Summer Festivals
School’s out fun’s in -- all summer long
Don't let the heat keep you away from New Orleans. For one thing, the hotel rates are the lowest they’ll be all year. For another, with refreshing events like Tales of the Cocktail, you’ll barely notice the heat. Plus, the best restaurants in town celebrate COOLinary New Orleans with prix fixe menus all August long. You can enjoy three-course meals in most of our world-famous eateries for around $30 a person.
And, just as the swamp comes to life in the summer, so does the city with activities like the Essence Festival, Go 4th on the River, Satchmo SummerFest, White Linen Night and Southern Decadence. Get yourself some cool white linen duds, a nice Truman Capotesque straw hat (he was born here, you know), and come see what we’re all about in summer.
Summer Festivals in New Orleans
French Market Creole Tomato Festival
- Jun 7, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience
- New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
- Jun 11, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
New Orleans Black Pride
- Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
New Orleans Pride
- Jun 13, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® - New Orleans
- Caesars Superdome
- Jul 3, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025
Running of the Bulls
- Gallier Hall
- Jul 11, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025
Tales of the Cocktail
- The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
- Jul 20, 2025 - Jul 25, 2025
Satchmo SummerFest
- New Orleans Jazz Museum
- Aug 2, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025
NOLA Pickle Fest
- New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
- Aug 6, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025
Southern Decadence
- Aug 29, 2025 - Sep 1, 2025
New Orleans Summer Travel Guide
Break away from ordinary & plan a summer trip that allows you to experience the one-of-a-kind culture, magic, and timelessness of NOLA.