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New Orleans Activities

A Visitors Guide from Collinwood House

Any time of the year is a good time to visit New Orleans and enjoy its multitude of music, dining, arts, and nightlife venues. The major festivals for which New Orleans is justifiably famous are scattered throughout the year: the official start of the Mardi Gras season is January 6; Jazz & Heritage Festival and the French Quarter Festival occur in the Spring; Essence Musical Festival is 4th of July weekend; Southern Decadence takes place over Labor Day weekend; and Voodoo Festival is Halloween weekend.

And don’t forget the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day at the Superdome!

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Calendar of Events

Halloween New Orleans – Oct 29-Nov 1, 2009
Voodoo Music Festival Oct 30-Nov 1, 2009
The Swamp Festival at Audubon Zoo – Nov 7-8 2009
NFL: New Orleans Saints – Sept 13, 2009 – Jan 3, 2010
Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival – Nov 14-15, 2009
The Bayou Classic at the Superdome – Nov 28, 2009
Celebration in the Oaks at City Park – Nov 28, 2009-Jan 26, 2010
Annual Holiday Home Tour – Dec 11-12, 2009
New Year’s Eve Street Party – Dec 31, 2009
Sugar Bowl – Jan 1, 2010
Battle of New Orleans Celebration – Jan 8-9, 2010
New Orleans Boat Show – Jan 6-10, 2010
Mardi Gras – Feb 16, 2010
St Patrick’s Day – Mar 2010
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival – Mar 2010
French Quarter Festival – Apr 2010
Symphony Swing in the Oaks at City Park – Apr 2010
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – Apr 2010
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience – May 2010
French Market Creole Tomato Festival – Jun 2010
Bourbon & Burlesque – Jun 2010
Essence Music Festival – Jul 2010
White Linen Night – Aug 2010
Satchmo Sumerfest – Jul-Aug 2010
Southern Decadence – Sep 2010
New Orleans Film Festival – Oct 2010