The 17th annual Wednesday at the Square in Lafayette Square lineup is out! This annual springtime concert series features local artists and food and drink vendors and, for the eager, marks the start of festival season.

2016 Wednesday at the Square kicks off on March 2 with Royal Teeth and Naughty Professor. It will continue for each of the following Wednesdays for 11 more weeks. Each show is free to attend and runs from 5-8pm. Sales from food and drink go to benefit the Young Leadership Council, a civic organization created to develop leadership through community service projects.

Full schedule:

March 2 Royal Teeth and Naughty Professor

March 9 Tab Benoit and N'awlins Johnnys

March 16 Bonerama and Bucktown All-Stars

March 23 Anders Osborne and Colin Lake

March 30 Cyril Neville's Royal Southern Brotherhood

April 6 Amanda Shaw and The Vettes

April 13 Flow Tribe and The Breton Sound (cancelled)

April 20 Honey Island Swamp Band and Alexis & The Samurai

April 27 Kermit Ruffins and Trumpet Mafia

May 4 The Soul Rebels and Tank & the Bangas

May 11 Marcia Ball and Mia Borders

May 18 The Revivalists and ROAR!

May 25 Mia Borders and The Breton Sound

June 1 Tab Benoit and N'awlins Johnnys (rescheduled date from weather cancellation in March)

More info: http://wednesdayatthesquare.com/