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Mardi Gras ©Miles/Denise Chambers JANUARY Mardi Gras Season January 6 – February 28 New Orleans and the Metro Area 800-672-6124, 504-566-5003, neworleanscvb.com New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ©Douglas Mason FEBRUARY Humana Rock n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon February 5 runrocknroll.com/new-orleans Lundi Gras February 27 Spanish Plaza 800-672-6124, 504-566-5003, neworleanscvb.com Mardi Gras Day February 28 New Orleans and the Metro Area 800-672-6124, 504-566-5003, neworleanscvb.com Humana Rock n' Roll New Orleans Marathon ©Paul Broussard MARCH Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival March 18 – 19 Louis Armstrong Park 504-558-6100, congosquarerhythms.com Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival March 22 – 26 Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.) and other French Quarter venues 504-581-1144, tennesseewilliams.net APRIL French Quarter Festival April 6 – 9 French Quarter 800-673-5725, 504-522-5730, fqfi.org/frenchquarter Crescent City Classic April 15 Central Business District, ending in City Park 504-861-8686, ccc10k.com Zurich Classic of New Orleans April 24 – 30 TPC Louisiana (11001 Lapalco Blvd., Avondale) 504-342-3000, zurichgolfclassic.com New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 28 – May 7 Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd.) 504-410-4100, nojazzfest.com MAY New Orleans Wine & Food Experience May 25 – 28 Locations around New Orleans 504-529-WINE, nowfe.com Welcome to New Orleans — the city that knows how to celebrate! Come experience our food, music, art, cultural diversity and unique spirit all in one place at any of our festivals and special events. New Orleans Greek Festival May 26 – 28 Holy Trinity Cathedral Greek Orthodox Church (1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd.) 504-282-0259, gfno.com Bayou Country Superfest May 26 – 28 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.) bayoucountrysuperfest.com JUNE New Orleans Oyster Festival June 3 – 4 Woldenberg Park 504-888-7608, nolaoysterfest.org French Market Creole Tomato Festival June 10 – 11 French Market, Dutch Alley (912 N. Peters St.) 504-522-2621, ext. 205, frenchmarket.org ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please check event websites for the most up-to-date info Performance at the ESSENCE Music Festival ©flickr/Dante Nicholas FestiGals Girlfriend Getaway Weekend June 22 – 24 Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.) 888-GAL-WKND, festigals.org Louisiana Cajun- Zydeco Festival June 24 – 25 Louis Armstrong Park 504-558-6100, cajunzydecofest.com Tales of the Cocktail ©Jennifer Michell ESSENCE Music Festival June 30 – July 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.) 504-410-4100, essence.com French Market Creole Tomato Festival ©Kim Welsh JULY Go Fourth on the River July 4 French Quarter go4thontheriver.com San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (Running of the Bulls) July 7 – 9 French Quarter nolabulls.com Tales of the Cocktail July 18 – 23 Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.) and various French Quarter Locations 504-948-0511, talesofthecocktail.com AUGUST COOLinary New Orleans August 1 – 31 Throughout New Orleans 800-672-6124, COOLinaryneworleans.com Satchmo SummerFest August 3 – 6 French Quarter, Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) 800-673-5725, 504-522-5730, fqfi.org/satchmo Whitney White Linen Night presented by the Art District New Orleans: A CAC Fundraiser August 5 300-700 blocks of Julia Street, throughout the Arts District, and at the Contemporary Arts Center 504-528-3805, cacno.org Southern Decadence August 30 – September 4 French Quarter, primarily near the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann streets 504-524-3788, southerndecadence.net SEPTEMBER Louisiana Seafood Festival September 1 – 3 City Park Festival Grounds 504-913-5980, louisianaseafoodfestival.com OCTOBER CAC’s Art for Arts’ Sake October 7 Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St.) 504-528-3805, cacno.org Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival October 13 – 15 Lafayette Square Park 504-558-6100, crescentcitybluesfest.com Krewe of Boo! Parade October 21 Marigny/French Quarter kreweofboo.com Voodoo Art & Music Experience October 27 – 29 New Orleans City Park voodoofestival.com Halloween in New Orleans October 31 Throughout New Orleans 800-672-6124, 504-566-5003, neworleanscvb.com NOVEMBER Treme Creole Gumbo Festival November 11 – 12 Louis Armstrong Park 504-586-6100, tremegumbofest.org Celebration in the Oaks November 24 – 26 & December 1 – 30 New Orleans City Park 504-483-9415, celebrationintheoaks.com Bayou Classic November 25 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.) mybayouclassic.com DECEMBER Christmas New Orleans Style December Throughout New Orleans 800-673-5725, 504-522-5730, holiday.neworleansonline.com New Year’s Eve December 31 Throughout New Orleans 800-672-6124, 504-566-5003 neworleanscvb.com THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO DO IN NEW ORLEANS! Check our full calendar of events online to see what's going on right now Download the free Layar app and scan this page - full instructions on pg. 2. Local Lingo King Cake — These glazed pastries, served during Mardi Gras season and rooted in Catholic tradition, come with purple, green and gold sugarcoating and contain a little plastic baby. Find king cakes in bakeries and grocery stores throughout New Orleans.
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