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Festivals & Parades

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The milieux of festivities in New Orleans is practically endless. Almost every weekend and even some weekdays are booked solid with parades or festivals throughout the city and its neighboring areas.

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  • New Orleans Fashion Week - Southern Designers
    New Orleans Fashion Week - Southern Designers
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, Sep 15
    Location is TBD
    Sep 15, 2024, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Location is TBD
    2024 Fashion Week features Designer Runway Showcases, Hey Day of Canal St., NOFW X Indigo Boutique, Latin Fashion Experience
  • Gretna Fest
    Gretna Fest
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Oct 04
    Gretna - Historic District
    Oct 04, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Gretna - Historic District, 740 2nd St, Gretna, LA 70053, USA
    Forty Performers in Three Days: Kierks Bently, Steve Miller Bank, The Rivalists, Chase Rice, Natasha Beddingfield, Blue Oyster Cult, Cowboy Mouth, Amanda Shaw, Sony Landreth and More.....
  • Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest
    Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest
    Fri, Oct 11
    New Orleans Square Park
    Oct 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – Oct 13, 2024, 9:00 PM
    New Orleans Square Park, S Maestri St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
    Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival: Live Blues, Jazz, Art Market, and BBQ.
  • Prytania Potions of Peril and Atchafalaya Spooky Spectacular Dinner
    Prytania Potions of Peril and Atchafalaya Spooky Spectacular Dinner
    Sun, Oct 13
    Prytania Bar and Atchafalaya Restaurant
    Oct 13, 2024, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Prytania Bar and Atchafalaya Restaurant, 3445 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
    Potions of Peril at Prytania Bar followed by Dinner at Atchafalaya Spooky Spectacular Dinner.
  • NOLA Funk Fest
    NOLA Funk Fest
    Fri, Oct 18
    New Orleans - Jazz Heritage Museum
    Oct 18, 2024, 5:00 PM CDT – Oct 20, 2024, 9:00 PM CDT
    New Orleans - Jazz Heritage Museum, 1205 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
    NOLA Funk Fest is the roots for the new The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience, a museum dedicated preserving Louisiana’s rich musical history. Festival features oral histories highlighting the evolution of Blues and Jazz into R&B, Rock and Roll, and Funk.
  • Krewe of Boo
    Krewe of Boo
    Sat, Oct 19
    Marigny, French Quarter, CBD Route
    Oct 19, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Marigny, French Quarter, CBD Route, Marigny, New Orleans, LA, USA
    Halloween Parade: Extravaganza of werewolves, ghosts, vampires, and other Halloween-themed monsters, the Krewe of BOO! floats are very child-friendly, so bring the whole family. Marigny, French Quarter, CBD Route
  • Home Builders Association Reel Builders Fishing Tournament - Lake Catherine
    Home Builders Association Reel Builders Fishing Tournament - Lake Catherine
    Sat, Oct 26
    New Orleans
    Oct 26, 2024, 6:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT
    New Orleans, 26204 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70129, USA
    Tournament starts at Sunrise: Prizes are Largest Speckled Trout - $1000 Largest Redfish - $1000 (NO BULLREDS) Largest 5 Fish Stringer (MUST be 3 trout and 2 redfish)- $3000 Benefits NOELCI, New Orleans Education League for the Construction Industry. Sponsorships Available.
  • Oak Street PoBoy Fest
    Oak Street PoBoy Fest
    Sun, Oct 27
    New Orleans
    Oct 27, 2024, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CDT
    New Orleans, Oak St & Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
    40Food Vendors, Live Music on Multiple Stages, Saints Game Watch, Kid Zone, Art Market, Parade
  • Beignet Fest November 16 -  Benefit for Autism Research
    Beignet Fest November 16 -  Benefit for Autism Research
    Sat, Nov 16
    New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds
    Nov 16, 2024, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CST
    New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds, 4 Fredricks Drive, New Orleans
    Eat More Beignets! While grooving to Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys, Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentleman, The Prism Project, Imagination Movers, Sierra Green and the Giants, Big Sam's Funky Nation
  • Spring Fiesta Parade Carriage Ride, Promenade in Jackson Square, and Gala
    Spring Fiesta Parade Carriage Ride, Promenade in Jackson Square, and Gala
    Sun, Mar 23
    Streets of the French Quarter
    Mar 23, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT
    Streets of the French Quarter, 826 St Ann St., New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
    Rent a Horse-Drawn Carriage and Ride in the Spring Fiesta Parade. Take your seat among Spring Fiesta Royalty, NOSFA Members, and Friends, and join them on their way to "A Night in Old New Orleans."
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