Experience a New Orleans festival, second only to the world-famous Mardi Gras celebration. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival offers two weekends of live music, food, art and more. Don't let the word "jazz" in the title fool you. The festival is a celebration of all genres, welcoming artists like Willie Nelson, Al Green, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bon Jovi, Lauryn Hill, Jimmy Buffet and many more.
Spend an evening at the oldest jazz club in New Orleans, Fritzel's European Jazz Club. The club is located in the heart of the French Quarter and offers live shows almost every night of the week. Fritzel's has been open since 1969 and has a reputation for being a "home away from home" for many jazz musicians. Visit the nightlife destination and learn the stuff of a true New Orleans music venue.
Take the family to Crescent City Lights Youth Theatre for a fun filled production of a timeless children's story. Your little ones will be delighted to see live versions of their favorite stories like Schoolhouse Rock, Live!, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day.
Visit what is said to be the oldest continuously operating cathedral in the U.S., the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis King Of France. The cathedral has been an established church since 1718 and is a major attraction in the historic French Quarter.