NOLA River Fest is held annually to remember and celebrate the influences of the Mississippi River to New Orleans’ geography, economy, and culture. The New Orleans Jazz Museum hosts this festival and the event features performances from local artists, lectures, discussion panels, and the best food and drinks of the Crescent City. Please, join us!

Main Stage 

All Day – DJ Archivist  

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Second Line with the N’awlins D’awlins Baby Dolls, Big Queen Mary K and the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians, and Treme Lafitte Brass Band 

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Second Line Wrap-up from the Treme Lafitte Brass Band  

12:30 PM – 1:15 PM Grayhawk Perkins 

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Coralai  

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM Jenna McSwain 

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Sari Jordan 

4:45 PM – 5:30 PM Kumasi 

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Yusa 

7:00 PM – 7:45 PM Kinfolk Brass Band 

Performance Center 

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Miss Calliope: An Oral History with Debbie Fagnano 

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM The State of Green Infrastructure  

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM City of Canals 

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM “The River Bends and So Must We” 

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM “Beaucoup Water!” A talk about AI and water in Louisiana by Drew Hawkins 

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM Voices of the River: A Reading with Laureate Gina Ferrara