Three days, four stages; Thousands expected in New Orleans for music festival - WDSU New Orleans

Thousands of artists and music fans are preparing to descend into New Orleans this weekend for one of the largest annual music events this year.

Three days, four stages and in one park in New Orleans. The 2014 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience is scheduled to kick off Friday and last through Sunday.

'In its 16-year history, Voodoo has hosted over 2,000 artists and attracted over 30,000 music fans,' the event's Facebook page said. 'Voodoo takes place every year in New Orleans' historic City Park, amid lush lagoons, bayous and one of the largest collections of mature oak trees in the world.'

City Park is situated in the northwest portion of the Crescent City. And during Voodoo this weekend, the eastern portion of the park south of Interstate 610 and north of City Park Avenue will be filled to the brim with the sound of music and fans standing from daylight into the late hours of the night.

Outkast, The Foo Fighters, Skrillex and Pretty Lights are just the tip of the artists performing on various dates and times this weekend. Each artist or band will be located at either the Ritual, le Plur, Carnival or Flambeau stage.

So what do you need to know if you're attending the festival this weekend? Here's a basic overview:

All ages are welcome to attend Voodoo with free admission for kids under 10 years old. There will be no tailgating or camping outside of Camp Voodoo which is situated on the west side of the festival just outside the main entrance on Golf and Palm drives.

There are certain things you can and cannot bring inside the festival, you know, the usual kinds of things. Bring backpacks, folding chairs, blankets, but leave your fireworks, coolers, video cameras and pets at home.

What about food? Well, there is plenty of it from pizza, seafood, hotdogs, deserts all which can be found on an extensive list on the Voodoo website.

Now we get to parking, which can often be a generally difficult experience in all of New Orleans. There are four different areas for parking, but general admission is located at the LSU School of Dentistry at 1100 Florida Avenue.

So let's wrap this up with a few questions and answers you may have about Voodoo before making your way inside. Here they are:

Free water? Yes

ATM's? Yes

Can you leave and re-enter? You can if you have 3-day general admission, Loa or Rites tickets

Do you need an ID? Yes. Beer and alcohol will only be sold to those with an ID.

Have more questions? Head over to the Info Desk in Town Square

That about wraps up just some of what we can write about Voodoo this weekend. More information on artists, maps and merchandise can be found on the Voodoo website.

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