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The voice of the Mississippi still sings in New Orleans, a place where umbrellas dance, booze mingles with beignets, the irreverent holds hands with the sacred, and the dead sleep among the living.

Travelers flock to New Orleans to “laissez les bons temps rouler”—or, “let the good times roll”—and in this eclectic town, there’s no shortage of opportunities to do just that.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, now in its 55th year, takes place from April 24 to May 4 Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...