Christmas, New Orleans Style!
December 1 – January 6, 2010
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| Reveillon Dinners |
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| Holiday Shopping |
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| Celebration in the Oaks |
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| Caroling in Jackson Square |
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| Cathedral Concerts |
It's never too early to make plans to spend an unforgettable Christmas in New Orleans. Exquisite sights, wonderful Creole food, attractive hotel rates, and jazz concerts abound. It's all here during Christmas New Orleans Style, a month-long celebration that offers long-treasured Creole traditions spiced with 21st-century fun.
For almost six weeks, from late November through December and up to the first weekend of January, New Orleans celebrates the holiday season like no other place. Many of New Orleans' finest restaurants feature special, elegant Reveillon dinners, consisting of four and five course prix fixe menus. Look for holiday favorites and many luscious masterpieces to choose from in restaurants dotting our city.
Start the season off right by finding the perfect gifts for family and friends – you might even find a little something for yourself too. Christmas Shopping in New Orleans is an absolute treat –especially since New Orleans was recently voted the best place for antique and vintage shopping! From the elegance of Royal Street to the fun and funkiness of Magazine Street and the Arts District, there’s something to please even the fussiest person on your gift list.
Tour the magnificent Celebration in the Oaks at City Park, a festive display of nearly two million lights decorating one-hundred-year-old oak trees. Ride a horse-drawn carriage through the park or travel by foot or car. Don't miss this dazzling display!
Can’t get those Christmas carols out of your head? Bundle up and swing by “Caroling in Jackson Square.” Each caroler is given a song sheet and a lit candle, so join the crowd and sing along to your favorite carols. The event is free and usually takes place the Sunday before Christmas depending on how early in the week Christmas occurs. If Christmas falls Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, then the event is usually scheduled two Sundays before.
Literally hundreds of special events, free music concerts, culinary and cultural happenings, and so much more.
French Quarter Festivals, Inc., the same organization that presents the annual French Quarter Festival and Satchmo SummerFest, offers Christmas in New Orleans as a very special way to celebrate the joyous holiday season. There’s something for nearly every day of the festive holiday season.
Stay tuned for the details on this year’s events. For information on last year’s offerings, click here. More current information will be available as the date gets closer. You can also visit the French Quarter Festivals’ website at www.fqfi.org for more information. |
