The inaugural Fresh Mint Fest (FMF), a New Orleans-based web3 festival, will get underway October over the weekend of October 21 to 22.

The newest festival of its kind to come to New Orleans, FMF will focus on the revolution taking place in web3, which incorporates concepts such as decentralization, blockchain technologies, and token-based economics. Showcasing music, gaming and art, the focus is on activating the local community while attracting a global audience and innovative minds.

“Fresh Mint Fest is planting a giant web3 flag here in New Orleans to let the world know that we are at the front of the pack when it comes to web3 innovation and this is where you come to find out,” said Patrick Comer, co-founder of FMF. Comer is the founder of Lucid, a research technology platform, acquired last year for over $1 billion by Sweden-based Cint Group. “This next wave of tech has the ability to transform New Orleans’ economy and the lives of our culture bearers.”

FMF will span three historical venues over two days with 504 available tickets. The headline act will be New Orleans bounce legend Big Freedia, who is making moves in the world of NFTs, the initials for non-fungible tokens or cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other.

In this hybrid model where conference meets festival, industry leaders and local creatives will engage in innovative conversations surrounding this global movement paired with immersive activations and live performances.

“If you think web3 is just about crypto and JPGs, you should dig deeper quickly,” said Cheria Scaffidi, co-founder and CEO of FMF. “This tech will be a significant part of our future touching our lives in every way, and now is the time our voices can be the loudest in shaping what web3 will become. As we collectively build to benefit our diverse community of creators and change-makers in New Orleans, we are creating the models that will serve those alike, around the world.”

Events will cover NFTs, music, gaming, art, social impact, hospitality and the Metaverse from the vantage points of creators, collectors, institutions and the general public.

FMF partners include One Eyed Jacks, Frenchmen Hotel, Midnight Revival, French Market Corporation, New Orleans and Co., Idea Village, Nieux Society, GNO Inc., Gripnr, Scale New Orleans and the Krewe of Boo.

A limited number of tickets will be available here.