New Orleans is maybe not the first place you think of to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but if you experience it yourself, it might just take precedence over other cities in your mind!
The Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club will sponsor it’s annual mass and parade, which starts at noon at St. Mary’s Assumption Church (2030 Constance Street) and is followed by the parade at 1 p.m. The parade starts at the intersection of Felicity Street and Magazine and goes on from Jackson Avenue to St. Charles Avenue to Louisiana Avenue to Magazine Street, ending on Jackson Ave. You will likely spy flying cabbages and potatoes along with the beads and dubloons!
The fin continues the next day at the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club Block party, featuring Irish music, dancers, food, arts and crafts and,of course, lots of beer. Find the party at the Annunciation Square Playground from 10 am to 6pm. Proceeds from the block party benefit St. Michael’s Special School.
The parade and block party are an Irish New Orleans tradition going back more than 60 years. Stay with us at 1896 O’Malley House for a fully Irish experience!
On Saturday, February 5th, 2012, get ready to get your Blues on at the fifth annual Big Easy Blues Festival at the University of New Orleans Lakefront Arena.
Come to New Orleans to dance in the streets and usher in 2012! 
The 2011 Swamp Fest will be held on November 5th and 6th at the Audubon Zoo, 6500 Magazine Street, in New Orleans.
New Orleans is known for its fabulous festival. A fairly new one to try is the VooDoo Experience. This event was started in 1999 as the Voodoo Music Festival and featured such artists as Wyclef Jean and Ben Folds.
When you think of New Orleans music and food are probably the first things that come to mind. The Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival covers both fronts with food and music. For 2011, the festival will be held October 14 through October 16th at Lafayette Square in the Central
Most people don’t automatically associate New Orleans with German heritage, but our German forebears have been adding to the delights of the Big Easy since the large waves of immigration from Germany from 1820 to 1870. An organization called the Deutsche Gesellschaft was formed to assist the immigrants with housing and jobs. Over the years, that group evolved into the Deutsches Haus, which is the sponsor of the new Orleans Oktoberfest, a celebration of German heritage, food, culture and music.
