The best part of New Orleans in the spring is the endless list of festivals you can go to. Someones, it may be hard to keep track of them all, so I’m here to help you out. Since it’s almost February, here are some festivals and parades to add to your calendar this month!
2/4-2/5
Rock N’ Roll Marathon 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, & Marathon
This one may take a little more preparation, but until the registration is sold out you can still sign up! To register and look at more details about the race schedule and course go to http://www.runrocknroll.com/new-orleans/
2/11
Krewe du Vieux
The parade of “satire, comedy and adult content” starts at 6:30 and goes along Frenchman and through the French Quarter.
2/19
Krewe of Barkus
If you likes dogs- this is definitely the parade for you! The parade goes through the French Quarter in the morning.
2/23-2/28
You know what this is!! Here’s view a list of some of the Mardi Gras parades you could go to each day:
Thursday- Muses at 6:30pm
Friday- Hermes at 6pm; Le Krewe D’etat at 6:30pm; Morpheus at 7pm
Saturday- Iris at 11am; Tucks at noon
Sunday- Okeanos at 11am; Thoth at noon; Bacchus at 5:15pm
Monday- Proteus at 5:15pm; Orpheus at 6pm
Tuesday- Zula at 8am; Rex at 10am