Cultural Exchange Pavilion is generally held in reserve for exhibits and performances by people from foreign nations with ethnicity that synchronizes with the Crescent City.

Haiti was sported in the year 2011. Mali, South Africa, Martinique and Brazil have all alternated in the spotlight.

This year the focus could not come any closer to home. The tent situated near Congo Square, will be the spot for gathering spot for tribes of New Orleans' own Mardi Gras Indian maskers, who will give festival goers a glance at the creative and harmonious customs behind their fabulous Carnival street pageantries.

Valerie Guillet who is Pavilion coordinator, said the timing was perfect to mark Mardi Gras Indians, not just due to their bright multicolored dressing up and wonderful music. Other conventional jubilations in the African Diaspora, has made the distinctively New Orleans norm well-known to a nationwide audience.

Mardi Gras Indians represent New Orleans as the St. Charles streetcar as well as the St. Louis Cathedral, but some details of their activity continue to be confidential at least to foreigners which are strange. Mardi Gras Indians have splendidly performed and rocked the stage on Jazz Festivals. They have flaunted the grounds ever since the occasion began in the year 1970, but in 2012 it is hoped that the fest will provide a thorough view for the public.

8 maskers will dwell in the pavilion over the 7 day festival course, stitching suits, fine beadwork, building crowns and providing answers for all questions. The festival's Mardi Gras Indian parades will stop in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion to execute on the parade songs. In all total, about representatives of thirty tribes will go through the pavilion while the fest is on full swing.

The arrival of springs brings in wave of happiness for the people of New Orleans. There is this festival throughout the month of March.

The Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival will showcase literary events, theaters, book fairs and scholar’s conference.

Poetry and One-Act Play competitions will be held. One can also savor at the lip smacking delicacies available at the outlets nearby.

Other than this Literary Festival, there will be a Crawfish Festival, where one can take pleasure in mouth watering dishes. Music, dance, yoga, choral performances, you name it and you have it right here in this festival. This festival is held in other cities of the state of Louisiana as well.

Fun run, Music and Barbecue events will enthrall you thoroughly. You can also feel the nostalgia when you visit certain historical districts of Louisiana with the self guided tours. You can also indulge yourself in buying antiques from the exhibition which will be at display.

These events at the festival will be held at different places of New Orleans City. For pirate lovers, the Festival will host Pirate Fashion Show, Merchants Market music and Louisiana Pirate Wench Pageant. Festival for children will thoroughly amuse them. Festival of Arts and Humanities will enrich the minds of the visitors with range of discussions on Books, Theaters and Folk Life. “Zapps International Beer Festival” accompanied with food trucks and music will remain etched in your hearts for years.

From kids to the aged, everyone can entertain themselves at the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival.
Wine and dine at some of the best cuisines of the world in the Festival outlets. Children can enjoy themselves at the Kite Festival. Enjoy at the country’s oldest freshwater fishing contest, exclusively for children and adults.

The festival brings a fresh lease of air in the city of New Orleans. Go, dig in!

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In 1991, a group of local wine and food professionals had a vision of creating a series of events to raise money for charity. The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience was born, and has now grown into one of the most prestigious festivals of its kind. The five-day bacchanalia brings together world-renowned winemakers, celebrated chefs and industry insiders for a showcase of signature events designed to entertain, educate and inspire! Purchase a Grand Taster Package – Become a VIP

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The New Orleans Oyster Festival will educate the country about the benefits of the Louisiana Gulf Oyster, honor and celebrate the restaurateurs and oyster farmers who have solidified the New Orleans French Quarters position as the Oyster Capital of America. Proceeds from the event will go to Local Coastal Communities.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, or as the locals call it, Jazz Fest, is the celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana. Featuring an endless amount of music, succulent local and regional delicacies, one-of-a-kind handmade arts and crafts, second line parades and so much more – there is something for everyone at Jazz Fest!

Over the years Jazz Fest has received many honors, including being named the Festival of the Year four times by Pollstar magazine. The Wall Street Journal says Jazz Fest “showcases a wider, deeper lineup of essential American musical styles than any festival in the nation…” and Life magazine has called Jazz Fest “the country’s very best music festival."

With 12 stages of soul-stirring music—jazz, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, blues, R&B, rock, funk, African, Latin, Caribbean, folk, and much more—the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is a singular celebration. The event has showcased most of the great artists of New Orleans and Louisiana of the last half century: Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, The Neville Brothers, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Branford Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Ellis Marsalis, The Radiators, Irma Thomas, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Allen Toussaint, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Better Than Ezra, Ernie K-Doe, Vernel Bagneris, The Zion Harmonizers, Beausoleil and many others.
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The Festival has always blended in a wide mix of internationally renowned guests, among them: Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Santana, Sarah Vaughan, Paul Simon, Jimmy Buffett, Max Roach, B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band, Patti LaBelle, Tito Puente, the Allman Brothers Band, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Linda Ronstadt, Lenny Kravitz, Sonny Rollins, Bonnie Raitt, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hugh Masekela, Cassandra Wilson, Willie Nelson, The Temptations, Burning Spear, Van Morrison, LL Cool J, Abbey Lincoln, Erykah Badu, Dave Brubeck, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour and many, many others