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New Orleans Festivals and Events

With over 130 festivals a year, there's a celebration for everything and everyone

With dozens and dozens of festivals a year honoring everything from pop music and po-boys to tomatoes and Tennessee Williams, the city offers visitors an array of colorful events most every weekend. So consult the festival calendar below and start packing. It’s a standing invitation.

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Upcoming Festivals

Full Festival Calendar
07/03/2025 - ESSENCE Festival of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® - New Orleans
07/11/2025 - Running of the Bulls
07/20/2025 - Tales of the Cocktail
08/02/2025 - Fidelity Bank White Linen Night
08/02/2025 - Satchmo SummerFest
08/06/2025 - NOLA Pickle Fest
08/09/2025 - Dirty Linen Night
08/09/2025 - Red Dress Run
08/29/2025 - Southern Decadence
09/25/2025 - International Arts Festival NOLA 25
09/26/2025 - BlackAmericana Fest
09/26/2025 - New Orleans Yoga Festival
10/04/2025 - National Fried Chicken Festival
10/10/2025 - Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
10/10/2025 - Gentilly Fest
10/10/2025 - Oktoberfest
10/23/2025 - 36th New Orleans Film Festival
10/24/2025 - LGBT Halloween New Orleans (HNO)
10/25/2025 - Krewe of BOO!
10/25/2025 - Treme Fall Fest

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Festivals by Category

Art Festivals

Art and New Orleans are inspired bedfellows. A city that celebrates dancing to a different drummer, New Orleans salutes the performing, visual and avant-garde art scene with festivals and…

White Linen Night- Julia Street

Music Festivals

Music plays a leading role in New Orleans. And while traditional jazz is revered here, New Orleans is tuned into all kinds of music expression. The calendar is dotted with music celebrations.

Big Freedia - Jazz Fest

Food & Drink Festivals

New Orleans shares its passion for food and drink with a series of festivals where anyone can sample, sip or savor the city’s best-tasting offerings throughout the year. Po-boys, Creole…

Oak Street Po-Boy Festival

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