The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell has revealed its highly-anticipated music lineup for the 2026 celebration, which takes place from April 23 – May 3.
The Eagles, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart are among the headliners announced. Producer and Director Quint Davis said Jazz Fest will also be a homecoming for Lainey Wilson.
“Lainey Wilson is from Baskin, Louisiana, which has a population of about 200,” Davis said. “So she’s real roots Louisiana.”
Davis said despite the name of the festival, the music goes well beyond jazz – five-thousand musicians will be performing on 14 stages during the eight-day festival, and nearly all genres of music are represented
“We have a cajun and zydeco stage with country,” Davis said. “We have a gospel tent, we have a blues tent.”
The 2026 Jazz Fest takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course April 23rd through May 3rd, but not the Monday through Wednesday in between. Davis said what makes Jazz Fest unique is that it takes place during daytime hours.
“The hours of the festival is 11 in the morning to 7 o’clock at night and at night you can go out and boogie downtown,” Davis said.
Tickets go on sale today; and the best part for Louisiana residents is that for the second year in a row, residents get special Louisiana discounts across all price points.
