Beignet Fest

Hailed by Garden & Gun and Southern Living as one of the best food festivals in the south, Beignet Fest returns Saturday, November 16 at New Orleans City Park! One of New Orleans’ to celebrate the city’s most iconic treat. At Beignet Fest, fest goers can try beignets topped or stuffed with a variety of sweet or savory delicacies. The festival’s menu lineup includes more than 80 menu options with nearly 50 unique takes on beignets including vegan and gluten-free beignets.

While attendees chow down on sweet and savory beignets, Jon Cleary, Big Sam and Amanda Shaw will headline the entertainment with additional performances by Sierra Green and the Giants, and Imagination Movers as well as the Prism Project – an inclusive performing arts program for youth ages 6-22. Keeping true to Beignet Fest’s charitable mission, a fully activated and sensory friendly Kids Village created by Children’s Hospital New Orleans will offer a one-of-a-kind experience for all children – and one that supports children with autism and related developmental differences.

Proceeds from Beignet Fest will go toward local nonprofit organizations that provide quality programs for children on the spectrum. To view the full menu and to purchase tickets, visit beignetfest.com.

Beignet Fest Music Lineup

Jon Cleary, Big Sam, and Amanda Shaw will headline the 2024 Beignet Fest. The full slate of entertainment presented by the New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund includes the Prism Project, Imagination Movers, Sierra Green and the Giants, Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, and Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen. In keeping with the Beignet Fest Foundation’s charitable mission, the festival will kick off with a performance by the Prism Project, an inclusive performing arts program for youth ages 6-22.

Beignet Fest Ticket Information

General admission tickets go on sale in September. Organizers launched ticket sales for the VIP Experience presented by Ruby Slipper. Available at beignetfest.com/tickets, the VIP Experience is $50 for Adults 21+ and $30 for Youth under 21. All Youth VIP tickets must be purchased in connection with a VIP Adult ticket purchase. Children up to three years old are free with a paid adult. The VIP Experience includes admission to Beignet Fest, access to a private tented area with dedicated bathrooms, reserved green space near the stage, three taste tickets for a selection of signature Ruby Slipper cocktails and complimentary water. 

Beignet Fest Hotel Information

The Sheraton, DoubleTree, and Royal Sonesta are all offering a special room rate to visitors who book through the website links below:

Book your stay at the Sheraton New Orleans here

Book your stay at  the DoubleTree New Orleans here

Book your stay at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans here

All of these hotels are on or near the Canal Street Streetcar line, which takes visitors straight down to City Park for Beignet Fest.

About the Beignet Fest Foundation

Beignet Fest is a premier food festival in Louisiana that celebrates one of New Orleans’s most iconic dishes all in one place on one day. Proceeds from the event benefit the Beignet Fest Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization established to raise awareness and support for programs in Greater New Orleans that serve autistic youth and their families.