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A Day at the Jazz Museum: Baby Doll Blessing of the Streets and New Orleans Cigar Box Festival
To the delight of many Jazz Museum visitors, the annual Baby Doll blessing of the streets took place on the last day of the New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Bourbon Street Memorial
The spontaneous memorial that sprang up after the tragedy continues to remember those lost, long after the first flowers have faded.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Historic Snow Day in the French Quarter
The French Quarter erupted with spontaneous joy – and of course, music – as a record-breaking ten inches of powdery snow fell on New Orleans on January 21st.
- album by Shawn Fink
~ additional photos courtesy French Quarter denizens Jeremiah Beck, Simone Biow, Emilie Rhys, Craig Tracy, Greg Lambousy and Baylee Badawy, Wendi Maloy and Bethany Ewald Bultman.
President Biden Speaks at St. Louis Cathedral
On January 6, President Joseph R. Biden spoke at an interfaith service in St. Louis Cathedral, drawing from personal experience to offer comfort to the families and loved ones of those lost in the Bourbon Street New Year’s Eve attack.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Joan of Arc Procession 2025
The annual Joan of Arc procession honoring the saint’s birthday spread much-needed goodwill and light through the streets of the French Quarter.
- photos by Shawn Fink
The Quarter in the Aftermath: New Year’s Day, 2025
In the aftermath of a New Year’s Eve vehicle attack that killed at least 14 people on Bourbon Street, the evening hours reveal a quiet and mournful neighborhood, with a heavy presence of law enforcement personnel and journalists.
- photos by Kimberly Summerlin
Caroling in the Square 2024
The 80th anniversary of this favorite holiday event entertained thousands in Jackson Square - including a joyous centenarian.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
New Orleans Holiday Parade 2024
A relative newcomer on the New Orleans parade scene, this third annual march featured dozens of oversized balloons, floats, dancing teams, marching bands and of course, Saint Nick.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
The Krampus NOLAuf Parade 2024
The largest Krampus parade in the country marches through the Bywater each year, celebrating ancient and creepy European holiday folklore traditions - New Orleans-style, of course!
- photos by Shawn Fink
A Spirited Season Sampling - 2024
This year, October 19th was the kick-off day, with the Boo Carre Halloween Haunt at the French Market and the Krewe of Boo parade. On Halloween Day, the 26th annual VOODOOFEST celebrated the cultural richness that the Voodoo religion has added to our city’s culture, then culminating on November 2 with Krewe de Mayahuel’s Dia de Los Muertos Cemetery Procession from the Bywater to the St. Roch Cemetery to honor lost loved ones.
- photos by Ellis Anderson and Melanie Cole
Funk Fest 2024
NOLA Funk Fest 2024: Three solid days and evenings featuring New Orleans favorites like Big Freedia, Geoleo, Jon Cleary and Tank and the Bangas - all on the grounds of the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
- photos by Melanie Cole and Ellis Anderson
Southern Decadence Parade 2024
The parade is a highlight of this four-day celebration - one which began 52 years ago as a private party and now attracts more than a quarter million revelers each year.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Dirty Linen Night Artwalk 2024
Celebrating more than two decades of mid-summer art appreciation, Dirty Linen Night boasted more of everything this year: participating galleries and shops, art lovers and fun. Discover its quirky beginnings in this FQJ story.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Satchmo Summerfest 2024
All four stages at the New Orleans Jazz Museum rocked through the weekend - with Sunday’s Jazz Mass and second-line parade celebrating the essence of New Orleans music – and Louis Armstrong’s pivotal role creating it.
-photos by Melanie Cole and Ellis Anderson
Fourth of July on the River, 2024
An extraordinary, fiery sunset opened for riverfront festivities in the French Market District, filled with music, food and fireworks to finish off the family holiday.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Juneteenth 2024 at Armstrong Park
The annual Juneteeth celebration in Armstrong Park kicked off with a second line and kept the beat going all afternoon with live music, dance performances, presentations – and a vow exchange.
- photos by Scott Saltzman
Pride Parade 2024
This ever-popular parade danced its way through the French Quarter, where throngs of fans cheered them on.
- photos by Melanie Cole
World Naked Bike Ride 2024
In a city that’s obsessed with costuming, baring all for a charity event to build bike safety awareness has its challenges: See how many of this year’s riders solved the dilemma.
- photos by Melanie Cole
The Secret Garden Tour 2024
Six private French Quarter homes and the Historic BK House museum threw open their garden gates this weekend for the ever-popular Secret Gardens Tour, produced annually by the Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and beautification of the French Quarter. This annual fund-raiser helps the group produce the popular Caroling in Jackson Square each year.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Gallatin Street Music Fest 2024
The new Gallatin Street Festival eased folks down on the Monday after Jazz Fest, with an exciting line-up of local acts in a relaxed setting at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.
- photography by Scott Saltzman