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.

Year at a Glance

Like our po-boys, our events calendar for the year is overstuffed. Here are some of our favorite, featured events happening in the next year.

Upcoming Events

Going to visit New Orleans in the next couple of months? Lucky you. Jazz up your itinerary with the events listed here.

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue - Acura Stage - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2015

Weekly Happenings

It doesn’t have to be a special event to be special down here.Here’s what’s happening this week and every week in the Big Easy.

Festivals Calendar

Think New Orleans is exaggerating when we say we’re the Festival Capital of the World? We…

Mardi Gras Parades & Events

Parades, the Rock ‘n Roll Mardi Gras Marathon, the King Cake Festival, Carnivals balls and…

Cultural Arts Performances & Events

Culture in New Orleans is thriving. Not “the who dat and where y’at kind” of…

Rebecca Todd

Culinary Events

While every meal is an event in New Orleans, some events have been created around meals.

Cocktail Events

New Orleans is the birthplace of the cocktail, the go-cup, the drive-thru daiquiri shop, the…

LGBTQ Events

L, G, B, T or Q, nobody throws a party like we do. Southern Decadence, which started as a smallish…

Events for Families

Taking a family vacation to New Orleans? Click here to find the best activities for the kids and…

Family Mardi Gras- Krewe of Femme Fatale

Sporting Events

If the NFL had a Football Fan Hall of Fame, we’re convinced it would be floor-to-ceiling black…

Cheryl Gerber

Spring Festivals

The last Mardi Gras parade may have rolled, but when spring has sprung in New Orleans, the good…

Summer Festivals

Don't let the heat keep you away from New Orleans. Embrace it. Revel in it. For one thing, the…

Pres Hall Brass Band - Satchmo Summerfest 2016

Fall Festivals

Fall in New Orleans means the temps and the humidity go down and the energy level in the city goes…

Emeril Lagasse Foundation's Boudin, Bourbon and Beer Festival

Winter Festivals

December, January and February in New Orleans means wonderful weather. More often than not…

Mardi Gras

New Year's Eve

In New Orleans, New Years Eve is that happy occasion between Christmas and Twelfth Night. It’s…

Valentine's Day

February’s love song to New Orleans might include rich treats, a po-boy and if the calendar…

St. Patrick's Day

Officially March 17 th , St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans becomes a week-and-a-half of…

Mother's Day

Treat mom to a special day in New Orleans this Mother's Day.

St. Joseph's Day

Every March 19 New Orleans Catholics celebrate St. Joseph’s Day by constructing elaborate…

Fourth of July

Whether you picnic in City Park or explore the WWII Museum, you're sure to find a one-of a kind…

Halloween

Halloween in New Orleans draws thousands to the Quarter for devilish fun in carefully…

Day of the Dead

In Mexico and farther south, families visit cemeteries on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, to commune with…

Thanksgiving

New Orleans has many reasons to be thankful. Enjoy Bayou Classic, the Turkey Day Race, and more this…

Easter

The promise of renewal, white linen dresses and seersucker suits comes with Easter in New Orleans.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, honors the brave men and women who lost their lives fighting…

Labor Day

Make the most of your three-day weekend with our roundup of everything to see & do this Labor…