Kick off festival season right … with music, barbecue and community! We welcome 85 local and regional BBQ masters and the best backyard chefs to compete in seven categories: Whole Hog, Ribs, Pork ****/Shoulder, Porkpourri, Sauce, Fan Favorite, and Fundraising Champion.

Our barbecue festival is a two-day event full of music, local beer, and fundraising. Both New Orleans musicians and national musical acts will keep you dancing all weekend long to whet your appetite to try every food option from Alabama white sauce to cracklin cochon de lait nachos.

The Cause

Hogs for the Cause has been voted Best Local Charity Event in New Orleans for many years now, and for good reason!  Through the amazing efforts of our fans and our teams, we have become the premier nationwide source of funding for families with children fighting pediatric brain cancer.

Hogs for the Cause works with both local and national children’s hospitals, including Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, Ochsner Hospital for Children, Duke Children’s Hospital, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, and Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, to offer monetary relief to families with children who have brain cancer.

Schedule:

Friday

Hogs Stage

6:00 - 7:15: Nether Hour
7:45 - 8:45: Willow Avalon
9:15 - 10:30: Stephen Wilson Jr.

Phelps Dunbar Tent

6:30 - 7:45: Hotel Burgundy
8:15 - 9:30: Gooseberry
10:00 - 11:00: The Thing

Titos Vodka Stage

5:15 - 6:30: Valley Flower
7:00 - 8:15; Clay Street Unit
8:45 - 10:15: Eddie 9V

Lineup:

-Stephen Wilson Jr.
-Willow Avalon
-Eddie 9V
-The Thing
-Clay Street Unit
-Gooseberry
-Hotel Burgundy
-Valley Flower

Saturday

Hogs Stage

12:30 - 1:45: Lola Kirke
2:15 - 3:30: The Droptines
4:00 - 5:30: Zach Top
6:00 - 7:30: Charley Crockett
7:45 - 10:00: Awards

Phelps Dunbar Tent

12:30 - 1:30: River Eckert
2:00 - 3:15: Vandoliers
3:45 - 5:00: The Rumble
5:30 - 6:45: Britti

Titos Vodka Stage

12:15 - 1:30; Billy Allen And The Pollies
2:00 - 3:15: John Hollier
3:45 - 5:00: Giovannie & The Hired Guns
5:30 - 7:00: JD McPherson

Lineup:

-Charley Crockett
-Zach Top
-JD McPherson
-Giovannie & The Hired Guns
-The Droptines
-Lola Kirke
-Billy Allen And The Pollies
-John Hollier
-Vandoliers
-The Rumble
-Britti
-River Eckert

Date: April 4, 2025 - April 5, 2025

Time: 

Friday: 3:30pm
Saturday: 11:00am

Location: UNO Lakefront Arena - 6801 Franklin Ave New Orleans, LA 70122

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