2024 New Orleans Jazz Festival to add a day to first weekend
The 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival plans to expand to eight days at the Fair Grounds.
The festival will open on Thursday, April 25, and consist of two four-day weekends.
This is not the first time Jazz Fest has opened on a Thursday.
The 2003 festival kicked off on a Thursday that was sponsored by Popeyes.
The 50th anniversary festival in 2019 also boasted eight days at the Fair Grounds.
The 2020 Jazz Festival was supposed to have two four-day weekends as well, with both Thursdays being designated as “Locals’ Thursday,” with discounted tickets for Louisiana residents.
However, the COVID pandemic canceled the entire 2020 festival, as well as 2021’s. When it returned in 2022, it featured a three-day first weekend and a four-day second weekend, as did the 2023 Jazz Fest.
