Jazz Fest Biggest Paid Festival in United States

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festiva is the king of the national festival circuit, dominating in economic impact and beating out all but the Chicago Blues Festival in attendance.

Jazz Fest typically has an annual economic impact of $300 million and wins out in attendance numbers with 400,000.  Only the Chicago Blues Festival draws more people with an estimated 700,000, but these numbers are just an estimate as the Chicaco Blues Festival is free so there are no ticket sales to confirm the exact attendance.