End of Summer Events

Before work becomes hectic and school's back in session, experience some end of summer fun in the Crescent City

As summertime comes to a close everywhere else, New Orleans just keeps on sizzling. Some of our favorite festivals, foods, deals, and events take place at the end of the summer season.

Cheryl Gerber, NOTMC

Satchmo SummerFest

Planning an End of Summer Trip

Planning your final summer getaway to New Orleans is simple with our Hotel and Streetcar package. From April 1 – September 3, 2023, book your hotel through our website and receive a 24-hour streetcar pass for up to four people per reservation. For more summertime hotel deals, see here.

Exclusive Summer Deals

The month of August is filled with a number of deals and offers. Restaurants, attractions, and museums welcome end-of-summer guests with special month- and week-long perks. For the entire month of August, enjoy COOLinary, in which participating restaurants offer specially-priced menus, and Museum Month, in which one membership to a participating museum gets you free admission to several others. The end of summer is where the best deals are when visiting New Orleans.

Rebecca Todd, NOTMC

Brigtsen's COOLinary

End of Summer Fests + Events

Once you’ve booked the perfect summer travel package it’s time to start piecing together your itinerary.

Explore the world of craft cocktails while enjoying a taste or two at the annual, midsummer Tales of the Cocktail or put on your running shoes and participate in New Orleans’ own homage to Spain’s encierro Running of the Bulls. Red Dress Run, Fidelity Bank White Linen Night, NOLA Pickleball Fest, Satchmo Summerfest, and Southern Decadence are among the other late summer fests you won’t want to miss out on.

Football fans gear up for the start of Saints season with preseason home games in August. For more inspiration on how to wrap-up your summer, browse our wide selection of fests and events below.

Late Summer Events

04/23/2024 - "Our War Too: Women in Service"

04/23/2024 - "Rebellious Spirits: Prohibition and Resistance in the South"

04/23/2024 - "Southland"

04/23/2024 - "Tina Girouard: SIGN-IN"

04/23/2024 - "Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined"

04/23/2024 - French Quarter Galleries

04/23/2024 - “Double Space: Women Photographers and Surrealism”

04/25/2024 - "MAROON QUEEN Cherice Harrison-Nelson"

07/04/2024 - ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® - New Orleans

07/04/2024 - Go Fourth on the River

07/11/2024 - Anything Goes

07/12/2024 - Julius Caesar

07/12/2024 - Running of the Bulls

07/17/2024 - The Fools Ensemble: A Very Important Play

07/18/2024 - Miss Fisher Con 2024

07/21/2024 - Tales of the Cocktail

08/01/2024 - Pippin

08/03/2024 - Satchmo SummerFest

08/07/2024 - NOLA Pickle Fest

08/10/2024 - Red Dress Run

08/31/2024 - Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff

09/27/2024 - NOLA Coffee Festival