Things to Do in Gentilly, Louisiana

100 upcoming events in and around Gentilly — festivals, fairs, food, live music & community gatherings.

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons 2026 — Monday Night Football

Oct 5, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

Festival

Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest

Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 24, 2026 · Deutsches Haus

festivalFREE

Gentilly Fest 2026

Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 · Pontchartrain Park

Free

festivalFREE

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival 2026

Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 · Lafayette Square Park

Free

cultural_eventFREE

New Orleans Italian Cultural Festival 2026

Oct 10, 2026 · State Street at Magazine Street

Free

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings 2026

Oct 11, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

festivalFREE

Praise Fest NOLA 2026

Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · Bayou St. John

Free

family_fun

Boo at the Zoo 2026 — Audubon Zoo New Orleans

Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · Audubon Zoo

$25

festival

NOLA Funk Fest 2026

Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · Woldenberg Riverfront Park

other

New Orleans Pelicans Season Home Opener 2026 vs Indiana Pacers

Oct 21, 2026 · Smoothie King Center

exhibition

New Orleans Film Festival 2026

Oct 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · Multiple venues citywide

$15

festivalFREE

Tremé Fall Festival 2026

Oct 24, 2026 · Tremé, New Orleans

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of BOO! Halloween Parade 2026 — New Orleans

Oct 24, 2026 · French Quarter / Warehouse District

Free

sporting_event

Big Easy Halloween Half Marathon 2026

Oct 25, 2026 · The Blue Crab — New Orleans Lakefront

$85

food_festival

Louisiana Seafood Festival 2026

Oct 27, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026

festivalFREE

Freret Street Festival 2026

Oct 31, 2026 · Freret Street

Free

Festival

Beignet Fest

Nov 7, 2026 · New Orleans City Park Festival Grounds

food_eventFREE

18th Annual Oak Street Po-Boy Festival 2026

Nov 8, 2026 · Oak Street

Free

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Cleveland Browns 2026

Nov 8, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

Holiday MarketFREE

Historic New Orleans Collection Holiday Market

Nov 14, 2026 · The Historic New Orleans Collection (The Shop)

Free

sporting_event

New Orleans Marathon 2026

Nov 14, 2026 · Tad Gormley Stadium / City Park

$120

food_festivalFREE

Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival 2026

Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 · Louis Armstrong Park

Free

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers 2026

Nov 15, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

cultural_event

Words and Music: A Literary Feast 2026

Nov 18, 2026 – Nov 21, 2026 · André Cailloux Center

$30

holiday_event

Celebration in the Oaks 2026

Nov 27, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027 · City Park New Orleans

$22

music_event

Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands 2026

Nov 27, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

FestivalFREE

Miracle on Fulton Street

Nov 27, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 · Fulton Street (Warehouse District)

Free

paradeFREE

Bayou Classic Thanksgiving Parade

Nov 27, 2026 · Canal Street / Downtown New Orleans

Free

sporting_event

Bayou Classic — 53rd Annual

Nov 28, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$45

Holiday MarketFREE

Arts Market of New Orleans — Holiday Market

Nov 28, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026 · Palmer Park

Free

cultural_event

Caledonian Society St. Andrew's Day 2026

Nov 30, 2026

Other

Réveillon Dinners Season

Dec 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026 · Participating restaurants citywide

Other

International WorkBoat Show

Dec 2, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 · Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Holiday Market

Holly Jolly Market (Junior League of New Orleans)

Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 · Ursuline Academy of New Orleans

Holiday MarketFREE

Deutsches Haus Christkindlmarkt

Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026 · Deutsches Haus

Free

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers 2026

Dec 6, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

Fair

NOLA ChristmasFest

Dec 20, 2026 – Dec 29, 2026 · Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Hall G–I

other

New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals 2026

Dec 27, 2026 · Caesars Superdome

$75

festivalFREE

New Orleans New Year's Eve at Woldenberg Park

Dec 31, 2026 · Woldenberg Riverfront Park

Free

FestivalFREE

New Orleans NYE — Fleur-de-Lis Drop & Fireworks

Dec 31, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · Jackson Square / Woldenberg Riverfront Park

Free

paradeFREE

Phunny Phorty Phellows Streetcar Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Jan 6, 2027 · Uptown St. Charles Streetcar Route

Free

paradeFREE

Joan of Arc Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Jan 6, 2027 · French Quarter Parade Route

Free

other

Allstate Sugar Bowl — CFP Semifinal 2027

Jan 15, 2027 · Caesars Superdome

$150

cultural_event

Caledonian Society of New Orleans Burns Supper 2027

Jan 22, 2027

paradeFREE

Krewe du Vieux Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Jan 23, 2027 · Faubourg Marigny & French Quarter Parade Route

Free

cultural_eventFREE

Tet Fest New Orleans — Vietnamese Lunar New Year

Jan 30, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 · Mary Queen of Vietnam Church Grounds

Free

paradeFREE

Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Jan 31, 2027 · Faubourg Marigny Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Mystic Krewe of Barkus Parade 2027 — French Quarter

