Events

Beignet Fest returns Sept.24 to New Orleans City Park to celebrate the iconic beignet.

Setting out to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of models in a runway show (the number to beat is 421), the You Night cancer survivor sisterhood, along with professional models, will take to the 500-foot-long runway stage on Saturday, Oct.

Join WYES in celebrating 65 years of excellence at the WYES Gala – A Station For All Seasons, presented by Oscar J.

Whether summer, fall, winter or spring, WYES is your station for all seasons – and 2022 marks its 65th anniversary! To celebrate, join WYES  Sept. 23 at the Four Seasons New Orleans for the   “A Station for All Seasons” gala, presented by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust.

Mid South Women in Tourism (MSWIT) will return to the runway with its Biennial Passport to Fashion event – themed “The New You in 2022” – on Sept. 10, from 12:30–3:30 p.m. at Copeland Tower Living in Metairie.

The 10th Annual New Orleans River Festival returns Saturday, July 23 to the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

New Orleans’ local theatre company, The NOLA Project, will host its 2022-2023 season announcement party Sunday, April 3 during their annual fundraising event at the historic Derbés Mansion.

Since opening its doors, ;Children’s Hospital New Orleans has provided thousands of children and their families with expert care regardless of their ability to pay.

The New Orleans Marriott Business Council makes sure that no child is forgotten at Ozanam Inn’s annual Forgotten Angels Christmas Party.

This week is National Diaper Need Awareness Week, and in support, Plush Appeal’s storefront The Mardi Gras Spot is hosting a diaper drive through Saturday, Oct. 2.

When the reality that Mardi Gras 2021 would be parade-less set it, it only took a nano second for New Orleans to creatively respond.

Now YOU can be in the parade! Be the King of Carnival, a member of a brass band, a majorette or a Mardi Gras Indian only at Plush Appeal — The Mardi Gras Spot!

Since November 2013, the St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce has gathered cyclists from across the country for Tour da Parish, a non-competitive bike ride in St. Bernard Parish, and we’re back for 2020!

Since carnival season is on its way, the Plush Appeal krewe is making room for all of the new and exciting products headed to the store.

At Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot, we live by the philosophy, “Celebrate Everything.”

Celebrating milestones during a pandemic is tough.

Great Day Louisiana is going live from the New Orleans Bourbon Festival on March 13.

The festival and fundraiser for Youth Empowerment Project (YEP Fest) presented by IBERIABANK will take place Sunday, March 22, from Noon-4 p.m. in the 1600 block of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard.

The  WWL-TV Mardi Gras Parade Tracker App covers more parades in more areas of the city than any other app on the market.

Hooray! Carnival season has officially begun!  Plush Appeal – The Mardi Gras Spot is your one-stop shop for all things Mardi Gras.

For the second year, Audubon Nature Institute and Children’s Hospital New Orleans have partnered to create a holiday tradition that transforms Audubon Zoo into a wild, glowing wonderland.

The St. Bernard Chamber is excited to welcome cyclists from across the country to the 5th  Annual Tour da Parish bike ride from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the Los Islenos Museum and Historic Village.

The Sazerac House opened Oct. 2 on Canal Street. Designed by Gallagher & Associates, this multistory establishment creates an interactive, multisensory experience. It’s bound to become one of the city’s greatest museum attractions, doubling as an event venue.

On Friday, Nov. 15, The Historic New Orleans Collection will host a rare performance with Olivier Latry, one of three organists for the famed Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

NORD is hosting its annual Halloween Spooktacular event at multiple locations across the city to provide our youth with a safe and fun environment to celebrate Halloween.

Music festivalgoers around the world are known for their eccentric costumes, face paint and accessory choices. The Voodoo Music + Arts Experience is no exception, hosted in a city that celebrates unique – and sometimes unconventional – ways of life.

 Brandner Gives Back invites all of New Orleans to attend the First Annual Gettin’ Piggy With It charity fundraiser on Oct. 19, 2019, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Central City BBQ.

Chalmette Refining is proud to sponsor Blues, Brews & BBQ at Docville Farm in St. Bernard Parish.

Friends of Lafitte Greenway invites you to an evening of dinner, dancing and drinks at the seventh annual Greenway Soiree.

Every child needs a hero, but abused children need superheroes. The sixth annual Superhero Race, sponsored by Chalmette Refining, will be held on Sept. 22, 2019. Proceeds from the race benefit CASA New Orleans, a nonprofit that fights for the rights of abused and neglected children in St. Bernard and Orleans parishes.