Dec 1, 2023 - Things to Do

Holiday parades and more things to do in New Orleans this weekend

Chelsea Brasted

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

What says "holiday season" quite like horned demons trolling the French Quarter streets? That and more on the schedule this weekend in New Orleans:

🛍️ The Deutsches Haus hosts a Christmas market all weekend with more than 60 vendors, starting Friday at 4pm.

🎭 New Orleans' own Lisette Oropesa joins the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for a New Orleans Opera performance Friday night.

🧹 "Wicked" is back at the Saenger Theatre through Dec. 17.

🧑‍🎄 The Children's Hospital New Orleans Holiday Parade returns for its second year at 11am Saturday. It rolls from the Marigny to Lafayette Square Park with a post-parade party.

🍾 Magazine Street's Holiday Champagne Stroll kicks off Saturday at 6pm.

😈 The Krewe of Krampus creeps through the city on Saturday. The krewe rolls at 7:30pm. Take note of the new route this year.

😆 85 South offers up some laughs at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday night.

🎤 The Blind Boys of Alabama perform a Christmas Concert at the Jefferson Performing Arts Society on Friday.

🕎 The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans is building the world's tallest LEGO menorah starting Tuesday at 4:30pm.

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