How Do You Find New Orleans Spring Festivals?
New Orleans is a city of festivals. Spring is a popular festival time because the weather is not yet the stifling heat of summer. New Orleans has a spring festival celebrating the first bushel of ripe tomatoes of the season, of course called the Tomato Festival. There’s the Wednesday free concerts right across from City Hall in May and June, complete with food, drinks and local music. Make plans for the granddaddy of all festivals in April and May, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Calling Mardi Gras, a festival may be a bit of an understatement, but it is one huge celebration the day before Lent. Most New Orleans spring festivals feature food and music, two things that New Orleans is famous for. Have a look at the dozens of other festivals in springtime New Orleans. Often you have to choose between two or three of them in the same weekend. Walk around fine homes at Spring Fiesta. Spring Fiesta is a great chance to tour the old homes and hidden gardens of the old French Quart
