French Quarter Fest 2018 Announces Lineup And Daily Schedule

Each April, French Quarter Festival returns to provide the world’s largest showcase of Louisiana music, food and culture. This year, the festival will run from Thursday, April 12 to Sunday, April 15 and feature over 300 free performances. A record-breaking 33 of these acts, including Alfred Banks, Chocolate Milk, Rechell Cook & the Regeneration Band, and Zachary Richard, will be making their French Quarter Fest debuts this year, joining returning favorites like Cyril Neville, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Irma Thomas, Jon Cleary, Little Freddie King and the Grammy-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers. The festival is free and open to the public. Check out the full lineup below and visit frenchquarterfest.org for more information.

Thursday, April 12

Abita Beer Stage

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — The Irene Sage Band

12:35 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. — New Breed Brass Band

2:10 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. –Sweet Crude

3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Irma Thomas

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Dirty Dozen Brass Band

GE Digital Big River Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Panorama Jazz Band

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. –Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue

2 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. — New Orleans Suspects

3:30 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. — Partners N Crime & The Big Easy Band featuring DJ Jubilee

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Cupid and the Dance Party Express Band

Tropical Isle Hand Grenade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Juju Child

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Alex McMurray

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — The Pentones

3:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. — Lisa Amos

5:25 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Bag of Donuts

Chevron Cajun/Zydeco Showcase

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — T’Monde

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Nathan Williams & the Zydeco Cha Chas

3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. — Lost Bayou Ramblers

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

Hilton Tricentennial Stage

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Preservation All-Stars

12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Banu Gibson

2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Fredy Omar con su Banda

3:50 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Robin Barnes & The Fiyabirds

5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Terrance “Hollywood” Taplin and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Jack Daniel’s Stage

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Tuba Skinny

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — The Quickening

2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — Deltaphonic featuring Khris Royal

3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory

5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Rechelle Cook and the Regeneration Band

Friday, April 13

Abita Beer Stage

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Mia Borders

12:35 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Cha Wa

2:10 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Louisiana’s LeRoux

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Bonerama

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Chocolate Milk

GE Digital Big River Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m — Smoke N Bones

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Marshland

2 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Lynn Drury

3:45 p.m to 5:10 p.m. –MainLine

5:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. –Bill Summers & Jazalsa

7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Jon Cleary

Tropical Isle Hand Grenade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Marc Stone

12:30 p.m. to 1:40p.m. — Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound featuring Kid Merv

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Love Evolution

4:00 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. — Joe Krown

5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Water Seed

7:20 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Big Frank & Lil Frank and the Dirty Old Men

Chevron Cajun/Zydeco Showcase

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — Waylon Thibodeaux Band

1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Cajun dance lesson with Mary Burns

2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. — Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble

3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. — Zydeco dance lesson with Mary Burns

3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. — Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Sean Ardoin

7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Zachary Richard

Hilton Tricentennial Stage

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns

12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Ellis Marsalis Quintet

2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — John Boutté

3:50 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. — Leroy Jones & New Orleans’ Finest

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — James Andrews

Jack Daniel’s Stage

11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m. The Catahoulas

12:30 p.m.-1:40 p.m. Jamal Batiste Band

2:00 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Zena Moses & Rue Fiya

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — The Crooked Vines

5:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. — Naughty Professor

7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs

WWL-TV Esplanade in the Shade Stage

11:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Bon Bon Vivant

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Benny Grunch and the Bunch

2:00 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Yung Vul

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — The Revealers

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Rory Danger & the Danger Dangers

Popeyes Brass Band Jam with OffBeat

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Audacity Brass Band

12:45 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. — New Orleans Nightcrawlers

2:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. — Magnetic Ear

4:00 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. — Red Hot Brass Band

5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Stooges Brass Band

Saturday, April 14

Abita Beer Stage

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. & the Wild Magnolias

12:35 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. — The Iguanas

2:10 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Brass-A-Holics

3:45 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. — Little Freddie King

