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5th Annual Big Easy Blues Festival at UNO Lakefront Arena live on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at 7:00 pm.

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If you think Mardi Gras is a good time, check us out on December 31. New Orleans throws the best New Year’s Eve party in the country. Live music, hot nightclubs, a fireworks extravaganza on the river and more await – book your trip to the Big Easy today!

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Scat Back Productions announced that “Running of the Santas,” one of the country’s largest Christmas events, will debut its festival and fun run in New Orleans on December 17, 2011, from Noon to Midnight in the city’s popular Warehouse District.

“Running of the Santas” started in Philadelphia 13 years ago and is now held in 22 cities across the country. The event featuring a day-long festival and “fun run” attracted more than 6,000 participants from across the country to last year’s event in Philadelphia. On the day of the run, participants dressed in full Santa Claus costumes fill the streets and local establishments. Among the Santas are always plenty of Mrs. Clauses and the occasional Elf.

New Orleans’ day-long “Running of the Santas” festival will include three stages involving several restaurants and bars in the Warehouse District. Activities at Stage Two commence at 3 pm at the “South Pole” which will be set up at Ernst Café, followed by a fun run starting at South Peters and Lafayette Streets at 6 pm. Runners and crawlers will make their way to the “North Pole” set up at Generations Hall at 310 Andrew Higgins Drive. “Category 6,” New Orleans newest party band, will provide the entertainment at Generations Hall till midnight.

Event sponsors are planning to set up several food booths at both venues as well as hold a “Naughty Mrs. Claus” contest, sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue later in the evening at Generations Hall.

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Welcome to Christmas New Orleans Style! Join with us as we celebrate the spirit of our city aglow with twinkling lights, festive iron-laced balconies, and garland decked streetcars. 

Converse with Historical Characters as they stroll the streets of the Vieux Carre and share their love of New Orleans; learn the secrets of our award winning cuisine at Cooking Demos; visit our historic homes and museums decorated in festive holiday colors; and find treasured holiday gifts as you stroll our quaint streets and shop with our local merchants.

Papa Noel hotel rates are available and make it easier to spend more time at Christmas New Orleans Style. Restaurants continue the French tradition of “Reveillon” dinners. The icon of our city, 200 year old St. Louis Cathedral, will host a variety of weekly concerts, and additional Special Events for all ages will bring family and friends together to fall in love with New Orleans all over again!

We look forward to seeing you at our 11th Christmas New Orleans Style. Here’s wishing you and your family all the best in the holiday season!

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Thousands of New Orleanians will celebrate the city’s most famous sandwich—on November 20th, 2011 as they head for Oak Street for the forth annual New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival. The Festival will be held from 11 to 6 P.M. that Sunday in a 7-block section of Oak Street between Carrollton Avenue and Eagle Street with the Carrollton and Oak intersection being accessible by streetcar.

This festival was founded as a celebration of the storied sandwich and the role it has played in New Orleans’ culinary culture. The festival also highlights the ongoing revitalization of the Oak Street business corridor, which was designated a National Main Street in 2006 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a Louisiana Main Street by the Department of Historic Preservation, which authorizes the program.

Proceeds from the festival go toward the Oak Street Association’s work to promote, preserve, and revitalize Carrollton’s historic Oak Street neighborhood and commercial corridor. A portion of proceeds will be used to fund grants for neighborhood organizations in the Carrollton area.

The first two New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festivals were held in 2007 and 2008 and featured po-boy offerings from some of the city’s most famous restaurants. Festival judges, including Tom Fitzmorris of “The Food Show,” presented the “Golden Loaf Awards” for the best tasting po-boys. This free public street festival had more than 15,000 attendees in 2008 and covered five commercial street blocks of Oak Street. This year, the festival has grown with the addition of two more blocks on Oak Street and an artists’ village on Leonidas Street. As with last year there will be two stages with live music, arts and crafts, a children’s section with games and prizes, panel discussions covering the history of the po-boy and, of course, the best tasting po-boys in New Orleans.

