EvENts 2026-2027 CALENDAR OF EVENTS JULY » ESSENCE Festival of Culture, July 3-5 » Go 4th on the River, July 4 » Running of the Bulls, July 10-12 » Tales of the Cocktail, July 19-24 » 2026 Americas Selection of Bocuse d'Or and Pastry World Cup, July 25-26 NOVEMBER » Beignet Fest, Nov. 7 » New Orleans Marathon and Fit Fête, Nov. 13-14 » Bayou Bacchanal » Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival » Oak Street Po-Boy Festival » Bayou Classic, Nov. 27-28 » Celebration in the Oaks, through Jan. 1, 2027 MARCH » New Orleans Book Festival » Irish Channel Parade » Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival » Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival (SASFest) Fun fact: Part of the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, it celebrates LGBTQ writers. AUGUST » Museum Month, Aug. 1-31 » COOLinary New Orleans, Aug. 1-31 Fun fact: Enjoy specially priced menus all month long. DECEMBER » Holidays New Orleans Style, Dec.1-31 Fun fact: Enjoy caroling, home tours, traditions, and more all month. » Congo Square Rhythms Festival Fun fact: This festival celebrates African drumming traditions in Congo Square. » Satchmo Summerfest, Aug. 1-2 » Red Dress Run, Aug. 8 » Fidelity Bank White Linen Night » Dirty Linen Night » New Orleans French Film Festival SEPTEMBER » Southern Decadence, Sept. 4-7 » NOLAxNOLA, Sept. 24-Oct. 4 Fun fact: This celebration of local live music offers back-to-back shows over festival dates. » R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl » Manning Family Children's Holiday Parade » Algiers Holiday Bonfire & Concert » Greenway Supernova » NOLA ChristmasFest » Caroling in Jackson Square » Holiday Home Tours APRIL » Crescent City Classic » Gay Easter Parade Fun fact: This parade is just one of many family-friendly parades on Easter Sunday. » French Quarter Easter Parade » French Quarter Festival Fun fact: This is the largest free festival in Louisiana. JANUARY » Allstate Sugar Bowl Fun fact: It’s also the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals. OCTOBER » New Orleans Music Month » National Fried Chicken Festival » Gentilly Fest, Oct. 9-11 » WWE Money in the Bank, Oct. 10 » NOLA Funk Fest, Oct. 16-18 » Krewe of BOO!, Oct. 24 Fun fact: This is New Orleans’ very own free spooky parade. » Krewe of Joan of Arc » Teaser Fest » Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus » Krewe du Vieux » New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, through the first of May » Hogs for the Cause » Overlook Film Festival Fun fact: This festival bears the same name as the spooky hotel from "'The Shining."' » Zurich Classic FEBRUARY » Krewes: Muses, Endymion, Bacchus, Orpheus, Rex, Zulu » Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras Day, Feb. 9, 2027 » Every Woman's Marathon, Feb. 28, 2027 » Tet Fest Fun fact: Tet Fest marks the Vietnamese New Year. MAY » Zoo-To-Do » Bayou Boogaloo » New Orleans Greek Festival » » » » » » » » Art for Art’s Sake Tremé Fall Fest Oktoberfest Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival Praise Fest NOLA Reggae Fest Halloween New Orleans New Orleans Film Festival JUNE » New Orleans Pride » Black Pride Weekend » French Market Creole Tomato Festival » New Orleans Restaurant Week » New Orleans Juneteenth Festival Scan for More Events! >>> Mark your 2027 calendars — Mardi Gras Day is February 9th! NEWorLEANs.CoM 39
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