Wat er het hele jaar speelt in New Orleans (NOLA), Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Carnival and Mardi Gras, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

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  Carnival and Mardi Gras

  6 jan – 9 mrt · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  The season opens on Twelfth Night and builds for weeks; the parades that matter run the eleven days before Fat Tuesday, and the date moves with Easter. Rooms in the Quarter and the Garden District are gone six months out. Bron ↗

Druk — Carnival and Mardi Gras

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival and Mardi Gras (6 jan – 9 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnival and Mardi Gras, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

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  St Joseph's Day and Super Sunday

  15–29 mrtGroot festival

  The Mardi Gras Indians come out in the new suits on the night of 19 March and again on the Sunday nearest it, in Central City rather than the Quarter. No route is published; you follow the sound. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival and Mardi Gras (6 jan – 9 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — French Quarter Festival, Jazz Fest

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  French Quarter Festival

  5–16 apr · meestalMuziekfestivalDruk

  Four free days of Louisiana music on stages through the Quarter and along the river in early April, before the humidity arrives. Locals rate it above the bigger festival that follows it. Bron ↗

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  Jazz Fest

  20 apr – 5 mei · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Two long weekends at the Fair Grounds at the turn of April into May, gospel tent and brass bands as much as headliners. The city runs at capacity and the ground turns to mud if it rains. Bron ↗

Druk — Jazz Fest

• Risico

  Formosan termite swarms

  1 mei – 15 jun · meestalInsecten & ziekten

  On warm still evenings in May the Formosan termites fly in clouds thick enough to clear a restaurant patio and coat every lit window in the Quarter. It runs a couple of weeks and everyone kills the porch lights. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Jazz Fest (20 apr – 5 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Essence Festival of Culture, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 jun – 30 nov

  The Gulf coast's exposure peaks from mid-August into September. Most trips are unaffected, but this is the one place where travel insurance and a flexible booking are the sensible default. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Summer heat and humidity

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  The city moves indoors for three months, with an afternoon thunderstorm most days and heat advisories through much of it. Hotel rates are at their lowest for exactly this reason. Bron ↗

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  Essence Festival of Culture

  28 jun – 8 jul · meestalMuziekfestivalDrukBoek vroeg

  Four days around the Fourth of July weekend, nightly concerts in the Superdome and free daytime programming at the convention centre. It is the busiest weekend of the New Orleans summer. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Formosan termite swarms (1 mei – 15 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Essence Festival of Culture, Independence Day

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Bron ↗

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  Satchmo SummerFest

  1–2 augMuziekfestival

  A free weekend of traditional jazz and brass bands around Armstrong's birthday at the start of August, held in the Quarter and priced for locals. About the only reason to be here in August. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Essence Festival of Culture (28 jun – 8 jul (meestal))

Topdrukte — Southern Decadence, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

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  Southern Decadence

  28 aug – 8 sep · meestalPrideDrukBoek vroeg

  Labor Day weekend in the lower Quarter, five days of parties ending with the Sunday parade off Bourbon Street. Hotel prices behave like Mardi Gras for a weekend in the worst of the heat. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Satchmo SummerFest (1–2 aug)

Topdrukte — Southern Decadence, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal)), Southern Decadence (28 aug – 8 sep (meestal))

Druk — Halloween and Krewe of Boo

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  Halloween and Krewe of Boo

  24–31 oktNationale feestdagDruk

  The city takes Halloween not far short of how it takes Carnival: a night parade with floats through the Marigny and the Quarter, and Frenchmen Street in costume for the weekend either side. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov)

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Atlantic hurricane season (1 jun – 30 nov), Halloween and Krewe of Boo (24–31 okt)

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

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  Reveillon dinners

  1–31 decKerst & nieuwjaar

  Restaurants run Creole Reveillon menus through December, the oaks on St Charles are lit, and the Quarter is as quiet as it gets. The cheapest month to see the city properly. Bron ↗