NOLA '09 - French Quarter Festival

This year was our third visit to New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival (http://www.fqfi.org/) and the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (http://www.nojazzfest.com/). The Jazz Fest has fixed dates and the FQF moves about. Every now and then they are contiguous and we go visit. This happened in 1998, 2001 and now 2009.


Dancing to Tom McDermott and the Jazz Hellions on Royal Street

The FQF is a much smaller, more intimate festival attracting a local crowd. It is held on the streets of the FQ and along the waterfront. And it is free! It is paid for by sponsors and the proceeds from the food and drink stalls. So to help keep it free all we have to to is drink Abita beer and eat gumbo and crawfish :-)


Lunch at the Old Mint - Crawfish and Stuffed Artichoke

For more photos see http://www.flickr.com/photos/8179454@N02/sets/72157617976619024/detail/