calendar
January 2012
3 – Allstate Sugar Bowl
4-7 – Southern Rep Theater: The New Play Bacchanal
5 – Kathy Griffin at Mahalia Jackson
6 – LA Philharmonic presents Live and Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney
6 – Twelfth Night Revelry
6 – Phunny Phorty Phellows
6 – Annual Joan of Arc Parade
6-9 – Living History Encampment of the Battle of New Orleans
9 – BCS National Championship
13-15 – Southern Rep Theater: Spring Awakening
14 – LA Philharmonic: All Mozart
16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
17 – B.B. King at Mahalia Jackson
19-22, 26-29– Southern Rep Theater: Spring Awakening
27-29 – Vietnamese New Year Celebration (East N.O.)
28 – LA Philharmonic Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
28 – Rollergirls Pussyfooter Blush Ball
31-Feb 5 – Blue Man Group at Mahalia Jackson
February 2012
4 – Krewe du Vieux Parade
5 – Super Bowl Sunday
9 – LA Philharmonic Beethoven Symphony No. 7
10-21 – Mardi Gras Parades
12 – Barkus Animal Mardi Gras Parade
14 – Valentine’s Day
18 – MOMs Ball
20 – Lundi Gras
20 – Riverfront Mardi Gras Celebrations
20 – President’s Day
21 – Mardi Gras Day
24-26 – Southern Rep Theater: The Divine Sister
25 – LA Philharmonic Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
March 2012
1-4 – Southern Rep Theater: The Divine Sister
2 & 4 – New Orleans Opera: Richard Strauss’ Salome
3-4 – Soul Festival
4 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon
8 – LA Philharmonic Brahms Symphony No. 2
10 – Irish Channel Parade
14-18, 20-25 & 27-31 – Disney’s The Lion King at Mahalia Jackson
15 & 17 – LA Philharmonic Greg Piano Concerto
16 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade
17 – St. Patrick’s Day
17 – Parasol’s Block Party
17 – Irish Channel Block Party
17 – Downtown Irish Club Parade
17 – Tracey’s Irish Channel Block Party
17-18 – Earth Fest
18 – Super Sunday with Mardi Gras Indians
19 – St. Joseph’s Day Altars
21-25 – Tennessee Williams Literary Festival
21-25 & 28-31 – Southern Rep Theater: A Streetcar Named Desire
23-24 – Bach Around the Clock
23-25 – Pyrate Week
23-25, 30- April 1 – New Orleans Spring Fiesta
24-25 – Congo Square Rhythms Festival
28 – Wednesday at the Square
30 – 31 – LA Philharmonic Joshua Bell Plays Brahms
31- April 1 – Old Algiers River Fest
31 – NCAA Men’s Final Four
April 2012
1, 3-8 & 10-15 – Disney’s The Lion King at Mahalia Jackson
1, 5-8 & 12-15: Southern Rep Theater: A Streetcar Named Desire
2 – NCAA Men’s Final Four
4, 11, 18 & 25 – Wednesday at the Square
5 – Freret Street Festival
7 – Crescent City Classic
8 – Goodchildren Easter Parade
12-15 – French Quarter Festival
17-23 – NOLA Navy Week
19 – LA Philharmonic Mozart Requiem
21- Complexions Contemporary Ballet at Mahalia Jackson
21-22 – Blue Angels Airshow
22 – Ironman Triathlon
24-25 – RoadFood Festival
23-29 – Zurich Classic Golf Tournament
27 & 29 – New Orleans Opera: Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
27-29 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
May 2012
TBA – Chaz Fest
2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 – Wednesday at the Square
3-6 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
2-4 – WCEF
4 – Whitney Zoo-To-Do
5 – Cinco de Mayo
6 – Mother’s Day
9-13, 17-20 & 24-27 – Southern Rep Theater: Shirley Valentine
10 – LA Philharmonic Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
12 – The Joffrey Ballet at Mahalia Jackson
18-20 – Bayou Boogaloo
19 – LA Philharmonic Mahler Symphony No. 9
20 – LA Philharmonic The Music of Led Zeppelin
22-27 – New Orleans Food and Wine Experience
25-27 – Greek Festival
28 – Memorial Day
June 2012
1-3 – Back to the Beach
6 & 13 – Wednesday at the Square
8-10 – Vieux To Do
9-10 – French Market Tomato Festival
9-10 – LA Cajun-Zydeco Festival
17 – Father’s Day
22-24 – FestiGals
July 2012
4 – Independence Day French Quarter Fireworks
6-8 – Essence Music Festival
13-15 – San Fermin in Nueva Orleans
TBA – French Film Festival
14 – Running of the Bulls
14 – Bastille Day
24-29 – Tales of the Cocktail
August 2012
August – COOLinary New Orleans
2-5 – Satchmo Summer Fest
4 – White Linen Night
11 – Dirty Linen Night
11 – Red Dress Run
25 – Krewe of Oak Mid-Summer Mardi Gras Parade
29- Sept 3 – Southern Decadence
September 2012
TBA – New Orleans Seafood Festival
TBA – Ponderosa Stomp
3 – Labor Day
27-30 – Cutting Edge Music Festival
October 2012
TBA – Oktoberfest
6 – Art for Art’s Sake
7 – Oktoberfest Parade
12-14 – Blues and BBQ Festival
12-18 – New Orleans Film Festival
26-28 – Voodoo Music Experience
27 – 6-9 Social Aid Pleasure Club Parade
31 – Halloween
TBA – Krewe of Halloween Parade
November 2012
1-4 – LadyFest New Orleans
3-4 – Swamp Fest
10-11 – Fall Festival at Destrehan Plantation
10-11 – Fringe Festival
10 – Mirliton Festival
18 – PoBoy Festival
22 – Thanksgiving
23- Jan 1 – Celebration in the Oaks
24 – Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands
25 – Bayou Classic
TBA – Words and Music Festival
December 2012
TBA – Bonfire on the Levee
TBA – New Orleans Bowl
1-Jan. 6 – Christmas New Orleans Style
8 – Hanukkah Begins
16 – Caroling in Washington Square
24 – Christmas Eve Bonfires on Levee
25 – Christmas Day
26- Jan 1 – Kwanzaa
23 – Caroling in Jackson Square
31 – New Year’s Eve French Quarter Celebration & Fireworks