The following is a list of featured events for the upcoming year. To search all events, click here.
January 2010 National Health Month
1 – 76th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl
2 – Hornets vs. Houston
6 – 12th night, start of Carnival Season
6 – Phunny Phorty Phellows Streetcar Ride
6 –1st Annual St. Joan of Arc Parade
8 – Battle of New Orleans Anniversary
8 – Hornets vs. New Jersey
9 – Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s (LPO) presents Midori Plays Sibelius
13-14 – Willie Nelson Concert at House of Blues New Orleans
13 – Hornets vs. LA Clippers
17 – Cedric the Entertainer at UNO Arena
18 – Hornets vs. San Antonio
20 – Hornets vs. Memphis
22-23 – New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) presents The Verdi Requiem
28 – LPO presents Music Storytelling
29 – New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) presents Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
29 – Hornets vs. Chicago
30 – Monster Jam at the Superdome
31 – LPO presents Peter and the Wolf
31 – World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions at New Orleans Arena
February 2010 Black History Month
1 – Hornets vs. Pheonix
2-7 – BAA presents Mamma Mia
2-16 – Mardi Gras Parades
3 – Hornets vs. Oklahoma City
5 – Hornets vs. Philadelphia
9 – WWE Smackdown/ECW
10 – Hornets vs. Boston
16 – Mardi Gras Day
17 – Hornets vs. Utah
19 – Hornets vs. Indiana
21 – Hornets vs. Houston
25 – Jay Z Concert at New Orleans Arena
26 – Hornets vs. Orlando
26-27 – NOBA presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
27 – Big Easy Blues Festival at UNO Lakefront Arena
28 – Mardi Gras Rock N’ Roll Marathon
March 2010 National Women's History Month
5 – George Straight and Reba McEntire Concert at New Orleans Arena
5,6 – NOBA presents Lyon Opera Ballet
6 – Eric Clapton Concert at New Orleans Arena
6 – Pan American Life, Fiesta Sinfonica
10 – John Mayer Concert at New Orleans Arena
13-14 – Soul Fest at Audubon Zoo
13 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade Uptown
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
17 – Irish Chanel Block Party
18, 20 – NCAA Men’s Division 1 Basketball Championship
19 – St. Joseph’s Day Altars
19, 21 – New Orleans Opera presents The Flying Dutchman
20-21 – Audubon Zoo’s Earth Fest
20-28 – Spring Fiesta in the French Quarter
24-28 – Tennessee Williams Festival
24-April 11 – BAA presents Wicked
25 – LPO presents Brahms Symphony No. 4
27-28 – Oyster Jubilee and Roadfood Festival (World’s Longest Po-Boy on 27th)
April 2010 National Volunteer Month / “Voluntourism”
2-3 – Professional Bull Riders at New Orleans Arena
3 – Crescent City Classic
3-4 – Old Algiers River Fest
8 – LPO presents Enigma Variations
10 – Tim McGraw Concert at Superdome
9-11 – French Quarter Festival
15 – LPO presents Dvorak Symphony No.7
17 – NOBA presents Gala de Etoiles!
16-18 – PyrateCon
18 – Oschner Ironman 70.3 Triathlon
19-25 – Zurich Classic
23-25 – 1st wkd of Jazz & Heritage Festival
27 – LPO presents Young People’s Concert
29- May 2 – 2nd wkd of Jazz Festival
TBD – Zephyrs Season Opener
May 2010 National Preservation Month
April 29 - May 2 – Second weekend of Jazz & Heritage Festival
1 – Audubon Zoo To Do
4-9 – Bike Week
5 – Cinco de Mayo
8 – LPO presents Symphonie Fantastique
9 – Mother’s Day at Audubon Zoo
13-16 – Saints and Sinners Festival (GLBT)
15-16 – Volksfest
25-29 – New Orleans Wine and Food Experience
28-30 – Greek Festival
29-30 – Bayou Boogaloo
31 – Memorial Day
TBD – Hornets Play Offs
June 2010 National Safety Month
1 – BAA presents Avenue Q
9 – D Day Anniversary
12-13 – Vieux To Do (Creole Tomato, Cajun/Zydeco, and Seafood Festivals)
July 2010 National Family Reunion Month
2-4 – Essence Music Festival
4 – Go Fourth on the River
9-11 – Running of the Bulls (11th actual run)
14 – Bastille Day
19 – Edgar Degas’ Birthday
21-25 – Tales of the Cocktail
TBD – Pride Fest (GLBT)
August 2010 National Golf Month
1-Sept. 30 – COOLinary Summer
5-8 – Satchmo Summerfest
7 – White Linen Night
13-15 – Louisiana Tailgate & BBQ Fest
14 – Royal Street’s Dirty Linen Night
29 – 5th Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
September 2010 September 15 through October 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month National Bourbon Month
1-30 – COOLinary Summer
3-6 – Southern Decadence
TBD – Saints Season Opener
TBD – New Orleans Seafood Festival (Fulton Street)
TBD – LPO Season Opener
(continues through May 2011)
October 2010 Jazz Awareness Month
Oktoberfest (Every Weekend)
2 – Art for Art’s Sake
16 – 17 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
22-24 – Audubon’s Boo at the Zoo
24 – NOBA presents Houston Ballet
30 – New Orleans Jazz Half Marathon
31 – Halloween in New Orleans
Halloween weekend –Voodoo Music Experience
TBD – New Orleans Film Festival
TBD – Audubon Steam Train Festival
TBD – Congo Square Rhythms Festival
November 2010 National American Indian Heritage Month
Prospect 2 International Art Biennial Begins
(thru Feb 2011)
1 – All Saints Day
6-7 –Audubon’s Louisiana Swamp Fest
14
– Congo Square Rhythms Festival
21 – New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Fest
25 – Thanksgiving
26- 28 – Bayou Classic
TBD – RampArt Festival
TBD – Hornets Season Opener
December 2010
1-Jan 6 – Christmas New Orleans Style
12-13 – Treme Gumbo Festival
TBD – R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
