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2025-2026 Area Event Calendar

Name: Southern Decadence
Start: 2025-08-28
End: 2025-09-01
Location: French Quarter, New Orleans

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Downtown Irish Club St. Patrick's Day Parade

March 17, 2026

The parade begins at Washington Park. We will have a pre-party at the Marigny Brassiere (corner of Frenchmen St and Royal St) beginning at 4PM. Live music will be provided by "Catie B. & The Hand Me Downs."

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Various Dates 4/23/26-5/3/26

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, or as the locals call it, Jazz Fest, is the celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. Featuring an endless amount of music, succulent local and regional delicacies, one-of-a-kind handmade arts and crafts, second-line parades and so much more.

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Satchmo Summer Fest

August 1-2, 2026

Satchmo SummerFest is an annual event, held as a tribute to one of New Orleans’ most famous native sons, the late Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Thousands of people visit the city to dance to traditional New Orleans blues and jazz, and to sample the delicious food.

Red Dress Run

August 8, 2026

A charity “run” in New Orleans, Red Dress Run is hosted by the New Orleans Hash House Harriers. All locals and visitors attend this annual event dressed in red attire - specifically, dresses. This event involves a two-mile run beginning at Crescent Park in the Bywater.

French Quarter Festival

August 16-19, 2026

Each spring, thousands of attendees from near and far make their way to New Orleans’ historic French Quarter for the annual French Quarter Festival (FQF). This massive celebration highlights the food, music, art, and culture of this beloved neighborhood.