Satchmo SummerFest
A free weekend of traditional jazz, talks and a jazz Mass honouring Louis Armstrong, around his 4 August birthday.
- When
- A Saturday and Sunday at the start of August, ending on the Sunday on or just before Armstrong's 4 August birthday. In 2027 that puts it on 31 July–1 August. (source, checked 2026-10-26)
- Where
- New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, Esplanade Avenue
- First held
- 2001
- Admission
- Free
- Organiser
- French Quarter Festivals, Inc.
- Official site
- frenchquarterfest.org/satchmo/
Announced by organiser "SATCHMO SUMMERFEST | JULY 31-august 1, 2027" (organiser, checked 2026-10-26) · 272 days away
About Satchmo SummerFest
Satchmo SummerFest was founded in 2001 for the centennial of Louis Armstrong's birth (Armstrong himself said he was born on 4 July 1900; his baptismal record gives 4 August 1901, the date the festival follows). It is small, free and devoted to traditional jazz, with music stages on the grounds of the Old U.S. Mint and talks by Armstrong scholars inside.
It ends with a jazz Mass and a second line, and is one of the few good reasons to plan a trip in the heat of August.
Dates, 2026–2035
| Year | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sat–Sun 1–2 Aug | Held |
| 2027 | Sat–Sun 31 Jul – 1 Aug | Announced by organiser |
| 2028 | Sat–Sun 29–30 Jul | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2029 | Sat–Sun 28–29 Jul | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2030 | Sat–Sun 3–4 Aug | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2031 | Sat–Sun 2–3 Aug | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2032 | Sat–Sun 31 Jul – 1 Aug | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2033 | Sat–Sun 30–31 Jul | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2034 | Sat–Sun 29–30 Jul | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2035 | Sat–Sun 28–29 Jul | Usual pattern, not announced |
"Usual pattern" rows project the timing described above onto each year. They are not dates: organisers set them, and they sometimes break the pattern (see how often the patterns held).
Recent: 2024: 3–4 Aug 2024; 2025: 2–3 Aug 2025; 2026: 1–2 Aug 2026.
Sources
- frenchquarterfest.org/2025-satchmo-summerfest-press-release/ (founded 2001; free; 2025 dates; checked 2026-10-26)
- frenchquarterfest.org/satchmo/ (2027 dates; checked 2026-10-26)
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