🎺 “Drop That Po’ Boy and Pick Up Your Tickets, Baby—Jazz Fest is Bringing the Heat!” 🎷 By Karen Brem, Marketing Director, Historic Mardi Gras Inn

By: Karen Brem, Marketing Director, Historic Mardi Gras Inn(LGBTQ+ Proudly Owned & Operated) Coming Soon!!! Oh honey, cancel your plans, reschedule your colonoscopy, and ghost your toxic situationship—because the first weekend of the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is coming in HOT and I’m not just talkin’ about the gumbo. April 24-27 is […]
🎷”THE CUBES HAVE LANDED, DARLINGS! PLAN YOUR JAZZ FEST ATTACK LIKE A PRO (OR REGRET IT FOREVER)”🎷

By: Karen Brem, Marketing Director, Historic Mardi Gras Inn(LGBTQ+ Proudly Owned & Operated) Coming Soon!!! Sound the brass, slap on that glitter, and start stretching—because THE CUBES HAVE DROPPED, HONEY. That’s right, the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival schedule—aka the Cubes—was officially released on Thursday, March 27th, and the city hasn’t stopped screaming […]
THE CUBES ARE COMING! THE CUBES ARE COMING!

Coming Soon!!! Listen up, music lovers, festival fanatics, and professional partiers—this is not a drill! The legendary, life-altering, wildly anticipated release of the CUBES for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is about to drop, and honey, this is THE moment we’ve all been waiting for. For the uninitiated (bless your heart), the […]
Hogs, Hits, & Heart: The Ultimate BBQ & Music Fest in NOLA!

Coming Soon!!! Babes, if you love finger-lickin’ BBQ, live music that will shake your soul, and giving back to a cause that truly matters, then buckle up those bibs and get ready for Hogs for the Cause—April 4 & 5, 2025, right here in fabulous New Orleans! This ain’t just another festival, honey. This is […]
Gyros, Guitars & Giddy Gays: Why You Need to Be at the New Orleans Greek Festival This Memorial Day Weekend!

Coming Soon!!! Darlings, if you haven’t already cleared your Memorial Day Weekend plans, then honey, let me do you a favor—grab a pen (or let’s be real, your phone), open that calendar, and mark May 23-25, 2025, because the New Orleans Greek Festival is turning the BIG 5-0, and this is one anniversary bash you […]
“Jazz, Booze & Bad Decisions: Your Ultimate Guide to Surviving (and Thriving) at NOLA Jazz Fest 2025!”

Coming Soon!!! Hey there, fabulous music and food lovers! I’m Karen Brem, the sassy and spirited Marketing Director of the Historic Mardi Gras Inn. With the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival just around the corner—happening from Thursday, April 24, through Sunday, April 27, and again from Thursday, May 1, through Sunday, May 4—it’s […]
Get Your Claws Out: The 50th Louisiana Crawfish Festival is Coming, Hunty!

Coming Soon!!! Alright, my party-loving, seafood-slurpin’ darlings—let’s talk about something that’s gonna make your taste buds twerk and your stomach sing! The 50th Louisiana Crawfish Festival is rolling into town March 20-23, 2025, and if you’ve got even a speck of sense (or at least an appetite), you better start making your plans right now. […]
Strum, Sip, and Second Line: The 2025 Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival is a Whole Vibe!

Coming Soon!!! New Orleans, darlings, it’s time to pluck those strings and let the good times roll because the Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival is back, and it’s about to take over the Big Easy from March 17-23, 2025! This week-long jazz-infused, banjo-plucking, guitar-strumming extravaganza is honoring the legendary Danny Barker, one of the […]
Glitter, Beads, and Bad Decisions: The Ultimate Mardi Gras Parade Week Survival Guide! đźŽđźŤą

Coming Soon!!! Laissez les bon temps rouler, babes, because the final week leading up to Fat Tuesday is where things get delightfully debaucherous in New Orleans! And if you’re coming for the parades, the beads, and the boozy revelry, then buckle up, buttercup—you’re in for a wild ride. Here at The Historic Mardi Gras Inn, […]
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler! French Quarter Fest 2025 is Coming, and You Better Be There!

Coming Soon!!! Y’all, it’s time to mark those calendars, clear your schedules, and start stretching those dancing legs because French Quarter Festival 2025 is coming in HOT! From Thursday, April 10, to Sunday, April 13, New Orleans is turning the volume up to 11 and throwing the most fabulous, free, and downright funky festival this […]