New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival (Photo Gallery)

Thousands line Oak St. for the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. The festival had over 30 vendors serving po-boys and dozens of bands performing on three different stages. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

People line the sidewalks along Oak St. eating po-boys at the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Attendees wait in long lines for po-boys at the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

A catfish po-boy from Ninja on Oak St. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Sandy Larche eats a pulled pork po-boy with creole slaw from Bourbon House in front of a Leidenheimer po-boy truck at the festival Sunday afternoon. "It's very messy," said Larche. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Kent Kendrick, of Bourbon House grills shrimp for po-boys, as people lineup behind him Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Bourbon BBQ shrimp from Bourbon House. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Wearing a Wolverine mask, 3 year-old Ashton Hill, eats a grilled shrimp and blackened avocado po-boy from Red Fish Grill. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Milton and Teresa Huff enjoy a Boiled shrimp remoulade po-boy and Creole gumbo from Seither's Seafood while listening to live music on Oak St. "It was wonderful," said Teresa Huff about the food from Seither's Seafood. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Crowds dance in the street to live music at the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Grand Marshal Jennifer Jones dances with the Bone Tone Brass Band at the Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Oak St. residents watch out their windows as thousands line their street for the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Attendees line the streets eating po-boys while 19th Street Red performs Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)

Crowds gather at the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival Sunday afternoon. Photo by Sabree Hill (UptownMessenger.com)