ParkFree
Breton National Wildlife Refuge
Venice · Greater New Orleans
Barrier islands; brown pelican nesting
Free
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Destinations
Places worth a visit, open on your own schedule — museums and the archive today, trails and campgrounds soon. Browse, then rally your krewe for a day out.
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FestivalFree
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free blues music festival with BBQ cookoff in Lafayette Square.
🕑 October · Fall — unconfirmed
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FestivalFree
French Quarter Festival
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Largest free music festival in the American South; multiple stages across the French Quarter.
🕑 April · Spring — unconfirmed
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TrailFree
Jean Lafitte — Barataria Preserve
Marrero · Greater New Orleans
Boardwalks and trails through bald-cypress swamp and marsh — alligators, herons, and Spanish moss, twenty minutes from the Quarter.
🕑 Daily, 9–5 — unconfirmedFree admission
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ArchivePay what you can
LGBT+ Archives Project of Louisiana
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Louisiana's queer memory, preserved — letters, photographs, periodicals, and ephemera documenting LGBTQ+ life across the state.
🕑 By appointment — unconfirmedFree — donations welcome
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FestivalFree
Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free two-day outdoor festival celebrating Cajun and Zydeco music at Armstrong Park.
🕑 June · Summer — unconfirmed
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FestivalFree
Mardi Gras
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
World-famous pre-Lenten carnival with parades, balls, and street celebrations.
🕑 February–March · Winter/Spring — unconfirmed
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ParkFree
New Orleans City Park Trails
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
New Orleans is broadly LGBTQ+ affirming; city park trails used regularly by LGBTQ+ community
Free
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FestivalFree
Satchmo SummerFest
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
Free festival celebrating the life and music of Louis Armstrong in the French Quarter.
🕑 August · Summer — unconfirmed
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MuseumFree
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans · Greater New Orleans
A French Quarter museum and research center on the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South.
🕑 Tue–Sun, 10–4:30 — unconfirmedFree admission
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