PICS: Food, fun, dancing under sunny skies start off second weekend Jazz Fest

People dance at the Fais Do Do stage at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PICS: Food, fun, dancing under sunny skies start off second weekend Jazz Fest

Jazz Fest is so much more than the music. It's the food, culture, crafts and the fun!

by Matthew Hinton | May 3, 2019

Jazz Fest is so much more than the music. It’s the food, culture, crafts and the fun! The second Locals Thursday kicked off the last weekend of the fest, and clear weather provided the perfect backdrop.

Here are some pictures from the start of the second weekend

Widespread Panic, who replaced Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones, performs on the Acura Stage at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Widespread Panic performs on the Acura Stage at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

People enjoy food during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indians parade at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indians including Big Chief Alfred Womble parade at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Buffalo Hunters Mardi Gras Indians parade at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

The Men Buckjumpers Social and Pleasure Club dances to the music of Sporty’s Brass Band at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Big Sam’s Funky Nation performs on the Congo Square Stage at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

An acrobat performs during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Art work made from recycled plastics is seen by the Kids Tent at the Fair Grounds during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival or Jazz Fest in New Orleans, La. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.