It’s the most wonderful time of the year! From parades to festivals, brunches to teas, markets to live shows, and Santa sightings throughout it all, there’s over 40 New Orleans opportunities with plenty of holiday cheer to go around.
All Things ‘Tis the Season
December 21. | 7–8 p.m. | Jackson Square
December 6 & 7. | 5–9:30 p.m. | Jackson Barracks (6541 St. Claude Ave)
December 13. | 4–6:30 p.m. | Covington Trailhead Museum and Visitors Center
Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village
November 30–December 31. | 5:30–8:30 p.m. | Heritage Park in Rivertown
December 20–29. | New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Patio Planters Holiday Home Tour
December 21. | Noon to 4 p.m. | French Quarter
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
December 6. | 7:30 p.m. | New Orleans/Bywater
Manning Family Children’s Holiday Parade
December 6. | 11 a.m. | The French Market through Downtown
Merry & BRIGHT!
December 6. | 4–8:30 p.m. | 200 Morgan St.
November 28–January 1. | City Park
Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee
December 24. | St. James Parish.
December 1–30. | Sun–Thurs: 5:30–9 p.m. Fri–Sat: 5:30–10 p.m. | Lafreniere Park
December 11–13. | 8–5 p.m. | Greenway Plaza on the Lafitte Greenway
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
Christmas at The Cannery – Brunch with Santa & Friends
December 14. | 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | The Cannery, 3803 Toulouse St.
Christmas Brunch at the Roosevelt
December 25 | The Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans
December 19 & 22–23. | Fri.: 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Mon. & Tues.: 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m. | The Court of Two Sisters
New Orleans SantaCon Bar Crawl
December 13. | 1 p.m. | New Orleans
December 6–30. | 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | The Ritz-Carlton
Riverfront Reveillon: A Taste of 1940s New Orleans
December 5. | 6 p.m. | Lupin Hall, NOCCA (2800 Chartres Street)
December 6. | 5–8 p.m. | Magazine Street
December 6–21. | 10 a.m. to Noon & 2–4 p.m. | BB’s Stage Door Canteen
Weekends on Nov. 30–Dec. 21, Dec. 22–24 & Dec. 27. | The Roosevelt
Joy to the World
December 5. | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Orpheum Theater
Delta Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker
December 20 & 21. | 6 p.m. & 2 p.m. | Mahalia Jackson Theater
Nov. 29–Jan. 3. | 11–11:30 a.m. | HNOC
December 18. | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Orpheum Theater
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
December 28. | 7:30 p.m. | Saenger Theatre
New Orleans Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker
December 13–23. | Multiple showtimes. | Orpheum Theater
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
December 26. | Multiple showtimes. | Saenger Theatre
December 5–14. | 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. | Jefferson Performing Arts Center
December 21. | 5:30–6:30 p.m. | St. Louis Cathedral
December 12. | 7:30–9:30 p.m. | Mahalia Jackson Theater
Deck the Halls
Deutsches Haus Christkindlmarkt
December 5–7 | Deutsches Haus
December 7. | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Longue Vue
Lights, Camera, Santa!
Gentilly Santa
Nov. 22–Dec. 24 | Lakeside Shopping Center
December 5–2Oakwood Center
December 6. | Noon to 3 p.m. | Canal Place
Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas
December 14. | 10 a.m. to Noon & 1–3 p.m. | Destrehan Plantation
Every Saturday & Sunday. | 10 a.m. to Noon. | 2 Canal Street
Build Your Own Gingerbread House
December 6–21. | Noon to 5 p.m. | Ritz-Carlton
GameOn Breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus
December 13. | 9–10:30 a.m. | 2421 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Santa’s Pajama Party at Restaurant R’evolution
Every Saturday & Sunday. | 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | The Royal Sonesta
School’s Out Camp: Winter Edition
Dec. 22–24 & Dec. 29–Jan. 2.| 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Longue Vue