3 holiday parades roll this weekend in New Orleans

🎤 Brandy & Monica bring "The Boy Is Mine" tour to the Smoothie King Center Friday night. (Tickets)

🎼 The Jonas Brothers play at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday. (Tickets)

🏈 The Saints play the Buccaneers Sunday in Tampa Bay.

Parades

🎅🏽 The Manning Family Children's Holiday Parade rolls at 11am Saturday from the French Market. It has floats, marching bands and high-flying helium balloons. (Route)

🧌 The largest Krampus parade in America rolls at 7:30pm Saturday through the Bywater. There's a dedicated area for parade-goers with sensory concerns or in need of sign language and audio descriptions. (Route)

🎄 Gretna's Christmas parade is at 5pm Sunday. (Details)

Christmas events

🎶 Jackson Barracks opens to the public for the first time in 20 years this weekend for a Christmas celebration. (Details)

🛍️ Shop at Deutsches Haus' Christkindlmarkt.

🔥 Welcome Papa Noel at the Algiers bonfire.

💡 Light shows: Christmas in the Oaks, Lafreniere Park, Joe Brown Park, Heritage Park and Winter Light Festival.

🎶 Watch the musical adaptation of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center. (Tickets)

📸 Free selfies with Santa at Canal Place or professional holiday photos with your pups at Jefferson Feed.

⚔️ Visit the Yuletide-themed last weekend of the Louisiana Renaissance Festival.

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