High octane musical and comedic performances, inspirational speakers, this three-day party founded by Essence magazine is the perfect thing to do over the July Fourth weekend.   Folks from around the country descend on New Orleans to enjoy our unique blend of food, culture and entertainment. There are evening performances, lounge shows in intimate settings and even parties by top DJs. They have international stars like Mariah Carey and Puff Daddy as well as our local superstars like Trombone Shorty.

  Where else would you find a festival celebrating the simple creole tomato but New Orleans? This city is the country’s festival central so why not have a festival for tomatoes! And let me tell you New Orleans knows how to do festivals. This festival touts wonderful local food, excellent music, great libations, and fantastic dancing all here by the French Quarter in the historic French Market.   What is a creole tomato? It’s any tomato grown in the alluvial soil

The premier of all cocktails festivals Tales of the Cocktail celebrates the drink that tradition tells us was invented in New Orleans. What you will encounter here are hundreds of opportunities for industry professionals from bartenders, and mixologists, to distillers, to exchange new ideas, techniques and products. This is the leading conference in the drinks industry.   This is the most important global gathering of bartenders and spirits professionals. The week long fest is very fun but it is very busy

  If you’ve ever thought of doing something completely different for the Holidays New Orleans is definitely the place to come. The Quarter, downtown, the hotels all are beautifully decorated in traditional style. Makes for a cozy celebratory place to be. The weather is nice and sometimes can be cold which is perfect for bundling up and enjoying wonderful food and spirits.   Walking through the French Quarter is definitely a treat when it comes to the holidays season with balconies

  The po-boy. Something that is uniquely New Orleans. Some foodies in the city think it should be called ‘poor boy.’ For what reason I don’t know. They think it’s more accurate.   The po-boy began in the early part of the 20th century when there was a strike by streetcar conductors. A place that served sandwiches downtown would give out this creation using French bread stuff with all kinds of meats and cheeses and lettuce and tomato and mayonaisse and

  Can you scream “Stella” like Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire? If so then this may be the festival you want to be at. If you can scream loud enough and with the same kind of passion as that celebrated actor maybe you can take home a trophy too!     For 5 days The Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival is held each spring in the French Quarter. The playwright’s fans from all over the world come to