New Orleans City Guide - Special Events

Allstate Sugar Bowl, Jan, football, Louisiana Superdome (website: www.allstatesugarbowl.com) Battle of New Orleans Anniversary Celebration, Jan, Chalmette National Historic Park
Martin Luther King Jr Parade and Commemorative Event, third week in Jan, St Claude Avenue
Mardi Gras, Feb-Mar, parades throughout the city, especially in the French Quarter begin about two weeks earlier but end on Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Marathon, Feb, starts and ends at the Superdome (website: www.mardigrasmarathon.com)
Black Heritage Festival, Mar, Armstrong Park
Tennessee Williams – New Orleans Literary Festival and Writers' Conference, Mar-Apr, French Quarter Spring Fiesta, Mar-Apr, French Quarter
French Quarter Festival, Apr, French Quarter (website: www.frenchquarterfestivals.org)
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Apr-May, Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Boulevard (website: www.nojazzfest.com)
Saints and Sinners Festival, May, literary festival, various French Quarter venues (website: www.sasfest.org)
Tales of the Cocktails, Jul, food, music and libations at various venues
Anniversary Satchmo SummerFest, early Aug, various venues in the French Quarter (website: www.frenchquarterfestivals.org)
Words and Music Festival, Nov, celebration of the work of William Faulkner, various venues (website: www.wordsandmusic.org)
Swamp Festival, Nov, Cajun cultural festival, Audubon Zoo
Art for Art's Sake, Oct, art festival, Warehouse Arts District and Magazine Street New Orleans Film and Video Festivals, Oct, various venues (website: www.neworleansfilmfest.com)
Halloween, last week of Oct, throughout the city New Orleans
Christmas, throughout Dec, throughout the city (website: www.frenchquarterfestivals.org)