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May in New Orleans: Music, Mudbugs and Mom!
April 30, 2024 | New OrleansIf, as T.S. Eliot wrote, “April is the cruelest month,” May in New Orleans makes up for it. Our swamps, gardens and event calendars are bursting with fun and celebrations of life. Here’s just some of what awaits you in New Orleans this month. NOLA Crawfish Festival (April 29-May 1) Pinch the tails and suck the heads at the NOLA Crawfish Festival. The 2024 line-up includes acts like John Boutté,… Read More »
This Spring at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center
March 2, 2024 | New OrleansLast night, disco fans by the hundreds came out to the Jefferson Performing Arts Center to experience Mania: The ABBA Tribute. The theater was filled with ABBA lovers of all ages - those who grew up with ABBA and those who discovered it because of Mama Mia. If you were there, chances are you still have Dancing Queen stuck in your head. If you weren't, there are some upcoming shows… Read More »
Something for Everybunny this Easter
March 1, 2024 | New OrleansNew Orleans celebrates Easter every year with egg hunts, jazz cruises, parades, and, of course, church services. Don’t spend Easter morning with your head in your Easter basket. Here are some eggcellent ideas (if we do say so ourselves). Easter at St. Louis Cathedral St. Louis Cathedral certainly isn’t the only place you can celebrate Easter Mass but, if you’ve never been, make this the year. Click here for the… Read More »
Go Ghost Hunting at Destrehan Plantation
February 26, 2024 | New OrleansAccording to a YouGov survey published in USA Today, 41% of Americans believe ghosts exist, and 20% claim they've actually seen one. Believers and skeptics alike will find the Haunted Tour at Destrehan Plantation an eye opener- even if they don't see a spirit. If you don't believe in ghosts, you'll still be fascinated by the tales you'll hear about life and death on this plantation, located just 25… Read More »
This Mardi Gras, Celebrate Black History Month
February 1, 2024 | New OrleansFebruary isn't just Carnival time in New Orleans. It's Black History Month. We invite you to celebrate them both. New Orleans culture is African-American culture. We owe much of our food, music and architecture to the rich gumbo stirred and made richer by the black community. Here are some great ways to celebrate in and around New Orleans. Learn Mardi Gras Indian History on MardiGrasNewOrleans.com You don't have to go… Read More »
Top 5 Things To Do in February Off the Parade Route
February 1, 2024 | New OrleansThis year, Fat Tuesday falls on February 13th so you don't have to look far for something fun to do. You'll find a complete parade schedule here but we're doing more than throwing beads this month. Here are 5 things you can do when you're not on the parade route. 1. Experience JAMNOLA Celebrate the creativity of New Orleans at JAMNOLA, New Orleans' Cultural Funhouse, just a quick Uber from… Read More »
Meet Arthur Hardy
January 1, 2024 | New OrleansPoseidon float photo by Joe Trombatore Arthur Hardy is one of those people who knows everything about Mardi Gras – but what do you know about Arthur Hardy? Has he ever marched in a parade? What does he think is the most common misperception about Carnival? Most importantly, what does he like to eat on the parade route? A couple of years ago, we sat down with Arthur and asked… Read More »
NOLA More in 2024
January 1, 2024 | New OrleansThe holidays may be over but there’s still plenty of celebrating going on in the Crescent City, starting with the Allstate Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. Then Carnival season kicks off on January 6th (Twelfth Night) with king cake parties and parades. Here's what else is happening this month: Allstate Sugar Bowl - January 1 The Caesars Superdome will be lit up with excitement for the 90th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl. And… Read More »
Make Merry on A Bonfire Adventure Tour
December 14, 2023 | New OrleansNEW FROM GRAY LINE IN 2023! Now Happening on Dec. 23 Due to Weather The lighting of the bonfires on the banks of the Mississippi River to guide Papa Noel’s sleigh is a time-honored Christmas tradition in Louisiana – one you can now experience on a Bonfire Adventure Tour with Gray Line New Orleans. The festive tour includes round-trip narrated motor coach transportation to Destrehan Plantation (with Christmas cookies, eggnog and bottled… Read More »
Jewish New Orleans Tour: An Education & a Celebration
November 16, 2023 | New OrleansThe New Orleans Holocaust Memorial in Woldenberg Park Everyone knows that New Orleans is a melting pot — a gumbo of people from all around the world who have come here in waves for over three centuries looking for, not just somewhere more accepting, but more inspiring. On NOLA Tours’ Jewish New Orleans Tour, you’ll learn about Jewish people who have come here since Colonial times with their dreams, ideas… Read More »
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This Mardi Gras, Celebrate Black History Month