Many of the best artists in southwest Louisiana dance music will perform at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival, taking place June 13-14 at the historic French Market.

Dates: Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14

Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Stage Locations: The French Market (click link for map). The French Market Stage is located at the intersection of French Market Place and Barracks Street — adjacent to the French Market’s flea market, and just outside the rear gates of the Old U.S. Mint. The Dumaine Street Stage is located at the end of Dumaine Street in Dutch Alley (between Decatur Street and the Mississippi River flood wall).

Admission: Free

Rosie Ledet, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Amanda Shaw, Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, the Pine Leaf Boys, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and many more will perform at the third annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival. See the event web site (www.jazzandheritage.org/cajun-zydeco) for the complete performance schedule.

 

The Cajun-Zydeco Festival joins the French Market's Creole Tomato Festival and the Louisiana Seafood Festival to form A New Orleans Vieux To Do - three free festivals in one. Dozens of farmers and fishers will be on hand with fresh Louisiana produce and seafood. And chefs from New Orleans' best restaurants will demonstrate how to use Creole tomatoes and fresh local seafood in delicious recipes. Prepared foods will be available from top local eateries. Come hungry!

 

AND DON'T MISS: Zachary Richard and his band will perform Saturday, June 13, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., as part of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Down By the Riverside concert series. This free event takes place at the Capital One Pavilion in Woldenberg Riverfont Park in the French Quarter (behind Jax Brewery, near the Steamboat Natchez dock). Piranah Swing (formerly VaVaVoom) will open the show.