Celebrate the culture, music, and traditions of New Orleans at NOLA River Fest!
This year’s theme, “Louisiana’s Native Foodways,” honors the natural bounty of the Mississippi River and Gulf, from Indigenous harvests to Creole and Cajun creations. Enjoy local food vendors, cooking demonstrations, and educational activities highlighting native plants, dishes, and spices.
MUSIC LINEUP
Main Stage
11:00 — Second line starting in Jackson Square featuring the N'awlins D'awlins Baby Dolls & Big Queen Mary Kay of the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians
12:00 Treme Lafitte Brass Band
12:15 - 12:45 Grayhawk Perkins & Friends
1:00 - 1:40 Kr3wcial
2:00 - 2:40 glbl wrming collective
3:00 - 3:40 Komaki Soul
4:00 - 4:40 Gregg Stafford & The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
5:00 - 5:40 Robin Barnes
6:00 - 7:00 James Andrews & The Sons of Satchmo
LECTURE SCHEDULE
Held in the 3rd Floor Performance Center
12:00-12:45 — Dr. Robert Thomas Dredging in The Mississippi
1:00-1:45 — Brackish Artist Collective Jazz Trio featuring A’oleon Broomfield, Julian Garcia, and Jérémie Henan
2:00-2:45 — Grayhawk Perkins Native American Folk Stories
3:00- 4:00 — Point Au Chien Tribe Native Coastal Restoration Panel Ft. Christine Verdin, Cherie Matherne, Jade Bergeron, and Georgie Ferguson
4:30- 5:15 — paris cian cyanhere's to you my people
