Published on:
April 16th, 2026
Just a few photo highlights from a wonderful French Quarter Fest 2026! Listen to WWOZ's live broadcast from French Quarter Fest now on the 2-week archive!
Special thanks to our volunteer photographers, MJ Mastrogiovanni, Louis Crispino, Michele Goldfarb, Bob Gibson, Bill Sasser, Sarah Kehoe, and Ira Sockowitz.
French Quarter Fest 2026
John Mooney at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Rebirth Brass Band at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Aurora Nealand at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Aurora Nealand at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Aurora Nealand's saxophone at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Bobby Rush at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Bobby Rush at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
Bobby Rush at French Quarter Fest - April 16, 2026. Photo by MJ Mastrogiovanni.
WWOZ Staff on the first day of French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Beth Arroyo Utterback and Amanda Shaw at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Dee Lindsey, Carrie Booher, and the Boudin Man at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Audience at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Preservation Brass at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
WWOZ members spotted at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Beth Arroyo Utterback and Craig Klein at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Beth Arroyo Utterback.
Mem Shannon at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Buskers at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
R&R Smokin' Foundation at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
R&R Smokin' Foundation at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
R&R Smokin' Foundation at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The new playground at the river at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
New spot for the Pan-American Life Insurance Group Stage at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Gal Holiday at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Food from Chicken's Kitchen at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Bon Bon Vivant at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Bon Bon Vivant at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Gerard Delafose & the Zydeco Gators at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Mrs. Wheat's at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The Quickening at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Audience at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The Quickening at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The Quickening at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The Quickening at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
The Quickening at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Susan Cowsill at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
WWOZ broadcast truck at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Waylon Thibodeaux at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Dancing to Waylon Thibodeaux at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Mango Freeze time at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Mango Freeze at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Mahmoud Chouki & Yusa at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Sierra Green at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
John Mooney at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
John Mooney at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
John Mooney at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Amanda Shaw at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Audience for Amanda Shaw at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Amanda Shaw at French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Louis Crispino.
Mango Freeze two generations T-shirts: old & new! French Quarter Fest 2026. Photo by Michele Goldfarb.
