We are cashless

French Quarter Fest and Satchmo SummerFest are CASHLESS events. All official festival vending booths accept major credit cards and forms of digital payments.

Cash can be exchanged for credit on a pre-paid festival RFID card at our Exchange Booths.

• Any denomination of cash is accepted.
• No fees will be charged for a festival RFID card.
• Festival RFID cards are accepted at all official French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest food, beverage, and merchandise booths.
• Pre-paid credits on festival RFID cards are valid for the duration of the 2025 festival (Satchmo SummerFest | August 2-3, 2025).
• Unused credits on festival RFID cards will expire at 8:00 PM on August 3, 2025.
• NO REFUNDS will be issued for unused festival credits.