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French Quarter Fest French Quarter Fest is a free, annual music festival held in early April, located in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, La. Founded in 1983 with the first festi- val held in 1984, the festi- val features primarily New Orlenas music, such as jazz blues, and zydeco from hun- dreds of local musicians, as well as food from dozens of New Orleans restaurants. Summer 2018