January

2

75th Allstate Sugar Bowl

6

12th night, start of Carnival Season

8

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Beethoven No. 5

8

Anniversary of Battle of New Orleans

9

Hornets at Home: LA Clippers

9

Mahalia Jackson Theatre Opening

10

Itzak Perlman & LPO

7-11

New Orleans Boat Show

11

Family Day at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre

12

Hornets at Home: New York

13

Beethoven & Blue Jeans

14

Battle of the Brass Bands

16

NOJO tribute to Mahalia Jackson Concert

17

New Orleans Opera featuring Placido Domino

19

Hornets at Home: Indiana

21

Hornets at Home: New Jersey

26

Hornets at Home: Philidelphia

28

Hornets at Home: Denver

29-30

Louisiana Philharmonic Brahms Symphony No. 2

30

Hornets at Home: Golden State

February

1

Mardi Gras Marathon

2

Hornets at Home: Portland

4

Hornets at Home: Chicago

6

Hornets at Home: Toronto

7

NOMA’s The Art of Caring opens (til April 26)

7

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Beethoven No. 6

8

Hornets at Home: Minnesota

8

Pan-American Life Fiesta Sinfónica: Mariachi Cobre

11

Hornets at Home: Boston

12-24

Mardi Gras Parades

14

Valentine's Day

18

Hornets at Home: Orlando

24

Mardi Gras Day

25

Hornets at Home: Detroit

27

Hornets at Home: Milwaukee

28

LPO Presents: Jazz in Film - The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard

March

3 thru 31

French Quarter Wine Festival at Maison Dupuy Hotel

5

Hornets at Home: Dallas

6, 7

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s Beethoven No. 6

7

Hornets at Home: Oklahoma City

14

St. Patrick's Day Parade

16

Hornets at Home: Houston

18

Hornets at Home: Minnesota

20

Hornets at Home: Memphis

21-22

Earth Fest at the Audubon Zoo

17

St. Patrick’s Day

17

Irish Channel Block Party

21, 22, 23

St. Joseph's Altars

25

Hornets at Home: Denver

25-29

Tennessee Williams Festival

27-31

Spring Fiesta

29

Hornets at Home: San Antonio

TBA

Italian American Parade

TBA

Soul Fest

April

2 thru 16

French Quarter Wine Festival at Maison Dupuy Hotel

1-5

Spring Fiesta

4

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's
Purely Percussion

4-5

Old Algiers River Fest

4

Algiers Treasures From the Point (1st Saturday in April)

5

Hornets at Home: Utah

8

Hornets at Home: Phoenix

11

Crescent City Classic

12

Hornets at Home: Dallas

12

Easter in N.O.

17-19

French Quarter Festival

20-26

Zurich Classic

22

Zoo-To-Do for Kids

24-26

Jazz and Heritage Festival

25

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Club Swing

30

Jazz and Heritage Festival

TBA

Zephyrs Season Opener

May

1

Zoo-To-Do at the Audubon Zoo

1-3

Jazz and Heritage Festival

5

Cinco de Mayo

7, 9

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's Four Last Songs

14-7

Saints and Sinners Festival

10

Mother's Day at the Zoo

16

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra's
Beethoven No. 8 & 9

18-22

New Orleans Wine & Food Experience

22-24

Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo

22-24

Greek Fest

22-24

Memorial Day Weekend

29-30

Italian Cultural & Heritage Fest

TBA

Volksfest (Deutsches Haus)

TBA

Shakespeare Fest at Tulane

June

5-7

Vieux To Do (Tomato, Seafood, and Cajun-Zydeco Festivals in French Quarter)

6

D-Day Anniversary

20-21

Fiesta Latina

21

Father's Day

23-24

St. John's Day Events

TBA

Pride Fest

TBA

Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre

TBA

Shakespeare Fest at Tulane

July

4

Go Fourth on the River

3-5

Essence Festival

8-12

Tales of the Cocktail

19

Edgar Degas Birthday

30, 31

Satchmo SummerFest

TBA

Shakespeare Fest at Tulane

TBA

Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre

August

1-2

Satchmo SummerFest

1

black Linen Night

8

Royal Street's Dirty Linen Night

29

Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

28-31

Southern Decadence

28-31

Decafest

TBA

Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre

TBA

-2010 Saints Games

September

1

Southern Decadence

1

Decafest

TBA

LPO Season

TBA

-2010 Saints Games

October

2 thru 24

Oktoberfest

3

Art for Art's Sake

8-15

New Orleans Film Fest

31

Halloween

TBA

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

TBA

Congo Square Rhythms Festival

TBA

VooDoo Music Experience

TBA

Steam Festival (Audubon Zoo)

TBA

Hornets Season

TBA

Ballet Season

November

7-8

Swamp Fest

22

New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Fest

27

Thanksgiving

27-28

Bayou Classic

TBA

Fairgrounds Racing Season Begins

TBA

Down By the Riverside Festival

TBA

Celebration in the Oaks

TBA

New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Classic

TBA

Faulkner Words and Music Festival

December

1-31

Christmas New Orleans Style

1

Reveillon Dinners (through Jan , 2010)

25

Christmas Day

31

New Year's Eve

TBA

Tremme Gumbo Festival

TBA

Shakespeare Fest Shows