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1. Essence Music Festival
Music FestivalsHeld around Independence Day, this three-day festival draws top names in R&B, pop, and hip-hop to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The event...Read More
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2. Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts
Tremé | MusicA $27 million post-Katrina renovation returned the lights to this fabulous stage and restored the sculpture-filled Armstrong Park grounds. With...Read More
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3. Allways Lounge and Theatre
Faubourg Marigny | TheaterFrom contemporary burlesque to Brecht's Threepenny Opera , the Allways provides an enticing array of avant-garde theater and performance art...Read More
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4. Anthony Bean Community Theater
Uptown | TheaterThis community theater also houses an acting school, providing young local actors with an audience. Productions include musical dramatizations...Read More
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5. Art for Art's Sake
MusicArt lovers and people-watchers alike pack Warehouse District and Magazine Street galleries in early October for the annual Saturday-evening...Read More
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6. Bayou Playhouse
Lockport | TheaterTheater buffs routinely make the hour's drive from downtown New Orleans to this unique theater that sits on the banks of Bayou Lafourche in...Read More
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7. Celebration in the Oaks
MusicCity Park's majestic oaks, Botanical Gardens, Carousel Garden, and Storyland amusement park are awash in holiday lights and decorations during...Read More
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8. Chris Owens' Easter Parade
Cultural FestivalsIconic local entertainer Chris Owens has been putting on her finest feathery hat and leading the Easter Sunday parade for more than 30 years...Read More
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9. Christmas New Orleans Style
ConcertsCanal Street sparkles with the season's decorations, and historic homes put on their holiday best. St. Louis Cathedral opens its doors for free...Read More
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10. Contemporary Arts Center
Warehouse District | TheaterThe center's theater hosts experimental works, burlesque, productions by local playwrights, musical performances, and multimedia events. ...Read More
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11. Crescent City Lights Youth Theater
CBD | TheaterSummer Stages Children's Theater presents kid- and family-oriented productions by budding actors ages 7 to 17 in the Greater New Orleans area. ...Read More
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12. Film Buffs Progam
Uptown | FilmThis Loyola University program screens independent, classic, and foreign films during the school year. ...Read More
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13. Friends of Germaine Well Easter Parade
Cultural FestivalsSocialite Germaine Wells, step-daughter of the founder of Arnaud's Restaurant (and eventually its owner), started this New York–style Easter...Read More
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14. Friends of Music
Uptown | MusicThis organization brings superior performers from all over the world to Tulane University's Dixon Hall. Concerts take place approximately once...Read More
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15. Gay Easter Parade
Cultural FestivalsFashion takes a front seat at this parade, which ambles through the Quarter midafternoon on Easter Sunday, passing gay and gay-owned bars,...Read More
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16. Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade
Cultural FestivalsFor more than 65 years, the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club has put on a Saturday-afternoon-before-St. Paddy's Day parade with floats,...Read More
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17. Jefferson Ballet Theatre
Lakefront | DanceThis community-based dance school and ballet company stages a few public performances each year, including festive balls and an annual winter...Read More
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18. Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Metairie | MusicA wonderful fount of culture, if a bit out-of-the-way, the society stages musicals, ballets, recitals, kids' theater, and operas at multiple...Read More
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19. Jim Monaghan's St. Patrick's Parade
Cultural FestivalsOn the Friday night before St. Patty's Day (March 17), this parade kicks off at the well-known Irish bar Molly's at the Market. Horse-drawn...Read More
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20. Le Petit Théâtre
French Quarter | TheaterThe oldest continuously running community theater in the United States occupies a historic building in the French Quarter and puts on quality...Read More
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