Inside New Orleans 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 FestiGals Girlfriend Getaway Weekend June 22 – 24 Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.) 888-GAL-WKND, festigals.org San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (Running of the Bulls) July 7 – 9 French Quarter nolabulls.com Bayou Country Superfest May 26 – 28 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.) bayoucountrysuperfest.com Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival June 24 – 25 Louis Armstrong Park 504-558-6100, cajunzydecofest.com Tales of the Cocktail July 18 – 23 Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St.) and various French Quarter Locations 504-948-0511, talesofthecocktail.com ESSENCE Music Festival June 30 – July 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.) 504-410-4100, essence.com J UN E New Orleans Oyster Festival June 3 – 4 Woldenberg Park 504-888-7608, nolaoysterfest.org AU G U ST COOLinary New Orleans August 1 – 31 Throughout New Orleans 800-672-6124, COOLinaryneworleans.com J U LY Go Fourth on the River July 4 French Quarter go4thontheriver.com French Market Creole Tomato Festival June 10 – 11 French Market, Dutch Alley (912 N. Peters St.) 504-522-2621, ext. 205, frenchmarket.org Satchmo SummerFest August 3 – 6 French Quarter, Old U.S. Mint (400 Esplanade Ave.) 800-673-5725, 504-522-5730, fqfi.org/satchmo 2017 Festivals & Events continued on next page ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please check event websites for the most up-to-date info. PHOTOS (Opposite page, left to right): Mardi Gras ©Miles/Denise Chambers • New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival ©Douglas Mason • Humana Rock n' Roll New Orleans Marathon ©Paul Broussard (This page, left to right): Performance at the ESSENCE Music Festival ©flickr/Dante Nicholas • Tales of the Cocktail ©Jennifer Michell • French Market Creole Tomato Festival ©Kim Welsh V I S I T O U R W E B S I T E A T NE W O R L E A N S I NF O . C O M 21
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