Mayor’s Welcome

WELCOME

FROM THE MAYOR

Dear Friends,

As Mayor of the City of New Orleans, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. This unique experience is truly a celebration of the vibrant culture and music that New Orleans is famous for, as well as an opportunity to discover what makes our City so special.

Since it began in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been an important annual tradition for the City. The event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, and features musicians from all over the world and from a variety of genres. With 12 stages of music-jazz, gospel, cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more-you are sure to have the experience of a lifetime no matter what your musical tastes are.

While you’re here in our great city, we invite you to take some time to enjoy our world-famous cuisine, our impressive museums and cultural sites, and our vibrant nightlife. While I encourage you to have fun and enjoy yourself, please remember to do so responsibly and to follow our COVID-19 precautionary guidelines. This will allow you and your fellow festival-goers to safely enjoy everything New Orleans has to offer.

Sincerely,

LaToya Cantrell Mayor, City of New Orleans