Presenting & stage partners
Put your name at the top of the weekend alongside the festival's presenting partner.
Presented by the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund
2026 & 2027 partnerships
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Why NOLA Zydeco Fest
Put your brand where the joy is.
Two days. One big family. Partners reach an audience that comes for the music and stays for the feeling, and they're part of preserving Louisiana Creole culture while they do it.
- Festivalgoers in 2025
- 6,000+
- Estimated economic impact (2025)
- $3.2M
- Artists & culture bearers
- 60+
- Vendors & small businesses (2025)
- 50
- Facebook followers
- 22K
- Annual festival · est. 2021
- 6th
2025 figures reported by the festival via OffBeat. Follower count from the festival's Facebook page.
An audience that shows up
Thousands of families, culture lovers, and visitors spend two full days on site, from gates at 11 AM to the last set.
Culture with credibility
Founded to honor Creole musician Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin, presented by the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund, and produced by the New Orleans Zydeco Foundation.
Every generation at once
Grandparents on the dance floor, kids at Trick or Trunk, and a 5-year-old youth grantee at the Creole Music Jam.
Louisiana, not a brochure
Gumbo, Zydeco, Mardi Gras Indian culture, and Creole genealogy: the real thing, which is what audiences remember.
Ways to partner
Find your fit.
Every partnership is built around your goals. These are the formats partners already use.
Signature experience sponsor
Own a moment guests talk about all year, with sampling and souvenirs built in.
The Zydeco Fest Express, sponsored by Community Coffee
Official beverage & product partners
Be what's in people's hands from the first set to the last.
Cutwater, the festival's official cocktail
Corporate family activations
Bring your team and their families. Group size unlocks recognition, a branded meeting point, and a 10 × 10 activation space.
Corporate Family passes from $95 per person
Community & civic partners
Stand with the organizations bringing culture and visitors to the Northshore.
City of Slidell · Visit the Northshore
Youth & culture programs
Help pass the music on to the next generation of Creole and Zydeco musicians.
The NOLA Zydeco Youth Grant
Let's build 2026 & 2027.
Tell us about your brand and goals and we'll send the partnership deck. 2026 corporate branding commitments close October 10.
Thank you to our partners
Produced by the New Orleans Zydeco Foundation
Presenting partner
Featured partners
Zydeco Fest Express
Official cocktail
2026 partners
- Media ScholarsProgram