Creole Tomato Fest 2016
Creole Tomato Fest 2016
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEW ORLEANS


There’s always some way to enjoy New Orleans - let our calendar guide you

Around the clock, every day, every week, every month – New Orleans has it going on and on. From festivals and second lines to music shows, dance performances, comedy and performing arts, it’s here. Interested in sports? The outdoors?  Dining and cocktail events?  Yes, yes, and yes, New Orleans has all that and more. Check our calendar for what you might expect to see, and know that you’ll also find the unexpected.  Make your time in New Orleans the best.

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  • Think New Orleans is exaggerating when we say we’re the Festival Capital of the World? We challenge you to an oyster-shucking contest right here and now.
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  • Parades, the Rock ‘n Roll Mardi Gras Marathon, the King Cake Festival, Carnivals balls and extravaganzas, Lundi Gras and so much more than just Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras is a whole Carnival season...
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  • Culture in New Orleans is thriving. Not “the who dat and where y’at kind” of culture. The “They’re tuning up, let’s find our seats” kind. 
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  • While every meal is an event in New Orleans, some events have been created around meals. 
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  • New Orleans is the birthplace of the cocktail, the go-cup, the drive-thru daiquiri shop, the hurricane, the grasshopper, the sazerac – we could go on and on like the guy at the end of the bar...
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  • L, G, B, T or Q, nobody throws a party like we do. Southern Decadence, which started as a smallish going-away party for a friend, is now one of the city’s most popular events.
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  • Taking a family vacation to New Orleans? Click here to find the best activities for the kids and events the adults will enjoy, too.
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  • If the NFL had a Football Fan Hall of Fame, we’re convinced it would be floor-to-ceiling black and gold. 
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Browse by Season
  • The last Mardi Gras parade may have rolled, but when spring has sprung in New Orleans, the good times are just beginning.
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  • Don't let the heat keep you away from New Orleans. Embrace it. Revel in it. For one thing, the hotel rates are the lowest they’ll be all year.
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  • Fall in New Orleans means the temps and the humidity go down and the energy level in the city goes up. Now is the time to get out of the air-conditioning and onto a bike or walking path on the levee...
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  • December, January and February in New Orleans means wonderful weather. More often than not, temperatures linger in the mid-70s. Leave your coat at home and get down here.
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Holiday Celebrations
Bacchus Mardi Gras Parade
Beginning on Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, the city is obsessed with eating, costuming, bead-tossing and parading that increases in intensity as...
  • In New Orleans, New Years Eve is that happy occasion between Christmas and Twelfth Night. It’s a time to welcome in the new year with family and friends.
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  • February’s love song to New Orleans might include rich treats, a po-boy and if the calendar cooperates, a Mardi Gras running warm or cold depending on the weather.
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  • Officially March 17 th , St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans becomes a week-and-a-half of roiling, rollicking fun. Count on parades and block parties, and adorn yourself in green.
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  • Treat mom to a special day in New Orleans this Mother's Day.
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  • Every March 19 New Orleans Catholics celebrate St. Joseph’s Day by constructing elaborate altars to honor the relief St. Joseph provided during a famine in Sicily.
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  • Whether you picnic in City Park or explore the WWII Museum, you're sure to find a one-of a kind 4th of July in the Crescent City.
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  • Halloween in New Orleans draws thousands to the Quarter for devilish fun in carefully crafted costumes. Beyond the exciting parties, find haunted houses, ghost tours and more.
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  • In Mexico and farther south, families visit cemeteries on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, to commune with their departed and tend to their tombs.
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  • New Orleans has many reasons to be thankful. Enjoy Bayou Classic, the Turkey Day Race, and more this Thanksgiving Weekend.
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  • The promise of renewal, white linen dresses and seersucker suits comes with Easter in New Orleans.
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  • Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, honors the brave men and women who lost their lives fighting for what they believed in.
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  • Make the most of your three-day weekend with our roundup of everything to see & do this Labor Day in New Orleans.
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