Year-At-A-Glance

2009 Year-At-A-Glance

The following is a list of featured events for the upcoming year. To search all events, click here.

January
2	75th Allstate Sugar Bowl
6	12th night, start of Carnival Season
8	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Beethoven No. 5
8	Anniversary of Battle of New Orleans
9	Hornets at Home: LA Clippers
9	Mahalia Jackson Theatre Opening
10	Itzak Perlman & LPO
7-11	New Orleans Boat Show
11	Family Day at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre
12	Hornets at Home: New York
13	Beethoven & Blue Jeans
14	Battle of the Brass Bands
16	NOJO tribute to Mahalia Jackson Concert
17	New Orleans Opera featuring Placido Domino
19	Hornets at Home: Indiana
21	Hornets at Home: New Jersey
26	Hornets at Home: Philidelphia
28	Hornets at Home: Denver
29-30	Louisiana Philharmonic Brahms Symphony No. 2
30	Hornets at Home: Golden State
February 2009
1	Mardi Gras Marathon
2	Hornets at Home: Portland
4	Hornets at Home: Chicago
6	Hornets at Home: Toronto
7	NOMA’s The Art of Caring opens (til April 26)
7	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Beethoven No. 6
8	Hornets at Home: Minnesota
8	Pan-American Life Fiesta Sinfónica: Mariachi Cobre
11	Hornets at Home: Boston
12-24	Mardi Gras Parades
14	Valentine's Day
18	Hornets at Home: Orlando
24	Mardi Gras Day
25	Hornets at Home: Detroit
27	Hornets at Home: Milwaukee
28	LPO Presents: Jazz in Film - The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard
March 2009
3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 27, 31	French Quarter Wine Festival at Maison Dupuy Hotel
5	Hornets at Home: Dallas
6, 7	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s Beethoven No. 6
7	Hornets at Home: Oklahoma City
14	St. Patrick's Day Parade
16	Hornets at Home: Houston
18	Hornets at Home: Minnesota
20	Hornets at Home: Memphis
21-22	Earth Fest at the Audubon Zoo
17	St. Patrick’s Day
17	Irish Channel Block Party
21, 22, 23	St. Joseph's Altars
25	Hornets at Home: Denver
25-29	Tennessee Williams Festival
27-31	Spring Fiesta
29	Hornets at Home: San Antonio
TBA	Italian American Parade
TBA	Soul Fest
April 2009
2, 7, 9, 14, 16	French Quarter Wine Festival at Maison Dupuy Hotel
1-5	Spring Fiesta
4	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Purely Percussion
4-5	Old Algiers River Fest
4	Algiers Treasures From the Point (1st Saturday in April)
5	Hornets at Home: Utah
8	Hornets at Home: Phoenix
11	Crescent City Classic
12	Hornets at Home: Dallas
12	Easter in N.O.
17-19	French Quarter Festival
20-26	Zurich Classic
22	Zoo-To-Do for Kids
24-26	Jazz and Heritage Festival
25	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Club Swing
29	Chaz Fest
30	Jazz and Heritage Festival
May 2009
1	Whitney's Zoo-To-Do at the Audubon Zoo
1-3	Jazz and Heritage Festival
4-7	Zephyrs vs. Round Rock
5	Cinco de Mayo
7, 9	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Four Last Songs
8	1st Annual Zulu Walk/Run
9	Asian Heritage Fest at the Audubon Zoo
10	Mother's Day at the Zoo
12-15	Zephyrs vs. Tacoma
14-17	Saints and Sinners Festival
16	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Beethoven No. 8 & 9
16-19	Zephyrs vs. Portland
18-22	New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
22-24	Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo
22-24	Greek Fest
22-24	Memorial Day Weekend
29-30	Italian Cultural & Heritage Fest
29-31	Zephyrs vs. Round Rock
TBA	Volksfest (Deutsches Haus)
June 2009
1	Zephyrs vs. Round Rock
2-5	Zephyrs vs. Albuquerque
6	D-Day Anniversary
11-14	Zephyrs vs. Oklahoma City
13-14	Vieux To Do (Tomato, Seafood, and Cajun-Zydeco Festivals in French Quarter)
15-17	Zephyrs vs. Omaha
18-21	Tulane Summer Lyric’s Oliver!
20-21	Fiesta Latina
21	Father's Day
23-24	St. John's Day Events
26-30	Crescent City Choral Festival
27-28	Pride Fest
27-30	Zephyrs vs. Memphis
July 2009
3-5	Essence Festival
4	Go Fourth on the River
4-7	Zephyrs vs. Iowa
8-12	Tales of the Cocktail
9-12	Tulane Summer Lyric’s Company
11-12	Fiesta Latina
19	Edgar Degas Birthday
20-23	Zephyrs vs. Oklahoma City
22-26	National Youth Gathering
30-31	Tulane Summer Lyric’s South Pacific
30, 31	Satchmo SummerFest
TBA	Shakespeare Fest at Tulane
August 2009
1	White Linen Night
1-2	Satchmo SummerFest
1-2	Tulane Summer Lyric’s South Pacific
1-4	Zephyrs vs. Iowa
1-31	COOLinary New Orleans
8	Royal Street's Dirty Linen Night
14	Saints vs. Bengels (Pre-Season)
14-17	Zephyrs vs. Colorado Springs
18-19	Great American Seafood Cookoff
18-21	Zephyrs vs. Salt Lake
29	Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
28-31	Southern Decadence
28-31	Decafest
September 2009
1	Decafest
1-30	COOLinary New Orleans
2-7	Southern Decadence
3	Saints vs. Dolphins (Pre-Season)
4-7	Zephyrs vs. Nashville
13	Saints vs. Lions
25-27	Seafood Festival @ Fulton St.
TBA	LPO Season
October 2009
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24	Oktoberfest
3	Congo Square Rhythms Festival
3	Art for Art's Sake
4	Saints vs. Jets
8-15	New Orleans Film Fest
9-11	Carnaval Latino
16	Saints vs. New York Giants
17-18	Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest
18	Saints vs. Giants
23-25	Boo at the Zoo
25-27	New Orleans Seafood Festival
30-31	VooDoo Music Experience
31	Halloween
TBA	Hornets Season
TBA	Ballet Season
November 2009
2	Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons
7-8	Swamp Fest
8	Japan Festival at NOMA
8	Saints vs. Carolina Panthers
14	Crescent City Home Brewers Winter Fest
22	New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Fest
27	Thanksgiving
27-28	Bayou Classic
30	Saints vs. New England Patriots
TBA	Fairgrounds Racing Season Begins
TBA	Down By the Riverside Festival
TBA	Celebration in the Oaks
TBA	Faulkner Words and Music Festival
December 2009
1-31	Christmas New Orleans Style
1-30	Reveillon Dinners
12	Treme Gumbo Festival
18	Saints vs. Dallas Cowboys
25	Christmas Day
27	Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
31	New Year's Eve
TBA	Shakespeare Fest Shows