The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is two weekends every April and May in one of America's most culturally rich cities — a celebration of jazz, blues, gospel, Cajun, zydeco and everything in between, presented in the city that invented American music. The food alone — crawfish étouffée, cochon de lait, beignets — would justify the trip.
Two weekends. New Orleans is one of America's greatest food and music cities. The festival is the excuse — the city is the experience.