New Orleans is home to many things like the best Mardi Gras, some of the best music and by far the best food in the world.  Year after year hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the historic city and join in on one of their countless festivals.  The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is an iconic event that's been a part of the N.O. since it first went down.  The date was April 1970 in Beauregard Square, now known as Congo Square, and fest featured the legendary Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd in a second-line with the likes of Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington on the line-up.

Music, crafts, culture, food and much more is what you'll find at the Jazz Fest and everyone should experience at least one time in their lifetime!  It's got an ora of it's own and features hundreds of entertainers from every genre you can think of like Jazz, Gospel, Folk, Rock, Hip Hop and just to name a few.  So another words, there's something for everybody during the seven-day event spread over two, back-to-back weekends full of party and celebration.

This year the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will take place Friday April 22 thru Sunday April 24 and Thursday April 28 thru Sunday May 1.  The line-up is loaded with mega music superstars all day, everyday!  See legends like Michael Mc Donald, Stevie Wonder, Boz Scaggs, to Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and list goes on and on!  For the complete line-up click here.

There's plenty of Jazz Fest hotel, ticket, shuttle and VIP packages.  So whether your looking to make a week of it or hang-out for a memorable weekend or two, they got you. First weekend, single day tickets are on sale for $65 in advance now through April 21, 2016 and will be $75 a day at the gate. Tickets for children ages 2-10 are only $5 and available at the gate only each day.  Second weekend, single day advance tickets are on sale now through April 27, 2016.  To purchase individual tickets or ticket/travel/shuttle packages click here.

See you in Nah'leans babe'!

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