New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival Postponed Until Fall
Producers of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Pageant mentioned right this moment that JazzFest might be postponed and rescheduled for later this fall.
The postponement is the primary within the pageant’s 51-year historical past, which even managed to stage an occasion in 2006, simply months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged town.
JazzFest was set to run the weekends of April 23 via April 26 and April 30 via Could three on the New Orleans Truthful Grounds. The pageant, which blends conventional and pop music, regional meals and heritage occasions, normally attracts near a half-million folks to town and has prolonged occasions all through New Orleans.
The choice to postpone comes because the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention issued a nationwide advisory warning in opposition to giant gatherings.
JazzFest joins Coachella and the Rolling Stones tour among the many main occasions sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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