City Park began Celebration in the Oaks in 1986.  It now entertains over 165,000 visitors each year. Thirteen acres of park are bedecked in lights and tinsel and all sorts of ornamentation. City Park’s famous live oaks shine through hundreds of thousands of twinkling bulbs.  There is a row of Christmas trees decorated by different local schools. A small area...

The Voodoo Music and Art Experience has been entertaining people from all over the world for 20 years now.  Often called Voodoo Fest, this is more than just a music festival. 

Halloween New Orleans comes to our city each year the weekend before the big day.  This three day event is entirely volunteer run and raises money for Project Lazarus, which provides assisted living for local people living with HIV/AIDS.