Music Maker is thrilled to announce that four Music Maker partner artists will be performing at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival on October 15th! The festival is FREE to the public and is presented by our good friends the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

2017 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival Performance Schedule:

Friday, Oct. 13
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.             Deacon John’s Jump Blues
5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.        Luther Kent & Trick Bag

Saturday, Oct. 14
St. Charles Ave. Stage
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.           Robert Cray
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.      John Mooney
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.      Samantha Fish
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.              Guitar Lightning Lee

Camp Street Stage:
5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.           Grady Champion
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.      A.J. Ghent
1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.           Louis “Gearshifter” Youngblood
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.            King Edward

Sunday, Oct. 15
St Charles Ave. Stage
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.            Bobby Rush
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.       Robert Finley
2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.       Como Mamas
12 p.m. to 1 p.m.               Andrew Duhon

Camp Street Stage:
5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m.           Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters
3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.      Little Freddie King
1 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.           The New Soul Finders
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.            The Fortifiers

Arts Market
As always, we will host a huge arts market, with 24 of our best local and regional makers of hand-crafted artworks and home furnishings. We have carefully curated our group of arts market vendors to showcase the finest quality. We’re taking applications for Arts Market vendors until June 30 – see here to apply.

Food Vendors
Once again, we’re going overboard with a huge spread of great barbecue, representing several regional styles – with a fresh emphasis on Louisiana, since New Orleans has seen a surge in barbecue restaurants (ahem) in the time since we started this festival! And yes, it’s a barbecue festival – but we will have some options for vegetarians, vegans and those who eat gluten-free. We’re taking applications for food vendors until July 7 – see here to apply.

VIP Experience Passes
To help recoup some of our costs, we put on sale a very limited number of special VIP Experience backstage passes. These provide access to special viewing and seating areas at both stages, a complimentary bar and a deluxe indoor hospitality suite with a balcony view of Lafayette Square, air conditioning, catering and real bathrooms. The VIP Experience passes cost $250 each (plus a service charge of $13.49), and are good for the entire weekend. We do not sell single-day passes. The passes are not transferrable (from one person to another) and all sales are final (no refunds). To order, click here. Note: VIP passes are non-transferrable and non-refundable.

Official Music Player
Check out our official 2017 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival music player, featuring tracks from most of this year’s performers, powered by VL Group.