Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival

Powered by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival celebrates Southern soul with legendary local and international blues and R&B talent, plus the greatest assemblage of home-style barbecue to be found within the city limits. Come for performances by Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit,  Shemekia Copeland, Little Freddie King, Selwyn Birchwood, Johnny Sansone, The Roadmasters, Trudy Lynn, John Mooney & Bluesiana, and D.K. Harrell. What's even more ridiculous than getting all these folks in one place is that it's free to watch. At Lafayette Square Park. 5:30 pm–8:30 pm Friday; 11 am–8:30 pm Saturday and Sunday. jazzandheritage.org