Heritage Park · Slidell, LA
Plan Your Trip
Getting to Slidell
The bayou is calling.
Heritage Park sits right on the bayou in Slidell, a short drive across the lake from New Orleans. Make it a whole weekend on the Northshore.
Heritage Park · Slidell, LA
Heritage Park
1701 Bayou Lane, Slidell, LA
Saturday, October 31 & Sunday, November 1, 2026
Gates 11 AM · VIP 10:30 AM
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Group rates with free overnight parking, minutes from the park.
Parking
Onsite lot. $20/day or $40/weekend, required for every vehicle. Arriving by boat? Grab a $15 Bayou Pass.
ADA support
Shuttles run from the main entrance and the onsite lot (wait times vary). ADA restrooms are by the food trucks.
Festival map
Find your way to the bayou.
Both entrances on Bayou Lane, onsite and paid parking, the Slidell Amtrak station a short walk from the gate, and Olde Towne Slidell next door. Save it to your phone before you head out.
Tap the map to open it full size. Stage, food, and VIP lawn layout will be added closer to the fest.
VIP Amtrak experience
Ride the
Zydeco Fest
Express.
VIP + Amtrak, $175 either day. Skip the drive and the parking, ride roundtrip from New Orleans, and arrive ready for a full day of music and culture with every VIP perk.
- Saturday host
- Cory Ledoux
- Sunday host
- Chef Pooch Rivera
- 8:00 AMMeet the hosts at the New Orleans Amtrak Station
- 9:00 AMTrain departs New Orleans for Slidell
- 10:30 AMEarly VIP entry to the VIP lawn at Heritage Park
- 7:00 PMReturn train boards in Slidell for New Orleans
