Sporting Events
Everybody loves to play in New Orleans – including football players, golfers, runners and athletes of all kinds. Every year, we are home to several great bowl games, tournaments and runs. And, of course, after each event, the city is your oyster. Get your tickets early and come join the fun.
Major New Orleans Sporting Events
New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
In ancient Greece, in the 5th century B.C., long before the invention of electronic communications, news traveled by word of mouth and by foot. The more fleet the feet, the faster the news…
Allstate Sugar Bowl
One of the great college football traditions takes place in New Orleans each year when the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in the country, comes to the Caesars Superdome in…
Crescent City Classic
With top runners from throughout the world participating in previous years, the annual Crescent City Classic 10k has grown to become one of New Orleans’ largest 10k races. The race takes…
Bayou Classic
It started out as a simple football game between two rival, historically Black universities and now, more than four decades later, it has morphed into something much larger.
R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Every year, the Louisiana Superdome hosts the New Orleans Bowl, a post-season college bowl game certified by the NCAA. The game is played between the Sun Belt conference champions and a team…
Zurich Golf Classic
A major stop on the annual Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Championship Tournament Circuit, the Zurich Classic began life as the New Orleans Open in 1938. Since that time the tourney has…