Check out these photos from the first Sunday of New Orleans Jazz Fest 2025! Boyfriend performing on the Gentilly Stage at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday, April 27, 2025. James Bay performing on the Gentilly Stage at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

A.J. Haynes, lead singer for The Seratones, performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A person in the crow holds up a sign for Senegal as Senegalese artist Youssou N’Dour performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans,

Jazz Fest each year brings people from all over the world for amazing music and food, but for many, the real challenge is finding a parking spot.