A Pre-Mardi Gras Gathering For Jimmy Buffett Fans For those who just can't wait for Mardi Gras, there's Pardi Gras. A multi-day festival in January, it includes a pub crawl, Jimmy Buffett-style bands and a tropical-attired crowd that just can't seem to get enough bar time. The site: New Orleans. Of course. The 2026 event is Jan. 15-18. For those who miss Jimmy … [Read more...]
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Nightlife and party guide on Bourbon Street, the French Quarter and locals' top spots with reviews on fun bars, live music venues, restaurants, fun events (Jazzfest, NYE, Mardi Gars...), the singles scene and things to do in and around the Big Easy.
Full New Orleans Mardi Gras 2026 Parades Schedules & Locations
The prime party event in a prime party place takes place the last two weeks in February in the Big Easy. It's Mardi Gras, and in New Orleans the focal point of the celebrations are the parades. Primarily, they take place during two weekends, culminating with Fat Tuesday, which in 2026 is Feb. 17.. But there are other parades, as well, which started in January. It's … [Read more...]
New Orleans JazzFest The Essential Survival Guide & Tips 2025
Here is everything you need to know about attending this fun music, food and beer drinking festival known as New Orleans JazzFest. Think of it as your essential JazzFest survival guide. Things To Know Before Going To JazzFest • The 2025 dates are April 24-27 and May 104 • Get a room well in advance of Jazz Fest. • Rooms become available off and on as reservations are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015 Headliners, Ticket Prices & Information
Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lil Wane & The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Muscraves, Santana and John Fogerty are the headliners for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, more popularly known as Jazz Fest. The 2025 dates are April 24-May 4. Dave Matthews Band, Lil Wayne & The Roots, Kacey Musgraves, John Fogerty, Burna Boy, HAIM, Harry … [Read more...]
New Orleans Top Singles Party Events: Spice up Your Nightlife!
New Years Eve, Mardi Gras, JazzFest, Pardi Gras & Festivals In The Big Easy New Orleans is a year-round party yet added to this like shrimp into gumbo are a number of fun events that add even more spice to the city. PubClub.com has compiled this list of our top events, along with a description and the dates for 2025. For you singles out there, these are the prime … [Read more...]
Remembering Hurricane Katrina 19 Years Later In New Orleans & The Rebuild
Editor's Note: This story was originally published on PubClub.com soon after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Aug. 20, 2005. It focuses on how the city rebuilt itself from the devastation. The music still plays in the French Quarter. The bars are still buzzing (as are the patrons) on Bourbon Street. Mardi Gras beads are hanging from balconies and trees along St. Charles … [Read more...]
St. Charles Street Car New Orleans Bars Along the Rail Line
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orelans Blogger One of the most famous street cars in America is the St. Charles Street Car. It is 150 years old and is a favorite tourist attraction. Indeed, it's a wonderful way to spend a few daylight hours in New Orleans. It treks patiently along beautiful St. Charles Ave., past the stately Old South-style houses, Tulane University … [Read more...]
New Orleans French Quarter Bars Nightlife Reviews Locals Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger There is more to partying it up in New Orleans than Bourbon Street. The rest of the French Quarter is good for quenching one's thirst for fun and a New Orleans-style experience. This is a look at the bars off Bourbon Street, fun places that are good for mixing not only with visitors but also spots that are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Locals Bars Frenchman Street, Garden District, Uptown, Downtown Warehouse Nightlife and Nightclubs
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger When New Orleans locals go to party - and they DO party – rarely do they head to Bourbon Street. Instead, they make the move to the many other bars about town. Some of these we've detailed in our guide to the French Quarter (click on the above link). But there are many other places surrounded by the … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazz Fest Links To Tickets, Tips & Information
In a city full of big-time events, one of the biggest is a huge multi-day music festival that is a true experience of the flavor, sounds and culture of New Orleans. Around since 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes place over two weeks, the last weekend of April and the first weekend of May, with way too many bands to count (it's in the hundreds) spread … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazz Fest Is Now A Cashless Music Festival Event
Joining other music festivals and events, New Orleans Jazz Fest is a cashless event. As a result, ticket, food, beverage, craft, and merchandise booths no longer accept cash payments. The two-weekend music festival has been around since 1970 and is a celebration of everything that is New Orleans – live bands, Louisiana food and beer drinking – is taking … [Read more...]
New Orleans Info Visitor’s Guide, Tourist, Tourism City Travel Information, French Quarter
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger Before racing out to Bourbon Street, get to know New Orleans with this informative orientation guide. Meet the people here, lean what to expect, what to wear, how to get around town and more. The French Quarter, which hardly had any flooding at all to begin with, is vibrant. The restaurants are all serving their … [Read more...]
