Maison DuBois Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is your place to be for these and any other upcoming special events in and around New Orleans, LA.

Christmas New Orleans Style
December 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006
There's no place like New Orleans for the holidays during Christmas New Orleans Style, a celebration of uniquely New Orleans holiday activities taking place throughout December. Experience the magic of the season in a city steeped in traditions of the past, but with the food, music and good times of today. More than 100 festivities are planned during the month-long event, showcasing the cultural diversity that adds spice to the gumbo of New Orleans' heritage
www.frenchquarterfestivals.org
Phone: (504) 522-5730 or (800) 673-5725

Annual Holiday Home Tour
December 9 & 10, 2006
Once a year, a handful of beautiful houses in New Orleans open their doors to the public, allowing a whistle-stop historic tour of a fascinating city. New Orleans is known for its wonderful architecture and memorable streetscapes. From the Creole cottages of the oldest French and Spanish neighbourhoods to the Eastlake shotgun doubles of the 19th-century neighbourhoods, the city's buildings have captured the imagination of countless visitors.
www.prcno.org

New Year's Eve Street Party
December 31, 2006
New Orleans' New Year's Eve Street Party rocks the entire French Quarter as people flood onto the streets to welcome in the New Year. Crowds then flock to Moonwalk (just up from Woldenberg Park) to be entertained by top-class performers. Just before midnight there is a fantastic firework display over the Mississippi. New Orleans is a fabulous place to be for New Year, since this city sure knows how to party.

Allstate Sugar Bowl
January 3, 2007
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will be played on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 7 p.m. CT in the Louisiana Superdome and broadcast on FOX television. The two teams that will be playing in the 73rd Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Football Classic will be announced on the Allstate BCS Selection Show on Sunday, December 3, at 6 p.m (CT) on FOX Sports.
www.allstatesugarbowl.com

Mardi Gras
February 9-20, 2007
The official beginning of the Mardi Gras season is Jan 6, which is called Twelfth Night (12 days after Christmas). On that cold night, a krewe called Phunny Phorty Phellows has their drunken streetcar parade down St. Charles Ave. Most of the big parades start two Fridays before Mardi Gras Day. From this point on, parades will happen everyday until Fat Tuesday.
www.mardigras.com

French Quarter Festival
April 13-15, 2007
Hundreds of musical acts, food booths manned by local restaurants and perfect Spring weather attract thousands to the Quarter for the annual three-day celebration.
www.frenchquarterfestivals.org

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 27-May 6, 2007
New Orleans Fairgrounds New Orleans, LA
Thousands of musicians, hundreds of food vendors, craftspeople and artists help make this festival a world-famous celebration of Louisiana.
www.nojazzfest.com

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience
May 23-27, 2007
A fantastic, five-day feast for all the senses, featuring wines from around the world and the best of New Orleans' culinary culture. Events include seminars, Grand Tastings, Brunch & the Royal Street Stroll.
www.nowfe.com
Phone: (504) 529-WINE

The French Market Creole Tomato
June 9, 2007
French Quarter - Dutch Alley and the Farmers' Market
A celebration of the Creole tomato, which is grown locally. There are cooking demonstrations by the city's premiere chefs with Creole tomatoes, food booths selling dishes made with Creole tomatoes, fresh samplings, music and sales of the famous Creole tomatoes.
www.frenchmarket.org
Phone: (504) 524-8843

Go 4th on the River 2007
July 4, 2007
Woldenberg Park
The Go 4th on the River Dueling Barges Fireworks Extravaganza is the annual Independence Day Celebration along the New Orleans Riverfront with all-day activities for the whole family.

13th Annual Essence Music Festival
July 5-7, 2007
Louisiana Superdome
The 13th Annual Essence Music Festival returns to the Big Easy in 2007 - we are coming home! Known as "the party with a purpose" for its hip-hop, rhythm and blues and soul performances at the Louisiana Superdome by night, and inspirational "empowerment seminars" by day, next year's Essence Music Festival will be held July 5,6 and 7, stretching a Wednesday Independence Day holiday into the weekend. With the festival's confirmed return to New Orleans for the next three years, Essence fans can count on what they've come to expect - three days of great music in a city with world-class restaurants and a rich cultural fabric -- a place that doesn't holler "last call" when the party's just getting started.
www.essence.com

Tales of the Cocktail
July 18-22, 2007
French Quarter locations New Orleans, LA
A dining and drinking experience that explores the history and spirit of the cocktail presented by the country's hottest chefs, authors, bartenders, mixologists and celebrities.
www.TalesoftheCocktail.com

ArenaBowl Championship XXI
July 29, 2007 at 2 p.m.
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, a city renowned for sports championships, will host its first team championship since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina when ArenaBowl XXI is played at New Orleans Arena.
www.arenabowl.com

White Linen Night
August 4, 2007
Julia St. & the Warehouse Arts District
Annual open-air event where guests visit the wonderful galleries throughout the Warehouse/Arts District. There is fabulous New Orleans cuisine from local restaurants and cool drinks to sip on as well as stages and live entertainment provided by some of New Orleans' most eclectic and talented musicians.
www.cacno.org
Phone: (504) 528-3805

Satchmo SummerFest
August 2007
French Quarter New Orleans, LA
"What a Wonderful World" you'll discover during an entertaining and educating weekend in the French Quarter honoring New Orleans' native son, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong.
www.frenchquarterfestivals.org

36th Annual Southern Decadence
August 29, 2007 - September 3, 2007
A long weekend of parties, parades and gay pride in the French Quarter at one of the oldest and largest gatherings of gays in the country, End-of-summer gay pride celebration held every Labor Day weekend. Loads of events including the Southern Decadence Parade, dance spectaculars and drag shows.
www.southerndecadence.net
Phone: (504) 522-8049

Halloween New Orleans
October 25-31, 2007
Halloween New Orleans
Steeped in magic, mystery and voodoo charm, New Orleans is the ideal place to raise the spirits of the dead over Halloween. The community comes alive in a flurry of flamboyance.
www.halloweenneworleans.com

Voodoo Music Experience
October 2007
City Park New Orleans, LA
Known for its diverse blend of high quality artists from all genres as well as up and coming critical favorites, each year music fans traveling from across the country and around the world to be on hand for the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, LA. Amazing music and New Orleans-style revelry are on tap for the ninth annual Voodoo Music Experience, set for October in one of America's most musical and magical cities. The festival's celebrated Halloween weekend tradition will be highlighted an array of top-level talent from all genres of music, up and coming critical favorites and beloved local musical acts to grace the multiple stages. Past performers have included: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, Green Day, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Tool, Snoop Dogg, White Stripes, Tribe Called Quest, Stone Temple Pilots, Iggy and the Stooges, No Doubt, Marilyn Manson, and Velvet Revolver just to name a few.
www.voodoomusicfest.com

XXXIV State Farm Bayou Classic
November 24, 2007
Louisiana Superdome
The State Farm Bayou Classic has become the greatest and most distinguishable sporting event in all of Black America. Everyone loves a grudge match. And that's what football fans can expect at the 33rd Bayou Classic sponsored by State Farm Insurance Companies. Every year, the game is a sell-out, attracting more than 70,000 fans. It'll be another terrific game.
www.statefarmbayouclassic.com
Phone: (202) 832-8560