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WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEW ORLEANS

There’s always some way to enjoy New Orleans - let our calendar guide you

Around the clock, every day, every week, every month – New Orleans has it going on and on. From festivals and second lines to music shows, dance performances, comedy, and performing arts, it’s here. Interested in sports? The outdoors?  Dining and cocktail events? New Orleans has all that and more. Check our calendar for what you might expect to see, and know that you’ll also find the unexpected.

  • Like our po-boys, our events calendar for the year is overstuffed. Here are some of our favorite, featured events happening in the next year.
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  • Your best source for weekend fun in NOLA. Check back every Wednesday for our curated list of the best happenings around town.
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  • Going to visit New Orleans in the next couple of months? Lucky you. Jazz up your itinerary with the events listed here.
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  • Think New Orleans is exaggerating when we say we’re the Festival Capital of the World? We challenge you to an oyster-shucking contest right here and now.
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  • Culture in New Orleans is thriving. Not “the who dat and where y’at kind” of culture. The “They’re tuning up, let’s find our seats” kind. 
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  • While every meal is an event in New Orleans, some events have been created around meals. 
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  • New Orleans is the birthplace of the cocktail, the go-cup, the drive-thru daiquiri shop, the hurricane, the grasshopper, the sazerac – we could go on and on like the guy at the end of the bar...
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  • L, G, B, T or Q, nobody throws a party like we do. Southern Decadence, which started as a smallish going-away party for a friend, is now one of the city’s most popular events.
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  • Taking a family vacation to New Orleans? Click here to find the best activities for the kids and events the adults will enjoy, too.
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  • If the NFL had a Football Fan Hall of Fame, we’re convinced it would be floor-to-ceiling black and gold. 
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  • Parades, the Rock ‘n Roll Mardi Gras Marathon, the King Cake Festival, Carnivals balls and extravaganzas, Lundi Gras and so much more than just Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras is a whole Carnival season...
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  • While every day feels like a holiday in New Orleans, we celebrate the same holidays every place else does (in our own way, of course).
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Festivals by Season
  • The last Mardi Gras parade may have rolled, but when spring has sprung in New Orleans, the good times are just beginning.
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  • Don't let the heat keep you away from New Orleans. Embrace it. Revel in it. For one thing, the hotel rates are the lowest they’ll be all year.
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  • Fall in New Orleans means the temps and the humidity go down and the energy level in the city goes up. Now is the time to get out of the air-conditioning and onto a bike or walking path on the levee...
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  • December, January and February in New Orleans means wonderful weather. More often than not, temperatures linger in the mid-70s. Leave your coat at home and get down here.
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Holiday Celebrations
  • Valentine's Day

    February’s love song to New Orleans might include rich treats, a po-boy and if the calendar cooperates, a Mardi Gras running warm or cold depending on the weather.

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    St. Patrick's Day

    Officially March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans becomes a week-and-a-half of roiling, rollicking fun. Count on parades and block parties, and adorn yourself in green.

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