New Orleans Club Party And Cocktail Bartender Guide For Nightclubs And Bars
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger New Orleans is a city that has gotten it right. While most other places struggle to deal with excessive partying, New Orleans opens its doors and welcomes in the crowd. It is a perfect party host, a place so inviting that it adds to the existing frenzy with huge events such as Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest and New Year's … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bars Reviews New Orleans Nightlife French Quarter Nightclubs Party Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Nightlife Blogger Few places on Earth possess the year-round party atmosphere as does New Orleans. And it all starts on Bourbon Street. This is New Orleans' most famous street, the Amsterdam of America, a place dominated by drinks and drinkers where the cocktail is king and bars stand side-by-side block after block. Weekdays are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bartender Nightlife Party Travelouge Blog
By The Bartender, PubClub.com's Roving Party Animal Okay, I didn't exactly PLAN on getting buzzed in the middle of the afternoon. On a Monday. But I was in New Orleans, and if there's any single thing to know about this town it's that a party can break out at any time, without warning, like a hurricane suddenly blowing in from the Gulf. It's what the city is … [Read more...]
New Orleans Restaurants, Dining And Food Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger While some people come to New Orleans primarily to drink, others come here just to eat. Either way, everybody wins. New Orleans has launched some of America's most acclaimed chefs – Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse among them – and some of the world's most original creations. Gumbo, red beans and rice and jambalaya … [Read more...]
New Orleans Things To Do Sightseeing And Activities Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger With so much to do at night, it may come as a bit of a surprise to some that New Orleans offers a feast of activities during the day, as well. Walking around the French Quarter and along the Mississippi River is something that, experienced at the proper Southern pace, can take up several hours on several days. The … [Read more...]
Mardi Gras New Orleans Tips: Your Ultimate Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Mardi Gras in New Orelans is a big party in the Big Easy. But as with any big event, it is important to "know before you go" and here are five tips from someone who has been to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Heck, I've even been in a few parades. 1.) The Parades Are Long Actually, it's not the pardes themselves that are … [Read more...]
Attention Texas & Washington Fans: Here’s Your Complete Sugar Bowl New Orleans Guide
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com College Football & Nightlife Blogger This ain't the Alamo Bowl, folks. This is the Sugar Bowl. New Orelans. College Football Playoffs. Texas and Washington, who met in last year's Alamo Bowl, are playing this year in the CFP national semifinal in the Sugar Bowl. The winner advances to play the Alabama-Michigan winner for the college … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bars In Bourbon Street Topics, Questions & Answers
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Bourbon Street is one of America's great party streets, a mecca of nightlife with its many bars from live music venues to dive bars to cut-it-loose destinations. It is the quintessential representation of the New Orleans lifestyle, which is best summed up on one popular phrase: "laissez les bons temps rouler," or "let the … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bar Offering The J&J Vaccination – Along With A Shot
NOLA's Dragon's Den Providing Two Kinds Of Shots In A Party Celebration Setting They do let the good times roll in New Orleans. To help the partying get going once again in the Big Easy, one bar is offering a free shot. As well as a vaccination. Dragon's Den on Esplanade Ave., is giving out a Johnson & Johnson vaccine shot followed by a the kind of shot … [Read more...]
What To Do If You Only Have One Day In New Orleans – A Complete Itinerary
How To Get A Real 'Taste' Of NOLA In Less Than 24 Hours By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger It happens sometimes. You're in the area and want to check it out, are at a convention or trade show and have decided to stay over an extra day, or it's all the time you have at the moment. While to some it may seem cruel mental punishment to spend so … [Read more...]
New Orleans Is THE Place To Party In January With These Two Events
The Roaring 2020s Start With LSU vs. Clemson & Pardi Gras By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The Big Easy goes big to open the Roaring 2020s with two major party events in January that may have some calling for their own Prohibition for a few days afterward. The College Football Playoffs are Monday, Jan 13 – with LSU playing in it, no less – … [Read more...]
Hurricane Barry Washes Out Weekend Party Scene On Bourbon Street
New Orleans Nightlife On Hold In The Bars & Nightclubs; Rolling Stones Postpone Concert By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There is a famous drink at Pat O'Brien's called The Hurricane, but it's a real hurricane that has New Orleans staggering this weekend. Hurricane Barry may be the first storm of hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico and … [Read more...]
Come Rain Or Shine, New Orleans Parties For The Mardi Gras Parades
Lay-Say Le Bon Tom Roo-Lay Through Fat Tuesday By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The rain falls as fast as the beer and Hurricanes are go down, but when one is in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, the good times are still rolling despite what Mother Nature adds to the scene. The 2019 Mardi Gras parades are a soaked affair, with New Orleans getting … [Read more...]
Rolling Stones Headline Blockbuster New Orleans JazzFest 2019 Lineup
Jimmy Buffett, Santana, Tom Jones, Ziggy Marley & More On State As The Big Easy Goes Big For 50th Anniversary By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Music Blogger If you can't get no satisfaction out of this lineup of bands, then you should just stay at home and never go to a music festival again. The 50th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival features … [Read more...]
