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What’s New for French Quarter Festival 2026?
April 1, 2026 | Upcoming EventsEvery spring, the French Quarter turns into one giant party, where brass bands echo off balconies, food stalls perfume the air with frying seafood and spices, and locals weave through visitors like seasoned hosts. In 2026, French Quarter Festival returns… Read More »
Something for Everybunny this Easter
April 1, 2026 | 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… Read More »
History Meets High Tech at the HNOC
March 17, 2026 | New OrleansAn Augmented Adventure Through the American Revolution History comes to life in a whole new way this spring in the French Quarter. Beginning March 20, The Historic New Orleans Collection will host the U.S. premiere of “American Revolution: The… Read More »
Take the Official Jazz Fest Express
March 13, 2026 | Upcoming EventsGray Line Gets You Closer to the Music. Follow the second line to Gray Line’s Official Jazz Fest Shuttle. It’s the only shuttle that takes you inside the Fairground's gates! Air-conditioned buses offer round-trip transportation from four departure points and run continuously… Read More »
A Sure Bet: Guys & Dolls Dazzles at Le Petit
March 5, 2026 | New OrleansThe opening of Guys & Dolls at Le Petit Theatre last night hit the jackpot. From the first brassy notes of the overture to the final curtain call, this production proves that when New Orleans theatre rolls the dice, it… Read More »
Duck! Incoming Cabbage! March in NOLA
February 27, 2026 | Upcoming EventsThrow Me Something, Paddy! March in New Orleans Mardi Gras 2023 is over but if you can never get enough beads and beer, you’re in luck, lads and lassies! St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and St. Joseph’s… Read More »
Duck! Incoming Cabbage! March in NOLA
February 27, 2026 | Upcoming EventsThrow Me Something, Paddy! March in New Orleans Mardi Gras 2026 is over but if you can never get enough beads and beer, you’re in luck, lads and lassies! St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and St. Joseph’s… Read More »
Flower Power: Destrehan Plantation Spring Garden and Pet Show
February 25, 2026 | Upcoming EventsTake a Zyrtec and head to Destrehan Plantation this March 21 and 22 for their 4th Annual Spring Garden and Pet Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come see more than 80 vendors offering houseplants, fruit trees, vegetable plants, porch… Read More »
Why Is New Orleans Called the Big Easy?
February 23, 2026 | New OrleansThe Crescent City. NOLA. N'Awlins, New Orleeeens. The Queen City of the South has many names and one that seems to have stuck–even though it makes locals cringe–is the Big Easy. Believe it or not, the Big Easy moniker didn't… Read More »
“Musical Louisiana” Brings Back 19th-Century Sound
February 10, 2026 | New OrleansA Free Celebration of New Orleans Classical Legacy The Historic New Orleans Collection, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum are teaming up for the 18th annual Musical Louisiana: America’s Cultural Heritage concert on Wednesday, March 4–a free… Read More »