Go 4th on the River celebrates its 21st year of festivities in 2011! At Go 4th on the River, celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display ranked in the Top 5 by the American Pyrotechnic Association. The Dueling Barges Fireworks Extravaganza will start at 9 p.m. on Monday night.

The French Quarter will have plenty of [...]

Now only a week away, the Essence Music Festival is set to bring the best of both national and local acts, with a strong representation of the commercial sounds of rap, hip-hop, R&B, gospel and the local flavor of brass bands, jazz, and the blues. This year, the festival is from July 1st to July [...]

Tulane University hosts a Depression Era version of Shakespeare’s Julius Caeser throughout the month of June.
If you’re looking for local theater this weekend, be sure to check out Julius Caesar at Tulane University. Throughout the summer, the university will host performances of Shakespeare’s works, and June sees Caesar in a 1930’s setting instead of Ancient [...]

The 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival is a part of the 2011 Vieux To Do in the French Quarter.
If you’re a fan of that good ol’ Louisiana sound, then you need to be at the 2011 Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival this Saturday and Sunday, June 11th and 12th at the Old U.S. Mint.
Several of Louisiana’s favorites will [...]

The Second Annual New Orleans Oyster Festival is this Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 from 11:45 to 7:30 each day.
This weekend, you can get your fill of oysters at the Second Annual New Orleans Oyster Festival. Feeling adventurous? Jump in on one of the contests! See if you can beat out the fierce [...]