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 Eve.
It’s called The Big Easy because the parties are big and they are easy to find. This is a town built for fun where people walk casually down the streets with a large cocktail in hand and bars have no set closing time. And it’s been rebuilt – Hurricane Katrina hit in September of 2005 but today the city is back to it’s musicial, historical and have-fun heritage. It’s is laid-back, late-night, non-stop entertainment. What happens in New Orelans stays in New Orleans. That’s because we can’t remember what happened in New Orleans!
New Orleans is part Key West, part Las Vegas, part Spring Break, part Greek Islands. But with a rich cultural heritage, it is also distinctly New Orleans.
At some point, it seems as if the entire world has passed through what the locals call “Nawlens.” Truman Capote is from New Orleans, Tennessee Williams and Mark Twain spent considerable time here, Brad Pitt and Angeline Joline have taken up residence in the Franch Quarter and tributes to Jean Lafitte are everywhere.
Lafitte was local hero/pirate who joined Andrew Jackson to fend off the British invasion at the end of the War of 1812. He had two wives and six mistresses when he died. “That makes him a hero to me,” said singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who started his legendary music career on Bourbon Street. For us, it represents what makes this city and it’s people so uniquely New Orleans.
So we are proud to present our complete city guide to New Orleans. Click the links below to hop on our virtual party bus to learn all about letting the good times roll in the Big Easy:
• Get ready for New Orleans with our Pre Party Orientation Guide.
• Get a first-person perspective from The Bartender; our man about town.
• Our bar guide – on and off Bourbon Street –is called PubClubbing.
• Check out our favorite French Quarter bars.
• Get off Bourbon Street to these New Orleans locals bars on Frenchman Street, Uptown, by Tulane University and more!
• Take our tour to bars along the St. Charles Street Car – this is a story you will only find on PubClub!
• There is a lot more to do in New Orleans than drink. Here’s what to do when not slamming drinks in Post Party.
• Learn about and enjoy New Orleans’ distinctive cuisine in our dining and restaurant guide.
• Check out the boots-on-the-ground guides to the city’s major events: Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, New Year’s Eve and the Sugar Bowl!
In 2025, New Orleans is the host city for Super Bowl LIX (Feb. 9) while also beginning the Mardi Gras celebration building up to Fat Tuesday, which in 2025 is on March 4.
Next Stop On The New Orleans Party Bus: City Orientation Guide!
PubClub.com covers nightlife, bars, festivals and party events around the world. I have been to New Orleans many times.