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

- MARK TWAIN

2020 At-A-Glance
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January

February
6         Mardi Gras Parades Begin!
6         Phunny Phorty Phellows
6         King Cake Hub Carnival Kick-off
​8         Battle of New Orleans Commemoration

March

7-8          Soul Fest​
11-14      Bourbon Festival
14-17      St. Patrick's Day Parades
18-22    ​  New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
19            Top Taco Fest
​20-21      Buku Music + Art 
​22            Mardi Gras Indians Super Sunday
​22            YEP Fest
25-29      Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
26-29      Louisiana Crawfish Festival
27-28      Hogs for the Cause
27-29      Saints & Sinners Literary Festival
7-9       Tet Fest: Vietnamese New Year
​8           Krewe du Vieux, Krewe of Bilge Boat Parade,  
​             Krewe of Poseidon Parade, Krewedelusion Parade
8-9       New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
​​9           Krewe of Little Rascals Parade, Krewe of Perseus
​             Parade, Krewe of Slidellians Parade
14         Krewe of Cleopatra, Oshun, Krewe of Alla, Centurions
​15         The Magical Krewe of Mad Hatters, Krewe de Paws, Knights of 
              Nemesis, Choctaw, Olympia, Tchefuncte, Ponchartrain,                 
              Pygmalion, Knights of Sparta​
16         Krewe of Carrollton, King Arthur, Krewe of Dionysus
19         Krewe of the Druids, Krewe of Nyx
20         Knights of Chaos, Krewe of Muses
​21         Krewe of Hermes, Le Krewe d'Etat, Morpheus
22         Endymion, Krewe of Iris, NOMTOC, Krewe of Tucks
23         Krewe of Athena, Bacchus, Mid-City, Okeanos, Thoth
24         Krewe of Orpheus, Krewe of Proteus
​24         Lundi Gras Festival
​25         Mardi Gras Day
25         Krewe of Argus, Jefferson, Krewe of Rex, Zulu

It's All About the Crayfish 🦞

April

May
1                   Easter Parades
​4                   Freret Street Festival
​11                 Crescent City Classic
12                 Gay Easter Parade
16-19           French Quarter Festival
18                 Crawfish Cookoff
​23                 Jazz Fest begins
27-29           Crawfish Fest
1-3                Jazz Fest continues
1                   Whitney Zoo-To-Do
​10                 Mother's Day in New Orleans
15-17           Bayou Boogaloo
22-24           Greek Fest
​25-26           Bayou Country Superfest
​30-31           New Orleans Oyster Festival

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!

June

July
5-7             FestiGals
12-14         New Orleans Pride
TBD           Annual Creole Tomato Festival
​TBD           Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival
1-5            Essence Festival
4                Celebrate 4th of July in New Orleans
10-12        San Fermin en Nueva Orleans
31              Satchmo Summer Fest

August

TBD             Coolinary New Orleans and Museum Month 
TBD             White Linen Night
8                   Red Dress Run 
​TBD             Dirty Linen Night
​19-22           NOLA Downtown Music & Arts Festival

September

3-7               Southern Decadence
5-7               Labor Day Weekend
​TBD             Restaurant Week
TBD             New Orleans Burlesque Festival
​TBD             NOLA On Tap
​TBD             Fried Chicken Festival
​24-27           Alligator Festival

ENJOY A PIECE OF GERMANY IN NEW ORLEANS

Oktoberfest

9-10 / 16-17 / 23-24

October

November
TBD             Beignet Festival
TBD             Music Under the Oaks
10-11           Wooden Boat Festival
10-16           Carnaval Latino
14-21           New Orleans Film Festival
TBD             Blues & BBQ Festival
TBD             WW2 Air, Sea, & Land Festival
24                 Krewe of Boo Halloween Parade 
​30-Nov 1     Voodoo Music + Festival
TBD             NOLA Mac N Cheese Fest
31                 Halloween in New Orleans
TBD              Balloon Festival
TBD              Bayou Bacchanal (Caribbean Carnival)
TBD              Wine on the River
TBD              Po-Boy Festival
TBD              Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
7                   Fete des Fromages
TBD              Creole Gumbo Festival
TBD              Congo Square New World Festival
29                 Celebration in the Oaks
TBD              47th Annual Bayou Classic

"Best Food Festival"

The 14th Annual Po-Boy Fest
​DATE TBD

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 2019

13-15        Festival of the Bonfires
20-31        NOLA Christmas Fest
22              Caroling in Jackson Square
​24              Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee
​31              Zoo Year's Eve
​31              NYE Parade, Crescent City Countdown
31              Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
31              NYE at the Jaxson    

December 2018

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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