Gospel Outreach Event | New Orleans Jazz Festival

New Orleans Jazz festival

What is happening

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for 2026 will take place over two weekends, Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26 and Thursday, April 30 – Sunday, May 3, at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Over 5,000 musicians are scheduled to perform across 14 stages. The anticipated attendees expected are approximately 460,000 attendees over eight days. The festival is a massive annual event that welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.

SFOI will be there April 23 - 26 Lord willing, and is looking for 5 men to join the team to preach the Gospel to the festival attendees and local citizens; minister to them in the moment and potentially refer them to a Bible teaching church or ministry for disciples.

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Event Info

Ministry Location: Fair Grounds Race Course.

1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119

Event Leader: Bill Adams

Dates: April 22 - 27

Arrive: Wednesday, Apr 22
Depart: Monday, April 27

Schedule: Official Schedule

Ministry Schedule:

Thursday - Sunday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Accommodation, Meals & Airport Pick-up:

Accommodations: YWAM House in Algiers

Check in: Wednesday, Apr 22
Check out: Monday, Apr 27

Address: 307 Whitney Avenue, New Orleans LA 70114

Meals: Not included.

Airport Pickup: Yes, fill out the following form to let us know your travel plans:

https://info.sfoi.org/travel-intinerary

Travel: Book Your Travel

New feature: book your flights; car rental, etc. via SFOI's partnership with Hotel Planner.
You can also call: 888-973-5987 to check for unpublished airfare rates.
Visit Hotel Planner on this link: https://sfoi.hotelplanner.com

Registration info:

Who can attend: This event is for men only.

Cost: $80 per person for the accommodations.

Note: The full amount is payable regardless if you stay for a shorter period, as the property is booked and paid for in advance with the intention of full occupancy for the period it was booked.

Payment Deadline: April 8 (2 weeks prior to event)

Payment Link: NO Jazz Festival Payments

Next steps - First time Registration:

If this is your first outreach event with SFOI, please read through the registration steps - click on the registration button below.

Once you register and are approved you will receive further information including but not limited to an event waiver and payment information. You will also be asked to submit a bio and picture to be posted on the event pages.

Registration: First Time

Next steps - Returning Evangelists:

If you are a returning evangelist, click on the button below to register.

Once you register and are approved you will receive further information including but not limited to an event waiver and payment information. You will also be asked to submit a bio and picture to be posted on the event pages.

Registration: Returning Evangelist

Prayer:

Please pray daily for the New Orleans Civil Magistrate based on 1 Timothy 2:1-7.

Prayer is the foundation of the SFOI and praying for the Civil Magistrate has allowed the outreaches to operate smoothly over the years. So this is a must.
Prayer time: SFOI has a weekly prayer time which is held Monday evenings at 7:00 PM EST. Click on the link to get details about the weekly prayer meeting:
Prayer Call

Digital Exhibitors:

Living Waters, Gospel of God Ministry, REF, George Whitefield Program, Banner of Truth, BardinMarsee Publishing (Waterproof Bible), To The End of the Earth, Until All Hear, Testimonies of God , Globeworks, -- purchase your Waterproof Bible at the SFOI store here.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):

If you have not previously participated in an SFOI outreach, and you have questions about how SFOI works, then visit these pages to help you understand the work of the ministry:

Ministry Team '26

Game Summaries

New Orleans Jazz Festival Team '26:

From left to right: Gary Gardner, John Shelton, Tom Brewer, Mark Yoho, Bill Adams.

Pastor Abner had the opportunity to meet with Rev Bill Adams and Evangelist Mark Yoho before we departed 🚘 from Montgomery to New Orleans for an open-air preaching 🔊 engagement at the Jazz Fest event.