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Swamp Fest is November 5 and 6, 2011, at Audubon Zoo,

6500 Magazine Street, New Orleans

Circle the date for a toe-tapping good time – Audubon Zoo announces the music schedule for the 27thannual Louisiana Swamp Festival. With two stages and music from 10:30am – 4:45pm both days, the schedule includes the best in Cajun and Zydeco sounds, flavored this year with a touch of traditional country. Learn to dance and find out what makes a Cajun instrument petting zoo! And it’s all in the family-friendly setting of the beautiful Audubon Zoo.

Louisiana Swamp Festival

November 5 and 6 at Audubon Zoo, New Orleans.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Performance Pavilion

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Since its 1999 debut, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE has called New Orleans home. Voodoo had humble beginnings as a one day festival in Tad Gormley Stadium with artists including Wyclef Jean, Ben Folds, Dr. John, and more. The following year expanded to 2 days and drew attention with a performance by Eminem, who’s fame exploded just before the festival, and brought Voodoo to the attention of music fans from around the world to worship the music. The wide-ranging line-up of talent each year reflects the multitude of cultures that define New Orleans. In its nine-year run, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE has featured more than 450 performers and close to a million fans.

The VOODOO EXPERIENCE is known for its diverse blend of high quality artists from all musical genres, as well as up and coming critical favorites, along with a variety of artists who celebrate and honor the music of the region. Some past performers have included Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy and the Stooges, Wilco, The Pixies, Sonic Youth, My Chemical Romance, Eminem, Green Day, Beastie Boys, Tool, Stone Temple Pilots, The Polyphonic Spree, Marilyn Manson, Steel Pulse, and 50 Cent. Additionally, Voodoo celebrates the incredible local New Orleans artists like Dr. John, The Original Meters, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Trombone Shorty, and Irma Thomas.

In 2005, in the wake of the devastation in New Orleans and despite the obvious obstacles, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE took place on October 29–two months to the day after 80% of the city was flooded by Hurricane Katrina. This first live event held in the city was staged as a free day-long event for the countless volunteers, first responders and members of armed services that worked tirelessly and dedicated their time and energies to the recovery of the region.

In 2006, the VOODOO EXPERIENCE began showcasing it’s personality in 3 distinct areas. Le Ritual, Le Flambeau and Le Carnival on six stages each of which highlights a unique side of the personality of New Orleans. In short, it solidified an environment that allowed Rage Against the Machine to play as the same time as Dr. John without causing anything but excitement.

This year we are proud to present to you the Eleventh Ritual in New Orleans’ City Park. Please Join us this Halloween among the lagoons, live oak trees, tens of thousands of music fans in sharing the Experience of Voodoo.

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Crescent City Blues & BBQ FestivalWhen:10.14.2011 – 10.16.2011
Where:Lafayette Square – New Orleans
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BBQ Festival.

This free festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, features two stages of music, a crafts fair and the best barbecue in the South.

Stay tuned for the complete performance schedule. Here is a partial list of confirmed performers:

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Deutsches Haus has grown into an organization with a mission to celebrate and foster the rich culture, musical heritage, language and history of the German people. Our Oktoberfest and Volksfest Festivals features authentic German music, food and beverages for all to enjoy, as well as activities for the kids. These events are an opportunity for our local groups to generate revenue which is used to help sustain us throughout the year and assist in sponsoring future events celebrating our German heritage. But most importantly, these festivals introduce our German heritage to the New Orleans population.

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With a bounty of seafood choices available on just about every New Orleans restaurant menu, it may seem like every day in in New Orleans is a seafood festival. So what’s so special about the New Orleans Seafood Festival? For starters, it’s a way to sample some of New Orleans’ best restaurants for a fraction of the price, all in one place. Held in Lafayette Square in the Central Business District, this three-day festival showcases classic and favorite seafood dishes from essential New Orleans restaurants like Galatoire’s, and other great restaurants, including Drago’s, Acme Oyster House, Arnaud’s and Remoulade. Wrap your face around dishes like shrimp remoulade, fried seafood po-boys, crab and crawfish cakes, and more.

Admission is free to the festival, including chef demonstrations from some of the area’s most noted culinary masters like Restaurant August chef/owner John Besh and “King of Louisiana Seafood 2010″ and Café Adelaide chef Chris Lusk. The proceeds from the festival support the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation, which helps fund culinary education and arts programs throughout the state

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