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	New Orleans Events January Celebration in the Oaks Location: City Park 504-482-4888 Admission Charged Celebration in the Oaks lights up City Park's collection of ancient live oaks with millions of lights. Visitors can walk the two-mile stretch or drive or ride a horse drawn carriage. Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic Held in early January Location: Superdome 504-587-7713 New Orleans' oldest annual sporting event, originating in 1935. Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Day Held in late January Location: Lakeside Shopping Center on Veterans Blvd. 504-835-8000 The "Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Day, "a one-day event similar to PBS' "Antiques Road show " is one of the Louisiana State Museum's most popular activities. It's presented in conjunction with the Friends of the Cabildo and is sponsored by Neal Auction Company. February Mardi Gras Held in late February - Easter Location: A variety of locations throughout New Orleans New Orleans' Mardi Gras is the world's most famous street party... and with good reason! The annual celebration of excess overtakes the French Quarter and crowds the streets with wildly costumed revelers! March Mardi Gras Held in late February - Easter Location: A variety of locations throughout New Orleans New Orleans' Mardi Gras is the world's most famous street party... and with good reason! The annual celebration of excess overtakes the French Quarter and crowds the streets with wildly costumed revelers! St. Patrick's Day Festival Held on St. Patrick's Day Location: Downtown New Orleans See the city go Green for this annual event Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Held in late March Location: Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré 985-876-4278 The festival is an annual five-day celebration held in late March, which showcases national and regional scholars, writers, and performing artists. Programs include panel discussions, theatrical performances, a one-act play competition, lectures, literary walking tours, musical performances, and a book fair. April French Quarter Festival Held in mid April Location: French Quarter You can't get more New Orleans than this showcase for hundreds of local musicians on 14 stages throughout the historic Vieux Carré. There's jazz, from Dixieland to contemporary and brass bands, classical, Cajun and Zydeco, rhythm and blues, gospel and everything else in between. One can sample classic New Orleans cuisine from nearly 60 food and drink booths, tour private patios, enjoy fireworks over the Mississippi River, participate in children's activities, join in a second-line parade, attend art exhibits & music workshops and lots more. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Held in late April - early May Location: Fair Grounds Race Course 504-943-2200 Jazz Fest celebrates a passion for a style of music wild yet disciplined, chaotic yet ordered… a musical gumbo of tastes authentically New Orleanian in the number and variety of its ingredients. The 10-day cultural and musical festival has grown into the nation's premier jazz showcase, welcoming over 500,000 visitors to the Big Easy every year. May New Orleans Wine & Food Experience Usually held in late May Location: French Quarter New Orleans is a place of pilgrimage for foodies and wine enthusiasts throughout the year, but never more so than during the New Orleans Wine & Food Experience... this non-stop celebration of the joys of the grape and the sublime ecstasies of fine food. The Wine & Food Experience constitutes five basic events - Vintner Dinners, The Royal Street Experience, Seminars, Grand Tastings, and Brunch. Each of these is an event unto itself, and all are eagerly anticipated. June Great French Market Tomato Festival Held in early June Location: French Quarter Only in a city as consumed with food as New Orleans could you have an eagerly awaited festival honoring the tomato. The city's chef's- amateur as well as professional- will be out in force to sample and rate the first crop of native tomatoes. Silliness you say? Just another excuse for New Orleans natives to party? Well, there may be a hint of truth to those sentiments, but there's also no denying the importance of the tomato to the city's culinary culture. July Go 4th on the River Held on July 4 Location: Woldenberg Park 504-378-2694 When New Orleans throws a party, everybody shows up! Expect this Go Fourth on the River celebration to be more of the same, as thousands flock to the Crescent City to watch a truly spectacular display of fireworks echoing off the man-made canyons of downtown New Orleans and reflecting off the Mighty Mississippi. New Orleans celebrates our nation's Independence with a full day's worth of events. The entire riverfront gets into the act, with many area businesses hosting special Independence-themed shows. Essence Music Festival Held over the July 4 weekend Location: New Orleans, Superdome and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 504-587-7713 The annual Essence Festival not only zeroes in on African-American-oriented forms of music but also offers "empowerment seminars" that help educate and inform the African-American community...and there's no shortage of attendees! August Satchmo Summer Fest Dates vary in August Location: French Quarter Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint 504-568-6972 It truly is a "wonderful world," as jazz great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong told us in his haunting 1968 hit song. Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong gained fame through his incredible musical talents and through these talents, increased New Orleans' standing as a city of international cultural significance. New Orleans repays this debt with the Satchmo Summer Fest, a three-day celebration of the life, legacy, and music of "Satchmo."Satchmo Summer Fest is a weekend's worth of musical performances, lively seminars, captivating exhibits, children's activities, great New Orleans food, and partying New Orleans-style! White Linen Nights Usually held in mid August Location: French Quarter Named for a long tradition of trying to beat the summer evening heat, White Linen Nights has become a staple in late-summer activities for the people of New Orleans. Wearing white linens, as the name would suggest, travelers and locals take to a friendly stroll down the streets of the Art District. And the artwork on display in New Orleans' fabled French Quarter is stunning. One is able to view a wide selection of art; from the most avant of avant guarde to traditionalist paintings in a dozen styles. September Southern Decadence Held in early September Location: New Orleans, Superdome and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 504-587-7713 Would you miss a party called "a happening of haberdashery fit for an LSD Alice in Wonderland?" What started out as a going away party for some friends, has now transformed the first Sunday before Labor Day into one of the largest, albeit "oddest," parties you may ever attend. Southern Decadence! Indeed, the images conjured up when one thinks of the term, "southern decadence," could include tobacco, plantations and such. Maybe even the flowing dress of a southern debutante. Though you may find the flowing dress at the Big Easy's Southern Decadence celebration, it will most likely be on a MAN! Meat Pie Festival & Triathlon Dates vary in September Location: Ntachitoches Natchitoches has always been Hot and it's about to get Hotter! Famous Natchitoches Meat Pies celebrate with a cook-off, demonstrations, entertainment, eating contests and more. The Meat Pie Tri is held on Sunday: run, swim and bike through the National Landmark Historic District. The festival takes place at the downtown riverbank along the fabled Cane River Lake and features big name talent, a Meat Pie Eating Contest, a Meat Pie Making Contest and a Triathlon, aptly named the Meat Pie Tri, are just some of the events lined up. October Louisiana Swamp Festival Dates vary in October Location: Audubon Zoo 504-861-2537 See swamp critters; chow down on Cajun jambalaya and gumbo and dance to Cajun and Zydeco music. Bring home a piece of Louisiana's rich arts and crafts heritage from the Craft Village! New Orleans' Audubon Zoo hosts the Annual Louisiana Swamp Festival...a mélange of the artistic craftsmanship and good-time philosophy of the Cajun way of life. It's become one of the largest fall festivals in the city and one of Audubon Zoo's major yearly events. New Orleans Film & Video Festival Held early - mid October Location: Landmark Theatres at Canal Place, Contemporary Arts Center, Prytania Theatre, Entergy IMAX Theatre at the Aquarium of the Americas 504-452-1216 The festival attracts record-breaking crowds and offers year-round programs including the French Film Festival each spring. Labeling the festival, "Cannes on the Mississippi," the Times-Picayune movie critic David Baron confirmed its importance as a permanent part of the City's cultural landscape. Voodoo Music Experience Held in mid October Location: City Park 504-482-4888 The producers of the Voodoo Music Experience in City Park bring you some of the hottest bands for this 2 day event. The New Orleans Media Experience Held in late October Location: French Quarter The New Orleans Media Experience is a ground breaking, first of its kind media convergence festival featuring the best available content in the areas of film, advertising, videogames and music. This weeklong celebration highlights the interrelation of content in each of these disciplines and present continuous screenings, exhibitions, panels, special events and nightly theme parties in grand New Orleans style.