NOLA Soul & Art Festival
Louis Armstrong Park 701 North Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
New Orleans has got a new festival, and it's coming in hot. Showcasing the best in New Orleans Soul, Funk, Blues, Brass, and Jazz on three stages, the NOLA Soul & Art Festival will also welcome world-class musicians from around the country to our spirited Crescent City. The inaugural lineup includes: Jack Freeman, Tomar & The FC's, Flow Tribe, Water Seed, Nayo Jones, Robin Barnes, CASME, KOB Brass Band & the Black Flame Hunters, Smoke N' Bones, and The Caesar Brothers' Funk Box featuring Big Chief Juan Pardo. Live bands on two stages, with a third for silent disco DJ dancing, featuring New Orleans' top DJs: DJ Raj Smoove, DJ Captain Charles, DJ Brice Nice, DJ Kelly Green, DJ T-Roy, DJ Legatron Prime, DJ Doug Funnie, and DJ Yamin.
There will also be over sixty art vendors, and a slew of local restaurants serving up the best of New Orleans soul food and cocktails. 11 am–8 pm in Louis Armstrong Park. $10 entry, packages available. nolasoulandart.com.