“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! 🎭🍹

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 […]
Drunk, Green, and Down to be Seen: NOLA’s St. Paddy’s Bar Crawl Bender! ☘️🍻

Coming Soon!!! Alright, my party-loving hooligans, it’s that time of year again—when the city turns fifty shades of green, whiskey flows like the Mississippi, and we all pretend to be Irish for a weekend (or two). St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans isn’t just a holiday; it’s a damn lifestyle. And this year, we’ve got […]
Beads, Booze, and Bad Decisions: Your Mardi Gras 2025 Parade Guide!

Coming Soon!!! Alright, party animals—it’s that time again! Mardi Gras is rolling in hot, wild, and ready to leave you breathless (and possibly pants-less, depending on how many hurricanes you throw back). I’m Karen Brem, your sassy, slightly inebriated guide to the debauchery that is Mardi Gras in New Orleans—and I just so happen to […]
“Hop Into Fabulousness: The Gay Easter Parade is the Egg-stravaganza You Can’t Miss!”

Coming this Soon!!! Darling divas, dapper daddies, and everyone in between—get ready to strut your stuff, because the Gay Easter Parade is sashaying its way through the heart of New Orleans this Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. And trust me, you’re going to want to be front and center for this flamboyant spectacle of glitter, […]
“Werk That Crown, Hunty! The Krewe of Nefertiti 2025 Parade Is Serving Royal Realness”

Coming this Soon!!! Alright, my glitter-loving queens, kings, and fabulous beings of all identities—gather ‘round because the Krewe of Nefertiti is about to make her grand entrance, and honey, she’s snatching wigs and breaking hearts in 2025! Circle Sunday, January 28, 2025, on your calendar, because this all-female krewe is rolling out their annual parade, […]
When Mardi Gras Gets Down & Dirrrty: Krewe du Vieux and krewedelusion Are Here to Shock Your System!

Coming this Soon!!! Hey there, you glitter-drenched heathens and fabulous merry-makers! It’s me, Karen Brem, your fearless, fun-loving Marketing Director for the Historic Mardi Gras Inn, where the party never stops, and the accommodations are as clean and affordable as your conscience should be (but let’s be real—it won’t be after this parade). And honey, […]