did you first become interested in creating events celebrating Caribbean culture? My father is a professional jazz and blues pianist and my siblings all play instruments, so my whole […]

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Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Fest Announces Celebrity Judges, Music Lineup

Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival returns on February 9 this year to honor Jamaican music, food, crafts and more. This year’s festival will feature seven celebrity guest judges and over […]

Enter To Win Tickets To NOLA Caribbean Fest!

The two-day NOLA Caribbean Festival on June 23 and 24 is but one of seven Caribbean themed events transpiring over four days and showcases the region’s cuisine, culture, dance and […]

NOLA Caribbean Festival Announces Return For 2nd Annual Event

Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, the Virgin Islands and New Orleans will all be represented at the second annual NOLA Caribbean Festival later this month. The […]

Second to None: Dancing Man 504 leads the way

An eight-year-old boy fell in love with movement near the intersection of Orleans and Claiborne, where he watched Mardi Gras Indians parade by, chanting the stories of generations. The little […]

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Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival To Return, Announces Music Lineup

More music, food, dance, celebrity guests and vendors are promised for the return of the Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival after last year’s sold-out inaugural event. On Saturday, January 20, […]

See Reggae’s Israel Vibration In NOLA For First Time In 10 Years

Renowned roots reggae band Israel Vibration will make its return to New Orleans for the first time in 10 years this Monday at the historic Carver Theater. Called by the […]

Fried Chicken Fest 2017: Full Food And Music Lineup

This weekend, the Fried Chicken Festival, this year rechristened a national event–with food vendors to prove it–returns for second year in its new riverfront home at Woldenberg Park. Now a two-day […]