Jan 31, 2027 · French Quarter

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Carrollton Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Jan 31, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of ALLA Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 3, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Ancient Druids Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 3, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Muses Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 4, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Knights of Chaos Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 4, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Knights of Babylon Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 4, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

Mardi Gras EventFREE

Mardi Gras / Carnival Season

Feb 5, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 · St. Charles Ave & Canal St parade routes

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe d'Etat Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 5, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Hermes Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 5, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Morpheus Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 5, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

church_festival

Tet Fest — Vietnamese New Year 2027

Feb 5, 2027 – Feb 7, 2027 · Mary Queen of Vietnam Church

paradeFREE

Krewe of Tucks Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 6, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Iris Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 6, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Endymion Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 6, 2027 · Mid-City Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Okeanos Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 7, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Thoth Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 7, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Mid-City Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 7, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Bacchus Parade 2027 — New Orleans

Feb 7, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Orpheus Parade 2027 — Lundi Gras New Orleans

Feb 8, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

holiday_eventFREE

Lundi Gras 2027

Feb 8, 2027 · Spanish Plaza / Riverwalk

Free

paradeFREE

Krewe of Proteus Parade 2027 — Lundi Gras New Orleans

Feb 8, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

holiday_eventFREE

Mardi Gras 2027 (Fat Tuesday)

Feb 9, 2027 · New Orleans (citywide)

Free

paradeFREE

Rex King of Carnival Parade 2027 — Fat Tuesday New Orleans

Feb 9, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

paradeFREE

Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Parade 2027 — Fat Tuesday New Orleans

Feb 9, 2027 · Uptown Parade Route

Free

Other

Greater New Orleans International Auto Show

Feb 19, 2027 – Feb 21, 2027 · Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Other

New Orleans Home & Garden Show + The Boat Show

Feb 19, 2027 – Feb 21, 2027 · Caesars Superdome

Other

Monster Jam — New Orleans

Feb 27, 2027 · Caesars Superdome

paradeFREE

Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade 2027

Mar 13, 2027 · Irish Channel / Magazine Street

Free

cultural_event

Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival 2027

Mar 17, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 · Hotel Monteleone

$20

cultural_eventFREE

St. Joseph's Day 2027

Mar 19, 2027

Free

Concert / Live Music

Dat Zydeco Fest

Mar 20, 2027 · The Broadside

BBQ / Cook-Off

Hogs for the Cause

Mar 26, 2027 – Mar 27, 2027 · UNO Lakefront Festival Grounds

festivalFREE

Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival 2027

Mar 27, 2027 · Louis Armstrong Park — Congo Square

Free

sporting_event

Crescent City Classic 10K 2027

Mar 27, 2027 · Superdome to City Park

$65

festival

Hogs for the Cause 2027

Apr 2, 2027 – Apr 3, 2027 · UNO Lakefront Arena Festival Grounds

$35

festivalFREE

Congo Square Rhythms Festival 2027

Apr 3, 2027 – Apr 4, 2027 · Louis Armstrong Park

Free

festivalFREE

French Quarter Festival 2027

Apr 8, 2027 – Apr 11, 2027 · French Quarter — Multiple Outdoor Stages

Free

school_fair

Jesuit High Blue Jay Bazaar 2027

Apr 10, 2027 · Jesuit High School of New Orleans

music_event

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2027 — Weekend 1

Apr 22, 2027 – Apr 25, 2027 · Fair Grounds Race Course

$85

music_event

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2027 — Weekend 2

Apr 29, 2027 – May 2, 2027 · Fair Grounds Race Course

$85

festivalFREE

Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo 2027

May 14, 2027 – May 16, 2027 · Bayou St. John — Mid-City New Orleans

Free

Festival

New Orleans Greek Festival

May 21, 2027 – May 23, 2027 · Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Hellenic Cultural Center)

festival

New Orleans Greek Festival 2027

May 28, 2027 – May 30, 2027 · Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral

$10

festivalFREE

Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival 2027

May 29, 2027 – May 30, 2027 · Woldenberg Riverfront Park

Free

food_festivalFREE

Creole Tomato Festival 2027

Jun 5, 2027 – Jun 6, 2027 · French Market District

Free

food_festival

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience (NOWFE) 2027

Jun 9, 2027 – Jun 12, 2027 · French Quarter and various New Orleans venues

FestivalFREE

NOLA Juneteenth Festival

Jun 19, 2027 · Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park

Free

music_event

Essence Festival of Culture 2027

Jul 1, 2027 – Jul 5, 2027 · Caesars Superdome / Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

$99

Other

San Fermín in Nueva Orleans (Running of the Bulls)

Jul 10, 2027 · Gallier Hall (start/finish)

festival

Bastille Day Fête at NOMA 2027

Jul 14, 2027 · New Orleans Museum of Art — Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

$20

cultural_event

Tales of the Cocktail 2027

Jul 19, 2027 – Jul 24, 2027 · The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans

music_eventFREE

Satchmo SummerFest 2027

Jul 31, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027 · French Quarter / Old U.S. Mint

Free