It’s a boogie on the bayou as Johnette and special guest Scott Billington share Louisiana roots music for children in the Kids Tent at Jazz Fest 2026!
Tickets available Here!
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette performs for summer readers at the Vacherie Branch at 10:00 and the Lutcher Branch at 2:00. Come join the music and merriment!
Johnette brings her Plant a Seed, Read program celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her Today Is Monday in Louisiana book to the Summer Reading Program at the Terrebonne Parish Library in Houma, LA
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Plant a Seed Read and Sing continues as Johnette performs for the St. Charles Parish Libraries in Luling at 2:00 and in Destrehan at 6:00.
Johnette will perform at six libraries in Shreveport this summer. Dates, locations and times to be announced.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Join us in the garden for a free summer concert for families at the Nantucket Atheneum! Bring your blankets, snacks, and your dancing shoes!
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
916 N. Peters Street in Dutch Alley in the French Quarter near Cafe du Monde. Free and open to school groups, families and the public.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Pending Government Shutdown and Reopening
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Pending Government Shutdown and Reopening.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Come in costume and the party in the French Market for Boo Carre where children can howl along with me to slightly spooky, mostly silly Halloween songs. Face painting, trick-or-treating, crafts and music await little haunters for a fun festival for the whole family.
916 N Peters indoor concert at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in Dutch Alley.
Visit https://www.frenchmarket.org/event/boo-carre-halloween-haunt-4/ for more details.
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market on the River side of Decatur. Closest paid parking is in the Mississippi River lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Children’s concert in the Nantucket Atheneum garden
In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
East Regional Branch at 2:00 PM
West Regional Branch at 6:00 PM
June 23 at 10 :00 in DeQuincy and 3:00 in Sulphur
June 24 at 10:00 in Moss Bluff and 3:00 in Central
June 16 at 10:00 in Geismar and 2:00 in Donaldsonville
June 17 at 10:00 in Praireville and 2:00 in Gonzales
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette performs “Down in Louisiana” animals songs at the St. James Parish Library in Vacherie at 10:00 and in Lutcher at 2:00
Johnette will be performing her Louisiana musical gumbo for children in the Kids Tent with special guest Scott Billington.
For tickets, please visit nojazzfest.com
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In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
I will be performing for children at the Grand Kids Festival in downtown Galveston, Texas at 12:30 and 3:00 on Stage A at 23rd & Postoffice Streets. Come by and sing along!
It’s a Boogie on the Bayou and a Romp along the River when Johnette Downing sings Louisiana roots music for children on the National Park Service Kids Stage at 419 Decatur St for French Quarter Festival. Free!
Free. In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
In Dutch Alley in the French Quarter between Cafe du Monde and the French Market. Paid parking in the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
Johnette will be performing in select schools in St. Landry and Vermillion Parish through the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
Visitor’s Center located in Dutch Alley between Cafe du Monde and the French Market
Free Family Music Series at the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park Visitor’s Center at the 916 N. Peters location in Dutch Alley in the French Market. Nearest paid parking is the River Lot behind Cafe du Monde.
