New Orleans French Quarter Festival - In April
If you like good food, great music, unique shopping, and
Street Performers then the New Orleans French Quarter Festival is for YOU. The
French Quarter Festival is held one Friday-Saturday-Sunday each April. Food booths are set up throughout the
French Quarter and along the
River Front and they offer a wide variety of
New Orleans cuisine. Many of the booths are set up by some of the
best places to eat in New Orleans and I have found all the food to be excellent. You can listen to all of the free music you want because you will also find bands playing a variety of music through out the
French Quarter as well. They say
Mardi Gras is the greatest free show on earth which is correct but I can tell you that the
French Quarter Festival is probably the greatest free outdoor concert on earth.
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - In April
The
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off in April every year at the
New Orleans Fair Grounds and Race track for two fun filled weekends of music and food. For the price of a ticket Gray Line Tours offers continuous round-trip transportation to the Jazz Fest from the Sheraton Hotel on Canal Street, the Gray Line Lighthouse in the French Quarter (Toulouse St. at the River – next to Jax Brewery), and Marconi Meadows (City Park). Once you get to the New Orleans Jazz Fest music, food and crafts abound. The music provides plenty to meet everyone taste and the food available is some of New Orleans favorites such as
- Shrimp and okra gumbo * shrimp etouffee * shrimp po boys
- Crawfish bisque * crawfish etouffee
- Oysters Rockefeller * oysters on the half shell
- Creole stuffed crab
- Craklin and hot sausage po boys
This New Orleans event was started in 1970 with only 350 people in attendance. In its third year it was moved to the New Orleans Fair Grounds where it has grown into a world known, 12 stages event stretching out over two long weekends. It is a New Orleans event that you don't want to miss. If you would like to stay at a
French Quarter Hotel that is close to the Gray Line Lighthouse shuttle pick-up point then click
here
The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience - In May
The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, one of the most prestigious festivals of its kind, celebrates wine and food with a five-day extravaganza every May. The event brings together world-renowned winemakers, celebrated chefs and industry insiders for a showcase of signature events designed to entertain, educate and inspire! This year the New Orleans Wine & Food Experinece held events in Harrah's New Orleans Casino, along several blocks of Royal Street in the French Quarter, along Magazine Street in New Orleans, and in the Louisiana Superdome.
The New Orleans Running of the Bulls - In July
One weekend in July in the New Orleans French Quarter is the
The New Orleans Running of the Bulls. San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) is an annual French Quarter festival featuring an Encierro (bull run), which replicates and pays homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, or “The Running of the Bulls”, only our bulls are none other than members of the
Big Easy Rollergirls! So this July come on down to the French Quarter and run with our own New Orleans Big Easy Rollergirls. Check out the nolabulls link for dates and more details.
New Orleans Satchmo Summer Festival - In August
Satchmo SummerFest the premier American Jazz Festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans’ native son,
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. The Satchmo SummerFest takes place in August at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint. The festival is
free and open to the public. Three stages of music on the grounds of the Mint and one stage at the French Market will include
traditional jazz, contemporary jazz, brass bands, and the children's stage, with family activities. This free community event will also feature free dance lessons sponsored by NOLA Jitterbugs, which will take place on the third floor of the Old U.S. Mint at the Back o' Town Stage. So come to New Orleans and enjoy a weekend full of great music, food, seminars, movies and children's activities. Check out the
Satchmo SummerFest site for details.
New Orleans French Quarter Festival * Running of the Bulls * New Orleans Jazz & Herritage Festival * Mardi Gras * Crescent City Classic
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