What to wear and what to bring:
Here's one example of typical jazz fest attire. Note that we all have hats.
Hats. Lolly's is a typical wide brim (note she is carrying water, more about that later), Marie with the orange visor and her oyster jazz fest shirt, Robbie usually wears a festive dress and has one of our friend Tracy's hats on (more on those later) and I in my typical baseball hat. A hat is key. If you don't have a good hat, be prepared to purchase one your first day out. There are plenty of cheaper hats at Congo Square or delux ones like Tracy's.
Bandanas. Good to have a regular square bandana (they also sell souvenir ones at Fest) to hand to the vendor when you buy your sodo or beer to soak in the ice water. Will feel great around your neck. Also good for wiping goo from your ettoufee off your hands, etc. I usually keep one handy if it's really hot.
Bags/Purses. First rule of Jazz Fest: whatever you have it must attach to you. You need to wear it. Note Marie's fanny pack and I have my jazz fest shirt tied to my little bag. Robbie has her brass pass and other things around her neck.
Dress. you want to be able to layer off...it will be hot. We wear shorts, skirts and usually a skimpy top with a shirt to layer over it because of sun burn.
Sunglasses. DO bring good sunglasses. It's bright out there and the hat won't be enough. You might want them to attach as well (although it's pretty dorky).
Shoes. Here's the most important part. Regular flip flops are ok if there is no rain. If there is rain (which there is sometimes) they will stick in the mud, tear off your feet and flip mud spots on the back of your legs. You will see most of the regulars wear Tivos, but they can be pretty ugly. Some folks wear their regular lace up sport shoes....I can't stand wearing much at all so I have an array of open shoes. DO wear something you can stand around in for many hours, so they should be comfortable. Your feet will sweat as well.
Poncho. A pocket rain poncho is a great thing to have just in case it rains. The really cheap one piece ones are great.
Chairs/cushions, etc. Our crowd does not bring portable chairs or the like. We don't even carry around towels or ground blankets. We have places we meet and sit at various times and I will fill you in on all that.
What to carry: You will want a wallet with about $40 cash for drinks/food/goodies and maybe a credit card if you get struck by something you just have to have (there is a TON of shopping there). There are 64 food booths as well. You will want lip stuff (I should be able to bring some for everyone), purell of some sort (there are regular toilets as well as a zillion portapoties but you want to be prepared), kleenex -- TP substitute, a water bottle (you can bring in your own water, which I encourage -- we freeze ours the night before so it stays cold a while), your key, your cell phone if you are inclined (you won't really need it and you won't be able to hear anyway), your Jazz Fest schedule (see below), sunscreen. This should fit in your pockets or a purse/bag that you can attach to your body so that your hands are free.
Jazz Fest Schedule: You can print one off the web at http://www.nojazzfest.com/; they will hand them out (tiny ones too small for me to read) at the gate as we go in, and the Times Picayune (local paper) will have them every day and on Friday for the entire weekend. I almost always buy a paper because it is the most up to date adn the easiest to read. I bring a piece of plastic to put it in because of the sweat and beer or I just fold it carefully in my back pocket.
More images to follow.
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