“The 2025 French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron announced its first round of music lineup for this year’s event, to be held from April 10-13, 2025. As always, FQF features just local and Louisiana musicians, along with delicious food from local vendors. If you have never been to French Quarter Festival, and you’re from out of town: try it, believe me—you’ll like it. It’s a blast and there are no tickets, you can come and go as you please, and you’ll be able to enjoy the music, food and camaraderie.
French Quarter Festival is still the only large-scale music festival in New Orleans that presents all local musicians. The event is free which means that the Fest features all the local music that many visitors want to experience: no big-name headliners from somewhere else. The festival promises a stellar lineup of performances on 22 stages located throughout the Quarter, and will include 300+ acts, including returning favorite Anders Osborne and festival debuts Roi Anthony and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph. This year’s festival will include a Chevron Evening Concert Series, featuring Chapel Hart, The Original Pinettes Brass Band with Mia X, Little Freddie King, and Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters.
Some of the 2025 French Quarter Festival’s most notable debuts include Roi Anthony and “Jelly” Joseph on the Jack Daniel’s Stage, as well as Ryan Batiste and Raw Revolution on the Abita Beer Stage. Making their festival premiere, La Tran-K Band will bring the vibrant rhythms of salsa, merengue, cumbia and bachata, while the Woodenhead 50th Anniversary Band will celebrate their milestone with a debut set on the Tropical Hand Grenade Stage. Featured artists include Charmaine Neville, whose rich voice and warm personality have won hearts worldwide. Returning to the festival for the first time since 2010, Anders Osborne joins the festival for the first time since 2010, and BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, marks their first appearance since 2014. Attendees can also look forward to performances by beloved favorites Irma Thomas, George Porter Jr., Soul Rebels, John Boutté, Kermit Ruffins and many more, as well as the DJ Stage, featuring the legendary DJ Raj Smoove, dubbed “the greatest DJ in the world” by Lil Wayne.
The Loyola University Esplanade in the Shade Stage will be a major focal point, showcasing emerging talents, established performers, and the university’s students and alumni. Also located at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, the Louisiana Fish Fry Stage will feature the lively sounds of local brass bands like the Red Wolf Brass Band and Sporty’s Brass Band.
A list of all currently confirmed musical performances are listed below. The full festival music schedule will be announced in March.”