It moved to the Fair Grounds Race Course in 1972 - where it still takes place today - and within 5 years it was drawing 80,000 people. Though small, it created a tremendous spark, and the festival spread like wildfire. The first “Jazz Fest” took place in 1970 in Congo Square, and only 350 people attended. As you arrive in New Orleans just 2.5 hours later, you’ll have the baseline and perspective you need to fully appreciate the state’s most iconic festival. Leaving Lafayette and driving east on I-10 through the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, you’ll feel like you’ve hit on something truly authentic with the Festival International. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 28 to May 7, 2023 The entrance to Jazz Fest in New Orleans. For the highest luxury, book a room at the Lafayette Hotel or the Carriage House. Though accommodations are mostly modest, the Juliet Hotel is the first and only boutique hotel in Lafayette.
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The crowd is largely local, made all the more diverse by the fact that it’s completely free to attend, family-friendly with multiple outdoor stages constructed and spread throughout the downtown area. Later, it featured multiple shows by Natu Camara from Guinea, and ended with The Wailers from Jamaica. This year’s festival started out with a night dedicated to local Zydeco, a style of music, similar in sound to Cajun, that emerged from the Black creole communities of Southwest Louisiana.
Enjoy the modern takes on classic country cooking at neighborhood joints like Hawk’s Crawfish Boil at the Hideaway, compare the breakfast offerings at Dwyer’s Cafe (classic country) and The French Press (Southern modern brunch), or try Cajun-infused Louisiana barbecue at Johnson’s Boucaniere.Įvery year in April, this evolution is echoed and enhanced by the arrival of the Festival International de Louisiane, which juxtaposes local and regional music against an international lineup of world musicians, drawing acts from as far away as the Ukraine, Argentina, and Africa.
You’ll find this fusion in the local shops, which combine history, culture, music, and fashion ( The Cajun Hatter, SOLA Violins, Attakapas Outpost), and, of course, in the food and restaurant scene. Like any good college town, the area has blossomed due to the influx of youth and culture, and the diverse downtown area reflects this marriage of old southern charm and the modern, worldly entrepreneurial spirit. Lafayette is probably best recognized as the home of the Rajin Cajuns of Louisiana State. Festival International de Louisiane, April 26-30, 2023
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