French Quarter Festival 2025 is a free, annual music festival held in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival takes place over four days, typically in early April, and features a variety of musical genres, including jazz, rhythm and blues, Cajun, and zydeco.
The festival was first held in 1984 as a way to celebrate the city’s tricentennial. It has since grown into one of the largest music festivals in the United States, attracting over 700,000 people each year. The festival is an important part of the city’s culture and economy, and it generates an estimated $200 million in revenue each year.
