WHAT TO DO IN JULY IN NEW ORLEANS - NEW ORLEANS EVENTS AND FESTIVALS, JULY 2025
JULY IN NEW ORLEANS, event calendar, june 2025
From homegrown festivals and holiday events to celebrations imported from France and Spain - here are your highlights for New Orleans in July, 2025. (Click here for July on stage in New Orleans)
3rd-5th
Essence Festival of Culture
One of the city’s biggest events, Essence Festival is centred around huge concerts with international artists (this year including Boyz II Men, and The Isley Brothers), but there’s so much more. There’s a film festival, and seminars and demonstrations for everything from cuisine to health and beauty.
3rd-6th
Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival
A comedy festival celebrating Black women in comedy! Tickets and information
4th
Go Fourth on the River
New Orleans celebrates the 4th July as it does most major holidays - with a party and fireworks display on the banks of the Mississippi River!
4th
Fourth of July Fest with Hot Dog Eating Contest
Dat Dog presents the Son of a Saint Design Dog winner and a hot dog eating contest with a $500 prize!
11th
Running of the Bulls
The city’s own, quirky take on the famous happening in Pamplona, Spain, that takes place during the annual San Fermín festival. Instead of bulls, we have roller derby players on roller skates, armed with plastic bats. It’s a ton of fun, with parties and parades all weekend.
12th
10th Annual Frida Fest
Mockingbird Cafe presents their annual tribute to legendary artist Frida Kahlo.
12th
Bastille Day Block Party
The 18th annual Bastille Day Block Party in the original French settlement of New Orleans! (3100 Ponce de Leon Street)
20th
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo
The largest internationally traveling oddities event arrives at the Convention Center, showcasing hand selected vendors, artists and small businesses with all things weird.
20th
Tales of the Cocktail
New Orleans is the spiritual home of the cocktail, and this week-long celebration is a huge event that draws a global crowd. Bartenders and booze industry folk come to the city to show off new developments in the cocktail world, to delve into the history of mixed drinks and generally celebrate. Tickets are available to the public for much of the program.
3rd-5th
Essence Festival of Culture
One of the city’s biggest events, Essence Festival is centred around huge concerts with international artists (this year including Boyz II Men, and The Isley Brothers), but there’s so much more. There’s a film festival, and seminars and demonstrations for everything from cuisine to health and beauty.
3rd-6th
Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival
A comedy festival celebrating Black women in comedy! Tickets and information
4th
Go Fourth on the River
New Orleans celebrates the 4th July as it does most major holidays - with a party and fireworks display on the banks of the Mississippi River!
4th
Fourth of July Fest with Hot Dog Eating Contest
Dat Dog presents the Son of a Saint Design Dog winner and a hot dog eating contest with a $500 prize!
11th
Running of the Bulls
The city’s own, quirky take on the famous happening in Pamplona, Spain, that takes place during the annual San Fermín festival. Instead of bulls, we have roller derby players on roller skates, armed with plastic bats. It’s a ton of fun, with parties and parades all weekend.
12th
10th Annual Frida Fest
Mockingbird Cafe presents their annual tribute to legendary artist Frida Kahlo.
12th
Bastille Day Block Party
The 18th annual Bastille Day Block Party in the original French settlement of New Orleans! (3100 Ponce de Leon Street)
20th
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo
The largest internationally traveling oddities event arrives at the Convention Center, showcasing hand selected vendors, artists and small businesses with all things weird.
20th
Tales of the Cocktail
New Orleans is the spiritual home of the cocktail, and this week-long celebration is a huge event that draws a global crowd. Bartenders and booze industry folk come to the city to show off new developments in the cocktail world, to delve into the history of mixed drinks and generally celebrate. Tickets are available to the public for much of the program.