New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Information
- Congo Square Poster The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Congo Square poster features trumpeter Shamarr Allen, who played in several New Orleans brass bands before forming Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs. The image is by Carl M. Crawford, a painter from Columbia, S.C., who has sold his work at the Congo Square Marketplace at previous festivals. It is printed by Art4Now.
Tickets:
• Single-day tickets cost $50 in advance, $65 at the gate.
• Child's ticket $5 (available at the gate only; ages 2-10; adult must be present with child).
• Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, and by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can be purchased in person at the New Orleans Arena Box Office (1501 Girod St.). All Jazz Fest tickets are subject to additional service fees and handling charges.
• VIP ticket information is available at www.nojazzfest.com.
• Re-entry to the Fair Grounds is allowed only with WWOZ Brass Pass, Foundation Gala Pass or Big Chief VIP Pass.
Transportation:
• There are taxi stands at Stallings Playground (1600 block of Gentilly Boulevard) and Fortier Park (3200 block of Esplanade Avenue).
• Gray Line operates continuous round-trip transportation to the festival from the Sheraton Hotel (500 Canal St.), Steamboat Natchez dock (Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River) and City Park (Marconi Meadows) from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for $18 from downtown, $14 from City Park. A one-way ticket from the festival to downtown is $10. For more information call 569-1401 or (800) 233-2628 or visit www.graylineneworleans.com.
Jazz Fest Permits:
• Small bags and backpacks (17-by-12-by-10 inches) and 12-pack soft coolers
• Single, collapsible chairs
• Wheelchairs and medical scooters
• Push-strollers for children
• Blankets not exceeding 6-by-8 feet
• Factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter)
Jazz Fest Prohibits:
• Large or hard coolers and thermoses
• Wagons and carts
• Pets
• Glass
• Personal tents
• Metal poles
• Shade canopies or beach- or pole-style umbrellas
• Athletic games
• Large chairs with rockers, foot rests, side tables, etc.
• Bicycles or other wheeled personal transport devices (e.g. skateboards)
• Video and audio recording equipment
• Unauthorized vending
• Weapons, illegal drugs and other contraband
• Outside beverages except factory-sealed water (up to 1 liter)
• Inserting stakes, poles or any other objects into the ground, or use of ropes, cords, tape, etc. to reserve space
• Setting up chairs and ground tarps in dense audience areas
On the Grounds:
• Jazz Fest food vendors accept cash only. ATMS are available on the grounds. Many other vendors accept credit cards.
• Jazz Fest is handicapped accessible. Call 410-6104 for information.
• There are two medical tents on festival grounds. One is near the edge of the track between the Gentilly and Fais Do-Do stages. The other is on the edge of the track near the Acura display tent.
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