Whether you are running around in the French Quarter wearing a red ball gown or strolling the Warehouse District in white linen, you will not be bored in New Orleans during the month of August. Check out some of our favorite events and and book your hotel now. Hope to see you here!
COOLinary New Orleans
Get out your stretchy pants. Coolinary New Orleans is all month long! Eat your way through the city, enjoying prix-fixe brunch, lunch, dinner and menus as you go. Check out the offerings at our favorite restaurants including Commander’s Palace, ANNUNCIATON, Tujague’s, The Pelican Club, Crescent City Brewhouse, Hard Rock Café, Landry’s Seafood House, Messina’s Runway Café and New Orleans School of Cooking.
Satchmo Summerfest
You do not want to miss Satchmo SummerFest if you are in town the weekend of August 2 & 3. Named after New Orleans very own, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, this beloved music festival at the New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Mint is three days of music, food and fun. See the 2025 Satchmo SummerFest Music Lineup
Museum Month
August is Museum Month in New Orleans and 28 museums are participating in the Check-In Challenge. See great museums and win great prizes! Learn more.
White Linen Night
Celebrate art, community, and culture in the Arts District New Orleans at Fidelity Bank White Linen Night. This block party for art lovers will be held on Julia Street August 2nd. For approximately four hours, the street will be closed to traffic so art enthusiasts adorned all in white can stroll in and out of the many art galleries along Julia. There will also be live bands playing in the streets as well as food and beverages from some of New Orleans top restaurants and bars available to purchase. The event is FREE. Oh and don't forget to wear as much white as possible!
Dirty Linen Night
The French Quarter's answer to White Linen Night will be held on August 9th this year. Put your dirty white linens back on from August 10th and have some fun in the Vieux Carré. Learn more.
Red Dress Run
On Saturday, August 9th, prepare to see hundreds of people running through the French Quarter in red dresses for the annual New Orleans Red Dress Run, the “biggest little Red Dress event in the world”! The run is sponsored by the New Orleans Hash House Harriers, the self-proclaimed “drinking club with a running problem.” But it’s not just about the alcohol. All proceeds from the event go to charity.
Saints Preseason Games in the Dome
Who dat say they gonna beat 'dem Saints? On Sunday, August 17th at noon the New Orleans Saints will battle the Jacksonville Jaguars. Then on Sunday. August 23rd, the boys in the black and gold will take on the Denver Broncos. Get ready to par-tay!
Stay in the Heart of the Action
Many of the city's best hotels are right in the middle of all of these exciting events! Book now!