SPARKLY GEAUX GUIDE BY MADELINE PISTORIUS
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.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland Krampus Parade December 6. 7:30 p.m. New Orleans/Bywater kreweofkrampus.com/ krampus-nolauf-parade Manning Family Children’s Holiday Parad e December 6. 11 a.m. The French Market through Downtown nolaholidayparade.com Merry & BRIGHT! Algiers Bonfire & Concert December 6. 4–8:30 p.m. 200 Morgan St. algierseconomic.com/ algiersbonfire Celebration in the Oaks November 28–January 1. City Park celebrationintheoaks.com Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee December 24. St. James Parish. explorelouisiana.com
26 DECEMBER 2025 | NOLAFAMILY.COM Heritage Park in Rivertown kenner.la.us/486/Kenners- Magical-Christmas-Village NOLA ChristmasFest December 20–29. New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center nolachristmasfest.com Patio Planters Holiday Home Tour December 21. Noon to 4 p.m. French Quarter patioplanters.net/events/ holiday-home-tour All Things ‘Tis the Season Caroling in Jackson Square December 21. 7–8 p.m. Jackson Square patioplanters.net/events/ caroling-in-jackson-square Christmas at Jackson Barracks December 6 & 7. 5–9:30 p.m. Jackson Barracks (6541 St. Claude Ave) jbchristmas.com Christmas in Covington December 13. 4–6:30 p.m. Covington Trailhead Museum and Visitors Center visitthenorthshore.com/event/ christmas-in-covington/8742 Kenner’s Magical Christmas Village November 30–December 31. 5:30–8:30 p.m.
Greenway Plaza on the Lafitte Greenway lafittegreenway.org/event/ supernova 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. cannerynola.com/calendar Christmas Brunch at the Roosevelt December 25 The Roosevelt Hotel New Orleans sevenrooms.com Jazz Brunch with Santa 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 courtoftwosisters.com New Orleans SantaCon Bar Crawl December 13. 1 p.m. pubcrawls.com/new-orleans-
santacon-crawl Papa Noel Tea December 6–30. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Ritz-Carlton
Christmas in Lafreniere Park December 1–30. Sun–Thurs: 5:30–9 p.m. Fri–Sat: 5:30–10 p.m. Lafreniere Park lafrenierepark.org/christmas Greenway Supernova December 11–13. 8–5 p.m.
event.marriott.com Riverfront Reveillon: A Taste of 1940s New Orleans December 5. 6 p.m.
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