City Unwraps Plans for New Festival: Festival Fest

As Seen at The Fest Fest Jazz Fest Tent

Editors’ Note: This article originally appeared in Where Y’at Magazine.

CITY HALL –New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin met with local and national sponsors at a formal ceremony at Gallier Hall to unveil a new New New Orleans festival to be called “Festival Fest.”

Festival Fest—which is strategically scheduled to fall between French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest—will be sponsored by Freeport Mc-Moran, Russell’s Marina Grill, and Campo the Appliance Giant.

“We’re going to have tents representing all the other major festivals in the city,” said Festival Fest promoter Dint Quavis.”There will be The JazzFest Tent, The French Quarter Fest Tent, The Essence Fest Tent, and the Cox Cable/Southern Comfort VooDoo Fest Tent.”

“It’s a festival of fests, really.”

“We’re even in talks to have an all-night Southern Decadence Fest Tent featuring Special Guest Star DJ Victor Calderone,” Quavis added.

Not to be left out, JeffFest organizers will plan the sales of all water filtration devices, “How Ya Gonna Clap” Beer Coozies, and politically-motivated buttons outside the Festival Fest gates.

According to Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) economists, Festival Fest is expected to have an impact on the local economy in the millions and take away thousands of free parking spaces from local residents.

Tickets to Festival Fest will be $80 in advance, $90 at the door.