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French Quarter Fest 2026: Performers
More than 300 acts performed on 20 stages over the four-day festival, offering the best of New Orleans music up to blissful and appreciative crowds.
- photos by Scott Saltzman, Shawn Fink and Ellis Anderson
French Quarter Fest 2026: Festival Folks
The new stretch of riverfront park that opened just a week before the festival – with an enormous grass lawn, a kids’ play area, an enormous cooling mister and hammock hangers – offered two stages and plenty of pleasure.
- photos by Scott Saltzman, Shawn Fink and Ellis Anderson
David Suhor: French Quarter Performance Artist
Call it campy or classic, the jaunty tradition of the singing telegram is celebrated by this member of a noted New Orleans musical family.
- by Claude Summers
Swamp Moves on a Summer Night
This jazz duo and their musical guests filled a hidden upstairs bar on Decatur Street with laughter and jazz - and an excellent vibe, even in the thick of summer.
- by Christopher Louis Romaguera