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26th Annual French Quarter Festival
Dates: 4/17/2009 -
4/19/2009
Location:
��French Quarter
New Orleans, LA
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Times: 9:00am-9:00pm
Phone: (504)522-5730or(800)673-5725
Address:
New Orleans, LA
Description:
Enjoy 250 hours of free entertainment featuring more than 150 musical performances on fifteen stages throughout the French Quarter over a three-day weekend. Nearly 60 food and beverage booths located in Jackson Square and Woldenberg Riverfront Park will make up the "World's Largest Jazz Brunch," a signature event, featuring authentic local cuisine from renowned area restaurants.
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Oak Alley Plantation 18th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Dates: 3/28/2009 -
3/28/2009
Location:
New Orleans, LA
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Times: 9:00am-5:00pm
Phone: 800-442-5539
Address:
New Orleans, LA
Description:
More than 170 booths of juried artists and crafters from throughout the United States. Coming from as far away as Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Tennessee, to as close as Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, and our own local artisans from Louisiana. Some unique items such as mixed media 2-D art, Louisiana Mud Paintings, pen and ink drawings, watercolor prints, copper fountains, sculptured resin dolls and handmade flutes and pipes will be on display for sale. And of course, we will have on hand original and handmade creations such as jewelry, furniture, clothing, home accessories, paintings, photography, pottery, wooden crafts and toys. You will also find gifts to give for Easter, Mother�s Day and Father�s Day. And for all those sports fans we will have plenty of LSU and Saints memorabilia! Demonstrations will be preformed by Lionel Key, who will be making his famous Uncle Bill's Fil�. As always we structure the festival with activities for the entire family to enjoy. The kids will have more fun than the parents. We will have pony rides, a petting zoo, EuroBungy jumping, face painting, jewelry making, sand art and much more to keep them busy. Enjoy our array of delicious local flavor foods: Funnel cakes, shrimp on a stick, shrimp Creole, crawfish etouff�, eggplant with crawfish sauce, fried catfish, jambalaya, bloomin onions, shrimp etouff�, fried soft shell crabs, pork shish kabobs, chicken on a stick, turkey legs, crab cakes with crawfish sauce, fried sweet potato chips, bodin, roasted corn, frog legs with par boiled red potatoes, chicken & Andouille gumbo, red beans & rice, fried chicken tenders, cracklings, fried crawfish boats, French fries, chicken & beef gyros, bread pudding with praline sauce, popcorn balls, rum cake, peanut butter & chocolate fudge, banana nut bread, assorted pies, pecan pralines, ice cream, kettle korn, lemonade, beer, daiquiris, and of course, MINT JULEPS!
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Lark in the Park
Dates: 3/20/2009 -
3/20/2009
Location:
��Oak Alley Plantation Grounds
New Orleans, LA
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Times: 9:00am-9:00pm
Phone: (504)483-9376
Address:
New Orleans, LA
Description:
Look for the bright toy soldiers lining Storyland and follow them to Lark! Make plans to attend the park's biggest spring fundraiser, Lark in the Park! Bring friends to enjoy great food from more than 30 top restaurants, music with Sha'On and the Girls of Success and dancing under the stars of the Botanical Garden.
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Frisco Festival 6th Annual
Dates: 3/7/2009 -
3/7/2009
Location:
��San Francisco Plantation
Garyville, LA
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Times: 9:00am-9:00pm
Phone: (985)535-2341
Address:
2646 Hwy 44
Garyville, LA
Description:
Come join us for the 6th Annual Frisco Festival. More details to follow.�
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Mardi Gras 2009
Dates: 2/24/2009 -
2/24/2009
Location:
��Metro New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
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Times: 9:00am-9:00pm
Phone: (800)748-8695
Address:
New Orleans, LA
Description:
Fat Tuesday. Revelers come enjoy a long day of parades and celebrations beginning with ZULU followed by REX.
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Lundi Gras
Dates: 2/23/2009 -
2/23/2009
Location:
��Spanish Plaza
New Orleans, LA
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Times: �3:00pm-8:00pm
Phone: (800)672-6124
Address:
New Orleans, LA
Description:
Lundi Gras (meaning �Fat Monday,� a play on words from the French �Mardi Gras�) traditionally takes place at the Spanish Plaza, adjacent to the Riverwalk Marketplace, as Rex and King Zulu herald the beginning of Mardi Gras. This free, open-to-the-public event includes a parade, fireworks display and a bal masque.
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