The 8th Annual NOLA FoodFest will bring delectable bites from all over Louisiana–and much of the South–the the Spanish Riverwalk Plaza in New Orleans this weekend.

Slated for Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3, the event will also include plenty of music, as well as a beneigt eating competition between the New Orleans and Jefferson Parish Departments.

Saturday will feature performances from Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias, Dash Rip Rock, Claude Bryant Allstars and Noisewater, while Sunday will showcase Tank & The Bangas, Michael Baptiste & The Real Soul Band, and Little Freddie King.

“Thanks to continued success in New Orleans, FoodFest continues to grow and attract nationally recognized restauranteurs,” said NOLA FoodFest
co-founder and organizer Stephen Rushmore. “This year we’re excited to have special guests checking out FoodFest. The Society of Fellows from The Culinary Institute of America is hosting a weekend getaway in New Orleans and will be stopping by this year to try some hometown eats.”

A list of participating food vendors can be found below, and you can get a look at what they’ll be serving here. A portion of the festival’s proceeds will go to the Cafe Reconcile, a local non-profit that offers hospitality job training. Admission to the event is free.

Food Lineup

Central BBQ — Memphis, TN
Lasyone’s Meat Pie Restaurant — Natchitoches, LA
Woody’s Fish Tacos — New Orleans, LA
Voleo’s Seafood Restaurant – Lafitte, LA
Bobby Hebert’s Cajun Cannon – Metairie, LA
Oceana Grill — New Orleans, LA
Peck’s Seafood Restaurant — Slidell, LA
Imperial Woodpecker Snoballs — New Orleans, LA
Flambeaux Café — Slidell, LA
Gus’s Fried Chicken – Memphis, TN
Café Reconcile – New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Hot Dogs – Arabi, LA
Charlie Rhodes Cali-Cajun Cuisine – Violet, LA
Tessier Gourmet – Folsom, LA
The Big Cheezy – New Orleans, LA
Salt Lick – Driftwood, TX
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel – New Orleans, LA