New Orleans Festivals

Festivals

~January

Shakespeare Festival

Sugarbowl

Commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans

Krewe De Vieux

(New Year’s on Bourbon Veiux)

~February

Mardi Gras

Lundi Gras

Super Sunday

Mardi Paws

O’Houligan’s Ball

~March

New Orleans Literary Festival

Los Islenos Festival

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Spring Fiesta

Easter on the Avenue

(Easter Parade, Easter Brunch)

(St. Joseph’s Day Parade)

~April

Jazz and Heritage Festival

French Quarter Festival

Crescent City Classic

Pyrate Con

Spring Pow Wow

Latin American Environmental Media Festival

Asian/Pacific American Festival

~May

Bayou Boogaloo

Tales of the Cocktail

Greek Festival

(Cinco De Mayo)

~June

Back to the Beach Festival

Cajun/Zydeco Festival

Reggae Riddums Festival

SoulFest at Audubon Zoo

~July

Kiss of Fire Tango Festival

Folk Festival

Creole Tomato Festival

Africkan Film and Arts Festival

Red River Western Festival

New Orleans Dance Festival

Go 4^th on the River

(4^th July Steamboat Natchez)

(Bastille Day) Bastille Day Website, other site, other site

~August

Satchmo Summerfest/Second Line Parade

White Linen Night

Jazz Centennial Celebration

Midsummer Mardi Gras

(Katrina Anniversary)

~September

Congo Square Rhythms Festival

Meat Pie Festival

~October

VooDoo Music Experience

International Arts Festival

VooDoo Fest (VooDoo Authentica)

New Orleans Film Festival

Oktoberfest

Celtic Nations Heritage Festival

Crescent City Blues Festival

New Orleans Improv Festival

Carnaval Latino

(Krewe of Boo Halloween Parade)

~November

Thanksgiving in NOLA

Bayou Bacchanal

SwampFest

Celebration in the Oaks

Po-Boy Preservation Festival

Fringe Festival

Louisiana Renaissance Festival

Words and Music Festival – A Literary Feast in New Orleans (William Faulkner), site 2

Odyssey Ball

Fall Pow Wow

~December

Christmas in NOLA