As festivals in New Orleans go, tends to leave with a bang, leaving you hankering for more. This year is no exception, with a fun lineup that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. A preview of the bands that will be closing out the Festival include:
Bon Jovi!
The Neville Brothers
The Radiators
Dr. John
Cowboy Mouth
Johnathan Batiste
Allen Toussaint
Neil Young
Buckwheat Zydeco
Soul Rebels
Shamarr Allen
Jeremy Davenport
Ellis Marsalis
Deacon John
The O’Jays
The New Orleans Bingo! Show
… and of course, many other acts you’ve never heard of but will never forget. You can get your tickets through Ticketmaster (prices vary) or at the door. Just make sure you pack plenty of sunscreen, cash, and a chair and umbrella. Traditionally, the last weekend is just about the muddiest … but doesn’t that just add to the fun?
For all you lucky people who gave themselves an extended weekend for the second week of Jazz Fest, give yourselves a round of applause for a smart use of vacation days. Or, actually, save it for the bands at the Fairgrounds Race Track. Thursday and Friday, April 30 and May 1, your ticket to the event...
The music schedule for this year’s French Quarter Fest is lookin’ good, with three full days and nights of festivities guaranteed to keep you on your feet. Jazz, of course, is the focus but plenty of other genres will make an appearance as well.
For absolutely nothing (or, FREEE!), you can...
Can you feel it? French Quarter Fest is almost here, and the countdown has commenced for the biggest FREE block party in the country. Celebrating its 26th year, FQF has gotten even bigger and better, now with more stages and even more food booths.
Prices for the food range from as low as $3 to as high...
Get your biggest sunbonnets out, because Chris Owens, that world-famous vaudeville and burlesque performer, is at it again! Every year on Easter Sunday, for the past 26 years, she plays the role of the Grand Duchess, leading the parade in their pastel best and the biggest hats they can carry on their...
One of the biggest and most celebrated music festivals of the year, the internationally acclaimed New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is again upon us. In just a few short weeks, tourists and locals alike will all flock to the Fairgrounds Race Track, which transforms annually into a massive music...
Tales of the Cocktail, known as the most “Spirited Event of the Summer,” is getting ready to kick into full gear, and leading the way for the full roster of must-go events is the second annual Cocktail Film Fest. In cooperation with the W Hotel on Poydras Street in downtown New Orleans (as...
The 2009 New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, also known as NOWFE, is returning yet again to grace us with libations on the luxury end and food nothing short of fabulous. In recognition of the fact that this season’s finale of the popular Bravo TV show Top Chef was held here in New Orleans, the...
It’s festival season in New Orleans again, and a full plate of events have been scheduled to take place. Last week were the Italian and Irish festivals, as well as the uptown event for the French school on General Pershing, and this weekend promises even more fun and food.
This Saturday, April...
For top-shelf eats, Taste of the Town—a star-studded non-profit event featuring some of the best restaurateurs in the city—is set for Friday, March 27 at 7 PM, and space is still available! One of the most highly anticipated culinary gatherings of the year, every penny made goes towards two good...
New non-profit Hogs For The Cause, co-founded by Becker Hall and Rene Louapre of BlackenedOut.com is having a gloriously pork-filled event this Saturday, March 28. They call it an “all day event that will celebrate the glories of the pig,” with pigs on a rotisserie spit and pigs in the smoker,...
Just when you thought it was all over, New Orleans and our parades come back up into the consciousness. Although St. Joseph’s Day was March 18 this year, tomorrow, Sunday, March 22 is the day we’re actually celebrating this day of Italian heritage and tradition. At noon on Veterans Boulevard...
While we’re all about celebrating heritage mid-March, why not throw another in the mix? St. Patrick’s Day is for the Irish, St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans is for the Italianos, and for the French, the Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans hosts a FREE festival.
This Saturday, the French...
One of the country’s largest free festivals, the French Quarter Fest is a celebration of the music, culture, and character of New Orleans. Native New Orleanians look forward to this huge street celebration every spring, with an incredible 18 stages set up and food booths from gourmet and comfort...
These days, travelers from across the globe are looking to experience their destinations economically, which really relates back to the basis of this web site–to see a city through the eyes of a local. Living in a vacation destination doesn’t necessarily mean that residents actually behave...
In case you can’t wait until Saturday to got the party for St. Patrick’s Day going, the French Quarter has its own idea of a good time in New Orleans with a parade marching through the Quarter at 5:45 PM. Jim Monaghan’s Annual Irish Parade starts and ends at Vieux Carre fave, Molly’s...
Just when you though Uptown parades were over and that you could put away your blinky beads, St. Patrick’s Day announces itself in a big, big way in the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans. A city with proud Irish roots, New Orleans is also a city with a proud Irish route. Since 1947, the...
I can’t believe I forgot this! Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras World, the famous workshop of “Where Mardi Gras Is Made.” Darwin Finner, a financial giant, father of the Mardi Gras doubloon, and a leader of the Krewe of Rex, sponsored Kern’s training, leading to the extraordinary...
Just in case you didn’t catch it, Season Five of Bravo’s hit show Top Chef was wrapped up in our fair city of New Orleans. The most exciting part of the show, the season finale, was filmed in the world-famous Commander’s Palace, one of Ti and Lally Brennan’s establishments. One...
We had the fun and furry Krewe of Barkus march through the French Quarter in the days preceding Mardi Gras, and now to catch the tail end of the season (!), the Krewe of ARFus come in to cause a commotion of its own.
Zephyr Park is where all the action will be on Sunday, March 8, as the non-profit...
