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What began as a simple going-away party over 36 years ago has evolved into one of New Orleans’ premier annual events: Southern Decadence. Held annually over Labor Day weekend, this celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture has begun attracting as many as 100,000 participants from all over the world in recent years. Nicknamed [...]
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Sponsored by the Hash House Harriers, a self-proclaimed “drinking club with a running problem,” the Annual Red Dress Run through the French Quarter and downtown New Orleans is another of those uniquely New Orleans fun events that doubles as a fundraiser. It is open to men and women alike and though the concept originated as [...]
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When it rains, it pours! Tales of the Cocktail has become THE cocktail event of the year and the Hotel Monteleone, home of the Vieux Carré cocktail, has your front row seat to all the excitement as the host Hotel. For reservations to stay at the Hotel Monteleone, call 1-800-535-9595 or email reservations@hotelmonteleone.com. Visit here [...]
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It’s not as dramatic as its counterpart in Pamplona, Spain but, then again, it’s not as dangerous, either. And it’s probably more fun! And, it’s FREE! “It” is the Annual Running of the Bulls through the streets of the French Quarter and downtown New Orleans over the weekend of July 12-15. Set to coincide with [...]
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The nation’s preeminent showcase for African American musical talent, the Essence Music Festival, returns to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome over the weekend of July 6-8 with a blockbuster lineup, plus an A-list of distinguished speakers on the subjects of empowerment and the African American experience. As they have done every year (except one) since 1994, the [...]
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