OCTOBER ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL June 30 – July 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 504-410-4100, essence.com NOVEMBER NEW ORLEANS FAIR GROUNDS RACE COURSE AND SLOTS RACING SEASON November 2017 – March 2018 Fair Grounds Race Course 504-944-5515, fairgroundsracecourse.com WHITNEY WHITE LINEN NIGHT PRESENTED BY THE NEW ORLEANS ART DISTRICT: 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 CAC’S ART FOR ARTS’ SAKE October 7 Contemporary Arts Center 504-528-3805, cacno.org JULY GO FOURTH ON THE RIVER July 4 French Quarter go4thontheriver.com NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL October 11 – 19 Contemporary Arts Center, Prytania Theatre and The Theatres at Canal Place 504-309-6633, neworleansfilmsociety.org RED DRESS RUN August 12 French Quarter nolareddress.com TREMÉ CREOLE GUMBO FESTIVAL November 11 – 12 Louis Armstrong Park 504-586-6100, tremegumbofest.com SAN FERMIN IN NUEVA ORLEANS RUNNING OF THE BULLS July 7 – 9 French Quarter nolabulls.com DIRTY LINEN NIGHT August 12 French Quarter CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL October 13 – 15 Lafayette Square Park 504-558-6100, crescentcitybluesfest.com CELEBRATION IN THE OAKS November 24 – 26 and December 1 – 30 New Orleans City Park 504-483-9415, celebrationintheoaks.com SOUTHERN DECADENCE August 30 – September 4 French Quarter, primarily near the corner of Bourbon and St. Ann streets 504-524-3788, southerndecadence.net TALES OF THE COCKTAIL July 18 – 23 Hotel Monteleone and various French Quarter Locations 504-948-0511, talesofthecocktail.com VOODOO ART & MUSIC EXPERIENCE October 27 – 29 New Orleans City Park voodoofestival.com BAYOU CLASSIC November 25 Mercedes-Benz Superdome mybayouclassic.com AUGUST COOLINARY NEW ORLEANS August 1 – 31 Throughout New Orleans 800-672-6124, COOLinaryneworleans.com SEPTEMBER LOUISIANA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL September 1 – 3 New Orleans City Park 504-913-5980, louisianaseafoodfestival.com HALLOWEEN IN NEW ORLEANS October 31 Throughout New Orleans 504-566-5003, 800-672-6124, neworleanscvb.com DECEMBER CHRISTMAS NEW ORLEANS STYLE December Throughout New Orleans 504-522-5730, 800-673-5725, holiday.neworleansonline.com SATCHMO SUMMERFEST August 3 – 6 French Quarter, Old U.S. Mint 504-522-5730, 800-673-5725 fqfi.org NEW ORLEANS DAIQUIRI FESTIVAL September 1 – 30 Throughout New Orleans talesofthecocktail.com/events/ daiquiri-season NEW YEAR’S EVE December 31 Throughout New Orleans 504-566-5003, 800-672-6124, neworleanscvb.com PHOTOS (from top): ESSENCE Music Festival ; San Fermin in Nueva Orleans ; French Market Creole Tomato Festival; (Opposite page) Bayou Boogaloo; Mardi Gras parade. All images ©NOTMC Visit our website at NewOrleansCVB.com Welcome to New Orleans 19
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