NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — This week begins the International Arts Festival, and fest producer Ernest Kelly stopped by WGNO to talk about all that's on tap. "More than music, the delegates that are coming in from these 12 different countries and these are actually new ordinances to cities. Wow. And New Orleans probably has more than 40 and 12 of them are coming here for this event," said Kelly. Feeling lucky? 20 suite tickets to see Taylor Swift ‘Eras’ tour in New Orleans He adds that the one thing that they all have in common is that they are curious about how New Orleans is so popular with the world. "And we got musicians from seven different countries. And like I said, we got delegates from 12 different countries," said Kelly. The panel discussions are at Gallier Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 25 and Thursday, Sept. 26 at 9:00 a.m. Kelly also touted the music line-up. ‘Big Banana award’ fame for French Quarter restaurant "We start on Friday with a concept we're calling called Jazzy Nola, and where you know, the home of jazz. So we have Kurt Whalum and the incredible big chief Donald Harrison Jr. performing on the 27th at the Orpheum Theater. And then on Saturday, we take it to the sacred grounds of Armstrong Park and Congo Square, where we have again, we have artists performing from six countries. We have artists from Trinidad, Puerto Rico, the UK and and Scotland. So that whole live-in New Orleans vibe that they had so well with the French press is going to be the same kind of vibe," said Kelly. They will also be filming Steel Pulse. For more information on the festival, visit the International Arts Festival website. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. The Electric SUV with a twist of subtlety--the Polestar 3 Rock Hall of Famer to be arraigned on manslaughter charge Alex Jones' Infowars will be liquidated at auction to help pay Sandy Hook families House Democrats reintroduce legislation to expand child care access and affordability Detectives use Zillow to track down man charged with child porn