Enjoy Free Music Nearby at Lafayette Square

        It’s 4:30 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon. New Orleanians across the city ask each other the same question:

            “Are you going to Lafayette Square?”

            Every Wednesday, crowds gather in Lafayette Square for Harvest the Music. The free concert series features a promising line-up, as well as famous local food vendors and artists, and Lafayette Square is just blocks away from the Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center. All proceeds from food and beverages sales go to the Second Harvest Food Bank, which fights hunger across 23 southern Louisiana parishes. Like its summer sister Wednesdays at the Square, the concert series has become the major event of locals’ weekday calendar.

To attend Harvest the Music, just head to Lafayette Square, located between the 500 and 600 blocks of Camp Street and St. Charles Avenue. The concerts take place from 5:00-7:30p.m. Lafayette Square is. For more information, visit Harvest the Music’s website at http://harvestthemusic.org/.

The Lineup:

OCTOBER 3                 Anders Osborne with the Bonerama Horns and Dave Malone

+ Mia Borders

OCTOBER 10               JJ Grey & Mofro

+ Colin Lake

OCTOBER 17               North Mississippi Allstars with Alvin Youngblood Hart and Lightnin’ Malcolm

+ Young Pinstripe Brass Band

OCTOBER 24               Rebirth Brass Band

+ Mississippi Rail Company

The Food:

Bittersweet Confections

Café Adelaide

Lucy's Retired Surfers Bar and Restaurant

Martin Wine Cellar

Crêpes à la Cart

Ms. Linda "The Ya-Ka-Mein Lady"

Oceana Grill

Rouses

Squeal BAR-B-Q

Second Harvest Food Bank Community Kitchen