New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival ft. La Durance Blues Band, Brett Gardner, The Boogie Long Band & More!

Saturday, January 17, 2026 - 3:00pm

New Orleans Jazz Museum

400 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70116

Located at the foot of Esplanade Avenue, the New Orleans Jazz Museum, located in the Old U.S. Mint, is a national historic landmark that is part of the Louisiana State Museum system.

The New Orleans Jazz Museum is strategically located at the intersection of the city’s French Quarter and the Frenchmen Street live music corridor. The Museum celebrates the history of jazz, in all its forms, through dynamic interactive exhibits, multigenerational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances. For further details, visit NOLAjazzmuseum.org.

You can hear great music from some of New Orleans’ best contemporary artists in the state-of-the-art performance venue on the New Orleans Jazz Museum’s third floor. The Museum uses the space for evening programs, solo and small group concerts and special events while the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park offers daily live music programs for local residents and visitors to the Museum. Learn more and find a calendar of events at MusicAtTheMint.org

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Upcoming Shows

New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival | January 15th-17th | 3-10pm (+ Fri & Sat Builders' Forum 12-3pm)

Professional acts from 4 continents will provide 20 hours of great music on unique instruments in a magnificent 190-year-old landmark. 

It’s a unique celebration of the art, music, and cultural history of homemade stringed instruments in the city where those simple devices played a role in the early development of Jazz and Blues. Covering 3 days and utilizing the world-class listening and exhibit spaces at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the festival always presents an unsurpassed roster of CBG artists. 

Saturday Jan 17th Entertainment Lineup: 

3-6pm: Saturday Afternoon Hootenanny ft. John Nickel, Ivor S.K, and Janky 

7-10pm: Saturday Night Shindig ft. La Durance Blues Band, Brett Gardner, and the Boogie Long Band

Tickets Thursday GA $37.24 | All Inclusive 3 Day Pass $176.91 

More information and full schedule at: http://www.neworleanscbg.com

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