Sugar Bowl 2025 New Orleans Fans Party Guide Fan Fest Georgia-Notre Dame
The 2025 Sugar Bowl features Georgia and Notre Dame in the second round of the College Football Playoffs. The game is being played on New Year's Day at 7:45 p.m., local (Central) time. Here is when and where to find the party and Sugar Bowl events. SUGAR BOWL EVENTS • Fan Fest. Normally, this NFL-experience type of corporate happening, though it involves a pep rally … [Read more...]
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler While In New Orleans
NOLA Is A Unique USA Destination Where The Good Times Roll By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Laissez les bons temps rouler. Let the good time roll. That's the way I roll when I'm in New Orleans and you should, too. And how can you not? New Orleans is unlike any other city in America. Instead of having signature landmarks – such as the Golden Gate Bridge or … [Read more...]
Port Of Call New Orleans A Great Burger Joint And Dive Tiki Bar
Big Hamburgers And Polynesian Drinks Like Neptune's Monsoon In The French Quarter By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Foodie Blogger Port Of Call In New Orleans is more than a good burger joint. It's also a dive bar with tiki touches. And Polynesian drinks. With this combination, I could have stayed all day. Or night. But I did like just about everyone who … [Read more...]
Johnny’s Po-Boy New Orleans Restaurant Worth A Second Visit: A Review
Killer Po-Boy Sandwich & Seafood Gumbo Brings Back PubClub's Foodie Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Foodie Blogger New Orleans is full of long-standing traditional restaurants, places that have that great NOLA food like gumbo and muffalettas and a long list of "best" and "original." So it's often hard to know where to go to eat, especially in the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Do’s and Don’ts Of Bourbon Street Bars
NOLA Nightlife: Big Things To Know About Partying In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Bourbon Street is one of America's top nightlife districts. And like any place, there are important things to know about it in order to maximize your party fun. Fortunately for you, PubClub.com has been on Bourbon Street several times and provides … [Read more...]
Halloween In New Orleans A Fun Bourbon Street Bars Party Scene
The Good Times Roll, Especially With These WAACOs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The Elvis-Playboy-pimp daddy walked down Bourbon Street, grabbed a "Big Ass Beer" and got a Hurricane to go from legendary Pat O'Brien's bar. Everywhere he went, he was approached by women who wanted pictures with him and men laughed. "I've never been so … [Read more...]
New Orleans To Debut New Advertising Campaign During MNF Opener
The Big Easy Prepares To Celebrate Its Tricentennial Year In 2018 If you’ve ever been to New Orleans, you know that you emerge from it ready to tell your friends dozens of fun stories from your trip. It’s a city that’s made for memories, from the food to the drinks to the music to the silly things you did or witnessed at events like JazzFest or New Year’s Eve … [Read more...]
New Orleans Hosts Reverse Mardi Gras Parade & Party
The Big Easy Shows It Is 'Always Open' When the good times roll in New Orleans, they roll for all, and in 2017 the city that hosts an incredible series of parades leading to Fat Tuesday held a reverse Mardi Gras parade. New Orleans tourism and people from all over the community came together at New Orleans’ famous Bourbon and St. Ann streets to march together in its … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bourbon Street Bars May Close Doors At 3 AM
Big Easy Mayor Mitch Landrieu Wants Looks To Curb Street Crowds Can you imagine begin locked in a Bourbon Street bar!? It could happen if you're in one after 3 a.m., and a proposal from New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu passes City Council. Landrieu wants to find a solution to a couple of early-morning shootings that have occurred fairly recently on and around Bourbon … [Read more...]
New Orleans To Host 2022 NCAA Men’s Final Four
Basketball Championship Returns To The Site Of Michael Jordan's Game-Winning Shot The Big Easy is getting the big game. Again. In 2022, for the first time since 2012, the NCAA Men's Final Four will be held in New Orleans, The last game in the Big Easy was when Kentucky beat Kansas to win the title. The 2022 game will be the 40th anniversary of when true freshman Michael … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazzfest 2016: Where I Want To Be This Weekend
Blogger's Party Bucket List Destination For April 28-May 1 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger Let's party! Here's where I want to do it the weekend of April 28-May 1: New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage Festival. Otherwise known to partiers simply as New Orleans Jazzfest, this is a perfect combination of an outdoor beer-drinking event, a potential singles … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife The Best Bourbon Street Bars
A Guide To The Balconies, Beads & Bands In The Big Easy By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Few places on Earth possess the year-round party atmosphere as does New Orleans. And it all starts on Bourbon Street. This is New Orleans' most famous street, the Amsterdam of America, a place dominated by drinks and drinkers where the cocktail is king … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife Is A Party Down South
The Big Easy and Bourbon Street Party Scene Starts Early For People From the South Because it's in Their Blood When a baby is born in the South – and I know this to be true because I was one of them – before it is given over to the mother and the near passed-out father, the doctor and nurse do something very sneaky. But very good for the kid later in life. They … [Read more...]