Ultimate New Orleans Event Calendar

The Crescent City is home to more than 130 unique festivals and events. Throughout the year, guests can join along in celebrating everything from food and culture to neighborhoods and holidays. Megafestivals like Jazz Fest, ESSENCE, French Quarter Festival and of course, Mardi Gras are world-renowned and highly attended. But there are also a number of more niche, quirky and off-the-beaten-path events like Bayou Boogaloo, White Linen Night, Luna Fête and Gentilly Fest that are worth checking out during your next visit.

From summer to spring and everything in between, here are some of New Orleans' most outstanding events and festivals that are sure to make for a memorable visit.

Upcoming Year-at-a-Glance

10/12/2024 - Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival

10/12/2024 - Gentilly Fest

10/12/2024 - Oktoberfest

10/16/2024 - 35th New Orleans Film Festival

10/18/2024 - NOLA FUNK FEST

10/18/2024 - Praise Fest

10/19/2024 - Krewe of BOO!

10/24/2024 - Top Taco

10/25/2024 - Treme Fall Fest

10/27/2024 - Oak Street Po' Boy Festival

10/28/2024 - NOLA MusiCon

10/31/2024 - Halloween

11/01/2024 - Bayou Bacchanal

11/02/2024 - NOLA Zydeco Fest

11/02/2024 - Prospect.6 the future is present, the harbinger is home

11/09/2024 - Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival

11/14/2024 - LUNA Fête

11/16/2024 - Beignet Fest

11/23/2024 - Sober Fest

11/29/2024 - Celebration in the Oaks

11/30/2024 - Bayou Classic

12/07/2024 - Children's Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade

12/12/2024 - Greenway Supernova

12/14/2024 - Garden District Holiday Home Tours

12/19/2024 - R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl

12/20/2024 - NOLA ChristmasFest

12/22/2024 - Caroling in Jackson Square

12/22/2024 - French Quarter Holiday Home Tours

12/24/2024 - Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee

12/31/2024 - Big Night New Orleans New Years Eve

01/06/2025 - Phunny Phorty Phellows

02/01/2025 - Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus

02/15/2025 - Krewe du Vieux

02/21/2025 - Krewe of Cleopatra

02/22/2025 - Krewe of Pontchartrain

02/23/2025 - Krewe of Carrollton

02/27/2025 - Krewe of Muses

02/28/2025 - Krewe of Hermes

02/28/2025 - Le Krewe D'Etat

03/01/2025 - Krewe of Endymion

03/01/2025 - Krewe of Iris

03/01/2025 - Krewe of Tucks

03/02/2025 - Krewe of Bacchus

03/03/2025 - Krewe of Orpheus

03/03/2025 - Krewe of Proteus

03/04/2025 - Krewe of Rex

03/04/2025 - Krewe of Zulu

04/03/2025 - Overlook Film Festival

04/04/2025 - Hogs for the Cause

04/19/2025 - Crescent City Classic

04/24/2025 - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

07/03/2025 - ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® - New Orleans

08/06/2025 - NOLA Pickle Fest

*Our Year At A Glance lists just some of the featured events happening in New Orleans each year. There are many more events happening each week that are not listed here. For a full list of events, visit our main Events Calendar.

For the full Mardi Gras Parade schedule, click here.

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