WWOZ will be broadcasting live from the 2022 French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! We're so happy to be back broadcasting live from the largest free festival in the United States. Check out the full details on this year's festival a... Read more

The non-profit French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announce the official return after a two-year hiatus. French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron, the largest free festival and showcase of Louisiana music, food, and culture, takes place April 21-24 across venues and s... Read more

French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announces that plans to host the French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron, scheduled for September 30 - October 2, will no longer be moving forward.  In a press release, the festival shared, "As the state of Louisiana and our natio... Read more

This morning, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI), the nonprofit organization that produces French Quarter Fest, announced that the 2021 festival will be scaled back one day from their originally planned dates. This year, French Quarter Fest will take place Thursday, Sept... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ this Saturday as we pay tribute to French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron on the festival's traditional spring weekend! From 12-4pm CT, we'll be sharing highlights from the festival's past with sets from John Mooney, Tin Men, Betty Shirley, Tuba Skinny... Read more

Tune in to WWOZ this Saturday as we pay tribute to French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron on the festival's traditional spring weekend! From 12-4pm CT, we'll be sharing highlights from the festival's past with sets from John Mooney, Tin Men, Betty Shirley, Tuba Skinny... Read more

This morning, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI), the nonprofit organization that produces French Quarter Fest, announces their dates for the 2021 festival. The event will take place September 30-October 3, 2021. In 2022, French Quarter Fest will return to its traditiona... Read more

Tune in for the sounds of the season today on WWOZ, courtesy of Dr. Michael White, Topsy Chapman, Louisiana Philharmonic, Amanda Shaw, Tim Laughlin, Don Vappie, and Irma Thomas! We'll kick off today's broadcast at 10am CT with Dr Michael White with Topsy Chapman and member... Read more

This morning, French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) announced that plans to host French Quarter Festival in October are no longer moving forward. At the City's direction and out of caution for the safety of fans, musicians, staff, and partners, French Quarter Festival and S... Read more

French Quarter Festival 2020, was supposed to start Thursday, April 16, but since it's been postponed, WWOZ will be celebrating French Quarter Fest online and on the airwaves through archival audio and video footage (90.7 FM, wwoz.org, and our Facebook page). Eyes on the W... Read more