2026 Entertainment Stages
Interested in performing at the Creole Tomato Festival? Email Shayd at scoots@frenchmarket.org.
Ripe & Ready Second Line
Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 AM
Kick-off the Creole Tomato Festival with the Ripe & Ready Second Line featuring a live Jazz Band and The Baby Dolls on Saturday, June 6th at 10:30 AM.
The Second Line is open for all to participate! Wear your favorite tomato attire and take it to the streets! The Second Line will form at Oscar Dunn Park, 700 Decatur Street across from Jackson Square, and walk to the French Market festival location.
2026 Live Music Schedules
Bon Temps Stage
at the French Market Flea Market
Saturday, June 6
11:00AM – 12:00PM
National Park Service Arrowhead Jazz Band
12:00PM – 12:30PM
Best of the Fest Food Awards
12:30PM – 1:30PM
T-Ray and The Trendsetters
1:30PM – 2:00PM
Tomato Eating Contest
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Brass-A-Holics
3:00PM – 3:30PM
Black Masking Indians
3:30PM – 5:00PM
Amanda Shaw
Sunday, June 7
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Burris
12:00PM – 12:30PM
Krewe of Dolly Double D’s
12:30PM – 1:30PM
Jamie Lynn Vessels
1:30PM – 2:00PM
Tomato Eating Contest
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Assata Renay
3:00PM – 3:30PM
Black Masking Indians
3:30PM – 5:00PM
Rusty Metoyer & The Zydeco Crush
Blue Plate Mayo Cafe
Oscar Dunn Park – 700 block of Decatur St.
Saturday, June 6 & Sunday June 7
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Goodtime DJ
Cultural Connection
in Dutch Alley – 900 block of N. Peters St.
Saturday, June 6 & Sunday June 7
11:00 AM – 4:00PM
DJ Cueball
French Market Dance Lesson Tent
Saturday, June 6 & Sunday June 7
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
KWL Steppers
Americas Stage
Indoors at 916 N. Peters in Dutch Alley at New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Saturday, June 6
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Papa y Son Mandao – Cuba
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM
Geovane Santos Band -Brazil
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM
Julio & Cesar – Gautemala
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Cristina Kaminis Band – Mexico
Sunday, June 7
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Arpa – Puerto Rico y Gautemala
12:20 PM – 1:20 PM
Manuel Arteaga – Venezuela
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM
Buku do Choro – Brazil
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Merengue 4 – Dominican Republic
Southern Food & Beverage Museum Cooking Demonstration Stage
at the French Market
Saturday, June 6
11:00 AM
Michele Burton – Cupcake Fairies
12:30 PM
Liz Williams
2:00 PM
Chef Dee LaVigne- Delightful Roux School of Cooking
3:30 PM
Chef Kaitlin Guerin- Lagniappe Baking Company
Sunday, June 7
11:00 AM
Chef Carla Briggs – Free Viola Bread
12:30 PM
Chef Julie Vaucresson- Vaucresson Sausage
2:00 PM
Chef Bunny Young – Crawbabies