Celebrate Women's History Month
March marks Women’s History Month, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate in New Orleans. The Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents Chanteuse: Celebrating New Orleans Women in Music concert series during February and March. The New Orleans Museum of Art presents the all-female band N.O.B.A.B.E. during NOMA at Night with a special Women's History Month performance from Mélange Dance Company on March 3. Support a variety of woman-owned businesses, which range from bakeries and boutiques to tour companies and restaurants, this Women’s History Month in New Orleans.
Se faire un toile au French Film Festival
The New Orleans French Film Festival returns this March 9-13. The fest, which is presented by the New Orleans Film Society, is in its 26th year and includes both narrative and documentary features alongside short films, lectures, parties, and VIP experiences. The complete 2023 French Film Festival lineup and schedule can be found here.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick’s Day weekend in New Orleans is a chance to drink green beer at Pat O’s and catch a cabbage from a street parade. While officially March 17, the city celebrates first with the Downtown Irish Club Block Party on Sunday, March 5, which is open to the public from 12-4 p.m. at Washington Square. There will be live music, so bring your lawn chairs! Then the annual Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day parade rolls through its namesake neighborhood and the neighboring Garden District on March 11. And finally, the celebration concludes with the Downtown Irish Club Parade on Friday, March 17, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and makes its way through the Marigny, French Quarter, and into the Central Business District.