The party that is New Orleans Jazz Fest is April 28-May 7 in 2023. Here are the ticket prices, as well as the daily lineup of music and bands. Tickets: • Advance Single-Day: $85 • At The Gate: $95 • First Weekend 3 days: $240 • Second Weekend 4 days: $275 Purchase Tickets Link: Tickets - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival There are no two-day packages for … [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.
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 Mardi Gras Parade Routes For 2022
There are some slight changes to some of the parade routes in New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2022. These are the new routes, as announced by the New Orleans Police Department. "The changes were made after extensive consultation and planning between all involved public safety agencies including NOPD, NOFD, EMS, and Homeland Security," the city stated on its … [Read more...]
New Orleans Mardi Gras A Go For 2022
Let the good times roll! That's what Mayor LaToya Cantrell has said that the Big Easy will hold its famous Mardi Gras celebration in 2022. She did add, however, that she that could change if the city sees a rise in COVID-19 cases. This is the statement the city issues about Mardi Gras 2022: “The good news ism we are on track for the return of Mardi Gras in 2022! Unless … [Read more...]
New Orleans JazzFest 2021 Canceled Amid Rising Louisiana COVID-19 Cases
NOLA Music Festival Announces Cancelation Along With 2022 Dates This news sure isn't something that makes the good times roll. New Orleans JazzFest 2021, already postponed from its traditional April & May dates to October, has been canceled. The culprit: concern over rising COVID-19 cases in Louisiana and throughout some parts of the country. And so, for … [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...]
Live Music Returns To Bourbon Street And New Orleans Bars
Bands & Concerts Are Back In The Big Easy – With These COVID-19 Restrictions By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger A month after the shutdown for Mardi Gras, the music returns to New Orleans bars. According to the Big Easy's Phase three opening plan, effective March 12, "live entertainment may be performed at bars, concert halls, music halls, … [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 Shutting Down Bars & Alcohol Sales During Mardi Gras
The Good Times Are Not Rolling In The Big Easy This Year By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Not only will the floats not roll during Mardi Gras 2021 in New Orleans, but neither will the alcohol. Let the good times roll? Not this year in the Big Easy. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has banned all alcohol sales in the French Quarter and is shutting down … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve New Orleans COVID 2021 – Bourbon Street Bars
To-Go Drinks To Keep The Party Scene And Good Time Rolling For NYE By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger New Orleans and New Year's Eve. The words bring to mind visions of dancing in the streets, drinking from the balconies on Bourbon Street, full and fun bars and people staggering and celebrating throughout the French Quarter. But not in 2020. … [Read more...]
New Orleans Bars May Not Be Open Inside For New Year’s Eve
NYE In The Big Easy Won't Be So Big In 2021 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Orleans Blogger New Orleans is a city that likes to let the good times roll, but those good times have been more like a trickle in 2020. And that may continue though the last seconds of the year and into 2021, for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has put forth a proposal that the bars … [Read more...]
Bourbon Street To Remain Open During Mardi Gras Despite Canceled Parades
New Orleans Also Accepting Visitors For Annual Celebration In 2021 Posted Nov. 17, 2020 The city of New Orleans has canceled its 2021 Mardi Gras parades but it will not close Bourbon Street or try and keep tourists away from visiting during the celebration. "Bourbon Street and Frenchman Street entertainment Districts are open, but subject to Local and State … [Read more...]
New Orleans Cancels 2021 Mardi Gras Parades – But Not The Event
Bourbon Street & The City Still Open During Celebration Posted Nov. 17, 2020 With the thought that it was a potential super spreader last year before anyone had ever heard of the term, the city of New Orleans has canceled all the Mardi Gras parades for 2021. Mayor LaToya Cantrell has banned krewes, which organize he parades, from holding the annual events, … [Read more...]
New Orleans Gets Closer To Letting The Good Times Roll With Phase Two Re-openings
Restaurants, Cafes & Bars Are Now Open And Here's All You Need To Know While it's not exactly anything like Mardi Gras, Jazzfest or New Year's Eve the city of New Orleans is getting closer to letting the good times roll again by advancing to Phase Two of its reopening plan. This means the following PubClub.com type of businesses are now open: restaurants, … [Read more...]
New Orleans JazzFest 2020 Daily Music Lineup Highlights & Ticket Prices
The Who Play Week 1 Saturday While The Beach Boys Help Kick Off This Fun, Fun, Fun NOLA Festival The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – more popularly know simply as JazzFest – has released its lineup of musicians for this year. As usual, it involves several big games, some familiar artists and local bands. PubClub.com is not running down the entire … [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...]
Pardi Gras New Orleans Parrotheads Party Guide 2023 Dates & Events
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 2020 event is Jan. 12-15. So in case you were too … [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 2022 New Orleans Fans Party Guide Fan Fest New Year’s Eve Alabama vs. Kansas St.
The 2022 Sugar Bowl features Alabama and Kansas State. The game is being played on New Year's Eve, which might sound exciting but game time is 11 a.m., local time. It is not part of the College Football Playoff. Normally Alabama fans love going to the Big Easy but not being in the playoffs, as well as it being on New Year's Eve and the ridiculously early kickoff time, will … [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...]
New Orleans Jazzfest 2018 Tickets Now On Sale
Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, Sting, Jimmy Buffett Are Headliners New Orleans JazzFest has several big names performing in 2018 and tickets for the massive two-week music (and food and fun) festival are now on sale. Tickets prices are $70 in advance (available on-line) and $80 at the door per day. There are no weekend packages, other than VIP options. You can purchase … [Read more...]
Mardi Gras 2018 Season Underway In New Orleans
Rex Organization Issues Traditional Proclamation Leading To Fat Tuesday They have just cleared out from New Year's Eve and hosting Alabama and Clemson fans for the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Sugar Bowl. And the New Orleans Saints are hosting the the Carolina Panthers in the NFL Wild Card game. But in the Big Easy, there's even something bigger to … [Read more...]
Alabama & Clemson Fans Invade New Orleans For New Year’s Eve & Sugar Bowl
Tide & Tigers Face Off In College Football Playoff Semifinal; Partying Together For NYE By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com New Year's Eve Blogger The town is painted red. Well, Crimson, actually. As well as orange. Alabama and Clemson fans have arrived in New Orleans and the Big Easy is a big party place for New Year's Eve, leading into the New Year's Day … [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 Jazzfest 2017 Dates & Music Lineup Highlights
Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Tom Petty Among Performers Jimmy Buffett is in town! He played With Dave Matthews on Friday. Will he be playing Margaritaville on Saturday!?!? The 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival features a full seven-day lineup with a music range that goes from Stevie Wonder to Snoop Dogg. The Week 1 headline performers are Harry Connick, … [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 Top Singles Party Events 2017 Dates & Locations
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 2017. For you singles out there, these are the prime … [Read more...]
Complete New Orleans Mardi Gras 2023 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 2023 is Feb. 21. But there are other parades, as well, which started in January. It's … [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 JazzFest The Essential Survival Guide & Tips 2023
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 2023 dates are April 28-30 and May 4-7, • Get a room well in advance of Jazzfest. • Rooms become available off and on as reservations are … [Read more...]
New Orleans Jazzfest Set To Announce 2016 Lineup
Music Festival A Top Party Event In The Big Easy One of the biggest party events in a city full of big party events is ready to announce its musical lineup for 2016. New Orleans Jazzfest will revel the performers on Tuesday, Jan. 19, and the bands and musicians will fill the stages on two weekends, April 22-24 and April 28-May 1. In 2015, more than 450,000 people … [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...]