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Southern Decadence Parade 2023: Hot Stuff
Despite the oppressive heat, the show did go on, gyrating through the Quarter to cheering crowds who were wowed by the marchers’ stamina, bright spirits – and minimalist costumes.
- photos by Melanie Cole
The First Mermaid Parade
On September 2nd, Krewe Du Fool – which puts on the annual April Fools parade – branched out this year with a new Mermaid-themed parade along the Mississippi.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Red Dress Run 2023
Although thousands of runners participated in the annual charity run, by the time they reached the home stretch the record heat had most of them walking.
– by Ellis Anderson
Dirty Linen Night 2023
Art lovers seemed unphased by the record heat during Dirty Linen Night in the French Quarter, Saturday, August 12. Perhaps the fact that 60+ galleries on Royal and Chartres Street participated, an air-conditioned island of art was never far away.
– by Ellis Anderson
Satchmo Summerfest 2023
A favorite part of the annual Satchmo Summerfest is the Jazz Mass at St. Augustine Church in the Tremé, followed by a second-line parade through the Tremé and Quarter to the New Orleans Jazz Museum which hosts the festival.
- photos by Melanie Cole
NOLA Pride Parade 2023
The LGBTQ+ community, allies, and supporters danced their way through the Marigny and French Quarter on June 9th in the annual New Orlean Pride and Black Pride parade, leaving lots of rainbow love in its wake.
– photos by Ellis Anderson
Secret Garden Tour of the Vieux Carré 2023
On May 27 , five French Quarter home owners opened the gates to their lush and lovely hidden courtyards as part of Patio Planters annual Secret Gardens tour.
-photos by Melanie Cole and Ellis Anderson
40th Anniversary of the French Quarter Festival
Celebrating 40 years, the 2023 French Quarter Festival was a weekend filled with live music, dancing, and fun in the heart of New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood.
— Photos by Gregg Martel
The 2023 French Quarter Easter Parade
Formerly known as the Chris Owens Easter Parade – named after the late and legendary Bourbon Street performer who founded it – the 38th annual celebration rollicked through the French Quarter early Easter afternoon. Photographer Andrew Simoneaux also caught a pre-parade wedding that took place right before the Gay Easter Parade, the final event of the day.
-– by Andrew Simoneaux
The Gay Easter Parade 2023
The 22nd annual Official Gay Easter Parade may have been the third parade that promenaded through the French Quarter on Easter day, but the energy of both parade-goers and participants combined to finish the day with a fabulous finale.
– by Melanie Cole
St. Joseph Day’s Parade 2023
The annual St. Joseph’s parade marched a convoluted path through the French Quarter on Saturday evening, a long trail of floats, marching clubs and gentlemen in tuxedos offering paper flowers, plastic roses and commemorative garters – for a kiss.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Faces of Mardi Gras 2023
A collection of some of our favorite Carnival portraits, photographed in the Quarter and the Marigny on Mardi Gras morning.
– by Ellis Anderson
Barkus Parade 2023
Storyboard: The 30th anniversary of the Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade had lots of tails wagging. The parade members and their human companions gathered in Armstrong park and then paraded through the French Quarter on February 12th. French Quarter resident and photographer Andrew Simoneaux, who specializes in pet portraits captured the parade participants and canine spectators in all their glory.
- by Andrew Simoneaux
Holiday Parade 2022: “First of its kind”
We're not sure what we were expecting from a first year parade, but from the enthusiasm, the number of participants and parade-goers, it might have been the 25th annual.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Two Easter Parades Celebrate Rejuvenation, Honor an Icon
The French Quarter paid homage to entertainer Chris Owens who died April 5, in both the parade that is her namesake and the 21st Annual Gay Easter Parade.
The Comeback Carnival: Faces of Mardi Gras 2022
Meet some of the folks who came out in the French Quarter and Marigny neighborhoods to help make this historic Mardi Gras extraordinary in all the right ways.
Two Days After Ida
Hurricane Ida rampaged across South Louisiana, slamming New Orleans with a glancing blow that wreaked unprecedented damage to the power grid. Follow us through the French Quarter just two days later.
Secret Gardens Tour 2021
Storyboard: The popular annual benefit by Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré resumed with a tour of nine courtyards in the lower Quarter. Funds raised help the group produced Caroling in Jackson Square each December.
by Ellis Anderson
VOODOOFEST on the Blue Moon Halloween
Hosted by Voodoo Authentica, this educational and spiritual event has taken place on Halloween for the past 22 years. This year, it coincided with a rare blue moon that rose over the final ancestral healing ceremony.
Revel on Royal Street
In one of the first official French Quarter events since March, 50+ shops, galleries and restaurants welcomed guests on Friday, October 16.