2019 At-A-Glance

January

March
6         Mardi Gras Parades Begin!
6         Phunny Phorty Phellows
​27       King Cake Festival

February

8-10      Tet Fest: Vietnamese New Year
9            Marley Gras Festival
9-10      New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
​16          Krewe du Vieux, Krewe of Bilge Boat Parade,  
​              Krewe of Poseidon Parade, Krewedelusion Parade
​17          Krewe of Little Rascals Parade, Krewe of Perseus
​              Parade, Krewe of Slidellians Parade
​22          Krewe of Athena, Krewe of Cleopatra, Oshun,
​23          Knights of Nemesis, Krewe de Paws,
               Krewe of Choctaw, Krewe of Olympia,
​               Krewe of Tchefuncte, Krewe of Ponchartrain, 
​               Krewe of Pygmalion, Knights of Sparta
24          Krewe of Alla, Krewe of Carrollton, King Arthur,
              Krewe of Dionysus
27          Krewe of the Druids, Krewe of Nyx
28          Knights of Chaos, Krewe of Muses
1             Krewe of Hermes, Krewe of Centurions, 
               Le Krewe d'Etat, Morpheus, Original Orpheus
2             Endymion, Krewe of Iris, NOMTOC, Krewe of Tucks
3             Krewe of Bacchus, Krewe of Mid-City, Okeanos,
               Krewe of Thoth
​4             Orpheus, Proteus
​4              Zulu Lundi Gras Festival
5              Mardi Gras Day
5              Krewe of Argus, Krewe of Jefferson,
                Krewe of Rex, Zulu
​14            Top Taco Fest
​16            Irish Channel Parades
17            Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday
​22-23      Buku Music + Art 
​24            YEP Fest
27-31      Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
29-30      Hogs for the Cause
29-31      Saints & Sinners Literary Festival
30-31      Congo Square New World Festival
31            Crawfish Boil & Block Party

"An American has not seen the United States until he has seen
​Mardi Gras in New Orleans.”

- MARK TWAIN

April

May
1                   Easter Parades
3-7               New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
​6                   Freret Street Festival
11-14           French Quarter Festival
20                1st Annual NOLA Cannabis Festival
​20                Crescent City Classic
21                Gay Easter Parade
​25-30           Jazz Fest
29-30           Crawfish Fest
1-5                Jazz Fest continues
1                   Crawfish Fest - last day!
3                   Whitney Zoo-To-Do
​12                 Mother's Day in New Orleans
17-19           Bayou Boogaloo
24-26           Greek Fest
​25-26           Bayou Country Superfest

It's All About the Crayfish 🦞

Crawfish Block Party

March 31, 2019

NOLA Crawfish Fest

April 29 - May 1

June

July
1-2            Oyster Festival
7-9            New Orleans Pride
8-9            Annual Creole Tomato Festival
​23-24        Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival
4                Celebrate 4th of July in New Orleans 
5-8            Essence Festival
12-14        San Fermin en Nueva Orleans

Experience Running of the Bulls...Without the Bulls

San Fermin en Nueva Orleans pays homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, or “The Running of the Bulls.” One small difference – the bulls are none other than the Big Easy Rollergirls and participants from other roller derby leagues across the country!

August

1-31             Coolinary New Orleans and Museum Month 
2-4               Satchmo Summer Fest
3                   White Linen Night
10                 Red Dress Run 
​10                 Dirty Linen Night
​21-24           NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival
29                 Southern Decadence

September

1-3               Labor Day Weekend
​9-15             Restaurant Week
12-15           New Orleans Burlesque Festival
​21                 NOLA On Tap
​21-22           Fried Chicken Festival
​27-29           Alligator Festival

ENJOY A PIECE OF GERMANY IN NEW ORLEANS

Oktoberfest

4-5 / 11-12 / 18-19

October

November
5                   Beignet Festival
TBD             Music Under the Oaks
18-20           Blues & BBQ Festival
TBD             WW2 Air, Sea, & Land Festival
TBD             Carnaval Latino
12-13           Wooden Boat Festival
16-24           New Orleans Film Festival
19                 Krewe of Boo Halloween Parade 
​25-27           Voodoo Music + Festival
26                 NOLA Mac N Cheese Fest
31                 Halloween in New Orleans
2                    Bayou Bacchanal (Caribbean Carnival)
TBD               Wine on the River
8                    Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
TBD               Balloon Festival
TBD               Po-Boy Festival
16                   Fete des Fromages
TBD                Creole Gumbo Festival
30                   46th Annual Bayou Classic
TBD               Celebration in the Oaks

"Best Food Festival"

The 13th Annual Po-Boy Fest
​Coming Fall 2019

2018 Past Events

March

31             Crescent City Classic 10k race

April

1               Easter Parades
12-15       French Quarter Festival
​22             Tricentennial Dog Parade
19-25       NOLA Navy Week and Tall Ships New Orleans
27-29       Jazz Fest 
​30             NOLA Crawfish Festival (see link below)

May

June
3-6            Jazz Fest continues
12             Crawfish Mambo
19-20       Bayou Boogaloo
23-27       New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
25-27       New Orleans Greek Fest and Bayou Country Superfest
2-3            Oyster Festival
8-10          New Orleans Pride
9-10          32nd Annual Creole Tomato Festival
​21-23        Festigals
​23-24        Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival

July

4                Celebrate 4th of July in New Orleans 
13-15        San Fermin en Nueva Orleans (see below)

August

September
1-31             Coolinary New Orleans and Museum Month 
3-5               Satchmo Summer Fest
4                   White Linen Night
11                 Red Dress Run 
​12                 Dirty Linen Night
​24                 NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival
30                 Southern Decadence
1-3               Labor Day Weekend
​10-16           Restaurant Week
20-23           New Orleans Burlesque Festival
​22                 NOLA On Tap
​22-23           Fried Chicken Festival
​28-30           Alligator Festival

October

November
6                 Beignet Festival
7, 14, 21    Music Under the Oaks
12-14         Blues & BBQ Festival
12-14         WW2 Air, Sea, & Land Festival
13               Carnaval Latino
14               Wooden Boat Festival
17-25         New Orleans Film Festival
20               Krewe of Boo Halloween Parade 
20               NOLA Mac N Cheese Fest
​26-28         Voodoo Music + Festival
31               Halloween in New Orleans
2-4                 Bayou Bacchanal (Caribbean Carnival)
3                     Wine on the River
9                     Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
9-11               Balloon Festival
11                   Po-Boy Festival
17                   Fete des Fromages
​17-18             Creole Gumbo Festival
24                   45th Annual Bayou Classic
24- Jan 1       Celebration in the Oaks

December

14-16        Festival of the Bonfires
22-31        NOLA Christmas Fest
24              Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee
​31              Zoo Year's Eve
​31              NYE Parade
31              Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
31              NYE at the Jaxson    
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