Festival Activities and Home Tours in French Quarter, Garden District and Uptown

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Festival Activities and Home Tours in French Quarter, Garden District and Uptown
New Orleans Spring Fiesta 76th Anniversary March 23rd - April 1st 2012

New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association celebrates the cultural heritage and architecture of the city with its 76h annual Spring Fiesta March 23 - April 1, 2012. The festivities get under way with French Quarter Home Tour I beginning at the historic Spring Fiesta House, 826 St. Ann. On Saturday, March 24st at 10:00 a.m. the Spring Fiesta Housie will be the start of a French Quarter Walking Tour. The walking tours are available on Saturday and Sunday of both weekends from 10:00 until 4:00. Saturday's festivities feature a Promenade through Jackson Square preceding the presentation of the Spring Fiesta Queen and her Court (adorned in antebellum attire) at 12:45 p.m... Following the presentation at 3:30 p.m., the Queen and her court parade through the Vieux Carre in in horse drawn carriages showering her subjects with the season's bounty. Sunday tours of the elegant Uptown homes run from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Activities on Weekend II begin with an optional brunch Jazz Brunch (reservations require followed by tours of the fabulous Garden District homes. On Sunday, Home Tours start at 1:00 p.m. Please see www.springfiesta.com for advance ticket sales, information and reservations. Advance tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com or locally March 19, 2012 until the day of the event.

New Orleans Spring Fiesta Association
826 St. Ann Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
Telephone: 504.581.1367 / 800.550.8450
Email: neworleansspringfiesta@yahoo.com
Website: www.springfiesta.com