The Second Annual Bubble Day - 2026

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Written By Shawn Fink
 March 2026

What began as a protest against a cranky neighbor in 2025 became a full-blown festival in 2026, filling St. Philip Street with music, joy and lots of suds.

- photos by Shawn Fink

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Shawn Fink

Shawn Fink is a New Orleans-based photographer and photojournalist whose work has been featured in publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, the LA Times, the Wall Street Journal, Agence France-Presse, VOGUE, The TImes Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, Huffington Post, New Orleans Magazine and WHERE magazine.

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