5:25 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Big Sam’s Funky Nation

7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Rebirth Brass Band

GE Digital Big River Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — The Zion Harmonizers

12:30 p.m to 1:40 p.m. — Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show

2 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Cole Williams Band

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Higher Heights Reggae Band

5:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. — Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles

7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — John “Papa” Gros

Tropical Isle Hand Grenade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Christian Serpas & Ghost Town

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Al “Lil Fats” Jackson

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Hot Rod Lincoln

4 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. — Soul Project

5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Mason Ruffner

7:20 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Otra

Chevron Cajun/Zydeco Showcase

12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — The DayWalkers

1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Cajun dance lesson with Darrell Drucker

2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. – The Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band

3:15 p.m.- to 3:45 p.m. — Zydeco dance lesson with Darrell Drucker

3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. – The Babineaux Sisters Band

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots

7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Amanda Shaw

Hilton Tricentennial Stage

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Tim Laughlin

12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Wendell Brunious

2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — The Ronnie Kole Show featuring John Perkins

3:50 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Charmaine Neville

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Shannon Powell Traditional All-Star Band

Jack Daniel’s Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Amanda Ducorbier

2 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Zydefunk

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Dash Rip Rock

5:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. — Funk Monkey

7:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. — Erica Falls

WWL-TV Esplanade in the Shade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Naydja CoJoe

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Lulu and the Broadsides (feat. Dayna Kurtz)

2 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Alfred Banks w/Cool Nasty

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Egg Yolk Jubilee

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Papa Mali

Popeyes Brass Band Jam with OffBeat

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — New Birth Brass Band

12:45 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. — Storyville Stompers Brass Band

2:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. — Backroom at Buffa’s presents Soul Brass Band

4:00 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. — Leroy Jones’ Original Hurricane Brass Band

5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. — TBC Brass Band

Sunday, April 15

Abita Beer Stage

11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Cullen Landry and the Midnight Streetcar Band featuring Al “Carnival Time” Johnson

12:35 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. — Bucktown All-Stars

2:10 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — The Dixie Cups

3:45 p.m. to 5 pm — Raw Oyster Cult

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Cyril Neville’s Swamp Funk

GE Digital Big River Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Papo y Son Mandao

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — King James & The Special Men

2 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. — The Vettes

3:30 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. — Russell Batiste and Friends

5:20 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Honey Island Swamp Band

Tropical Isle Hand Grenade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:20p.m. — The Jones Sisters

12:40 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Johnny Sansone

2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Wanda Rouzan and A Taste of New Orleans

3:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. — Ovi-G Froggies

5:25 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet

Chevron Cajun/Zydeco Showcase

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. — The Mid-City Aces

1:30 p.m. to -2 p.m. — Cajun dance lesson with Darrell Drucker

2 p.m. to 3 pm — Bonsoir, Catin

3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Zydeco dance lesson with Darrell Drucker

3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. — Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters

Hilton Tricentennial Stage

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Lena Prima

12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Jeremy Davenport

2:20 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Topsy Chapman and Solid Harmony

3:50 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — The Dukes Of Dixieland

5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Stephanie Jordan

Jack Daniel’s Stage

11 to 12:10 p.m. — Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — Sam Price & the True Believers

2 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. — Darcy Malone and The Tangle

3:30 p.m. to 4:55 p.m. — Gina Brown & Anutha Level

5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. — Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes

WWL-TV Esplanade in the Shade Stage

11 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. — Sarah Quintana & The Miss River Band

12:30 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. — The Tin Men

2 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. — Sierra Green & The Soul Machine

3:45 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. — Creole String Beans

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — Astral Project

Popeyes Brass Band Jam with OffBeat

11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. — Andrew Hall’s Society Brass Band

12:45 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. — Treme Brass Band

2:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. — Mahogany Brass Band

4 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. — Red Wolf Brass Band

5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. — The Original Pinettes Brass Band