The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will be hosting the 2015 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival on Friday, October 16th, through Sunday, October 18th, at Lafayette Square Park in the Central Business District.

Walter “Wolfman” Washington is featured on this year’s Crescent City Blues & BBQ poster by artist John Bukaty

The highlight of this 10th edition of the festival will be Saturday night’s show entitled “Ride Your Pony Down to New Orleans – Home of the Blues,” featuring all members of the Funky Meters, Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas.

Other headliners of the event’s two stages include Marcia Ball, Ruthie Foster, Denise Lasalle, Swamp Dogg,Walter Wolfman Washington, Jarekus Singleton, Mason Ruffner, Little Freddie King and many more.

The festival will also feature 30 arts and craft vendors, a variety of food vendors centered around barbecue, and an Oral History Stage on which performers will be publically interviewed about their lives, influences and music. This year’s interviewees include Lurrie Bell, Jarekus Singleton, Swamp Dogg, the Excello Reunion artists and more.

The event is free of charge and will run on Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. More information can be found on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation website.

2015 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival Music Schedule

Friday, Oct. 16

5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.     Walter Wolfman Washington
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.          Marcia Ball

Saturday, Oct. 17

St. Charles Ave. Stage:
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.            Mike “Soul Man” Baptiste
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.     Little Freddie King
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.     Kenny Neal
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.        “Ride Your Pony Down to New Orleans – Home of the Blues” starring The Funky Meters (Art Neville, George Porter, Brian Stoltz and Terrence Houston) plus special guests Allen Toussaint and Irma Thomas

Camp Street Stage:
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.          Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s
1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.         Mason Ruffner
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.     Lurrie Bell
5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.         Swamp Dogg

Sunday, Oct. 18

St. Charles Ave. Stage:
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.           Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.    Jarekus Singleton
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.    Excello Records Reunion
                                     Featuring Lazy Lester, Carol Fran, Classie Ballou and Li’l Buck Sinegal
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.         Ruthie Foster

Camp Street Stage:
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.          Brint Anderson Band
1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.         Mr. Sipp, “The Mississippi Blues Child”
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.     Son Little
5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.         Denise LaSalle