Jazz Fest cubes out
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival released its full ‘cube’ schedule for April 23–May 3, naming headliners like Stevie Nicks, Lorde, Eagles, David Byrne and St. Vincent across multiple stages (nola.com). The festival’s 2026 poster celebrates Louis Armstrong, and organizers say over 600 musicians will perform — roughly 85% of them local Louisiana artists (axios.com).
The cubes reveal several same-day scheduling collisions that will force choices between high-profile sets — for example, two marquee performers are booked at overlapping times on Sunday, April 26, according to coverage of the daily cubes. (yahoo.com) Organizers and local outlets list the festival across 14 music stages, with WWNO reporting “more than 5,000 musicians” slated to appear across those stages. (wwno.org) Weekend passes and VIP packages went on sale in December with payment-plan options starting at $49 down, and the festival confirmed discounted “Locals Thursday” admission will return for both weekends. (wwno.org) The Culture & Exchange Pavilion is themed “One Love Jamaica” this year and the festival says it will feature Jamaican performers including Ziggy and Stephen Marley, Sean Paul and Protoje plus a fashion pop-up benefiting artists affected by Hurricane Melissa. (wwno.org) Organizers posted a PDF of the Cubes on the official Jazz Fest site and point attendees to the festival’s free official mobile app for set-time lookups and any real-time schedule changes. (newsbreak.com) The festival’s economic footprint remains large: Axios notes Jazz Fest typically draws roughly 500,000 visitors and generates an estimated $500 million in local economic activity. (axios.com) The 2026 poster was created by artist Paul Rogers and depicts Louis Armstrong driving a St. Charles streetcar with contemporary torchbearers such as Jon Batiste and Trombone Shorty included in the artwork. (art4now.com)
