Holidays

No time of year is more exciting than Mardi Gras in New Orleans! Colorful beads soar through the air, themed cocktails are served around the city, and the streets pulse with revelry and music. If you’re one of the lucky Mardi Gras attendees, we’re sure you can’t wait to join in on the parades, parties,…

Each Mardi Gras season, the streets of New Orleans come alive with colorful, boisterous parades that wind their way throughout the city. But who exactly is behind these can’t-miss celebrations? New Orleans krewes (pronounced “crews”) are the groups responsible for the elaborate floats and costumes. Every krewe throws its own parade during the weeks leading…

In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is practically a year-round event, even though the official holiday only encompasses a few weeks in February and March. That’s because the entire city spends months preparing for the annual celebration, planning parade routes, building floats, and getting ready to welcome thousands of visitors to the city. You can also…

The Christmas season is a magical time to visit New Orleans. The streets (and even the streetcars!) are lit up with twinkling lights, the ancient oaks in City Park dazzle under the night sky, and the whole city comes alive with the sound of Christmas carols. It probably comes as no surprise that New Orleans…

In the most haunted city in America, things go bump in the night all year-round, from the ghosts that haunt the historic cemeteries to the spirits that still reside at the notorious LaLaurie Mansion. But there is perhaps no time as spooky in New Orleans as Halloween season, when the whole city comes together dressed…