Schedule of Events in New Orleans and Surrounding Area

Make your plans ahead of time!

June
2 French Market Tomato Festival
7-9 Reggae Riddums in City Park
28-30 Bayou Lacombe Crab Festival

July
4 Go Fourth on the River
4-6 Essence Music Festival
20-28 New Orleans International Piano Competition and Keyboard Festival

August
2-4 Satchmo Summer
16-18 "Le Cajun" Music Awards Show and Festival
28-Sept 2 Southern Decadence

September
13-15 Lafayette Reggae Festival
26-28 Great Southern Bluegrass Festival
28-29 Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival

October
4-6 Gretna Heritage Festival
5-6, 12-13 Swamp Festival at Audubon Zoo
12-13 World Championship Gumbo Cookoff
19-20 Fresh Art Festival

November
2-3 Giant Omelette Celebration, Abbeyville
5000 egg Cajun omelette

9-10 Destrehan Plantation Fall Festival

December
1-31 Christmas New Orleans Style
and Celebration in the Oaks

13-15 Festival of the Bonfires

2003

Mardi Gras
March 4, 2003

NCAA Men's Final Four
April 4-8, 2003

French Quarter Festival
April 11-13, 2003 Link www.frenchquarterfestival.com

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
April 24-28, 2003 May 1-5, 2003
www.nojhf.org

PGA Compaq Classic Golf Tournament
April 28-May 4, 2003 Link www.golfweb.com/tournaments/R018/

New Orleans Museum of Art
The Quest for Immortality, Treasure of Ancient Egypt
4 months starting October 18, 2003
www.noma.org