Published on:
October 23rd, 2025
Here are a few highlights from the 2025 New Orleans Funk Fest, held at Spanish Plaza, October 17-19! Special thanks to our volunteer photographers Ira Sockowitz and Demian Roberts for capturing the scene.
NOLA Funk Fest 2025
Big Chief Juan Pardo at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Big Chief Juan Pardo at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Big Chief Juan Pardo at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
George Porter, Jr. at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Honey Island Swamp Band at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Honey Island Swamp Band at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Legacy Collective at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Legacy Collective at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Legacy Collective at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Legacy Collective at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Legacy Collective at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
River Eckert at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
River Eckert at New Orleans Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Ira Sockowitz.
Batiste Family at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Batiste Family at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Big Sam Williams and Andrew Baham at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Big Sam Williams and Andrew Baham at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Big Sam Williams at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Bill Summers at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Bucktown All-Stars at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Chris Baer at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Dillon French at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Donald Harrison, Jr. at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Donald Harrison, Jr. at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Erica Falls at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Fred Wesley at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
NOLA Funk Fest guitar 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
George Porter at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
George Porter at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Ian Neville at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jake Eckert and Brad Walker with New Orleans Suspects at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jamal Batiste at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jason Neville at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jennifer Hartswick at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jennifer Hartswick at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
John Christian Doquet at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Jon Cleary at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Joseph Boudreaux at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
New Orleans Suspects at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Mark Mullins at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Original Pinettes Brass Band at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
River Eckert at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Roger Lewis, Blodie Davis, Big Sam Williams at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Stanton Moore at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Tony Hall at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
Wanda Joseph at NOLA Funk Fest 2025. Photo by Demian Roberts.
