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New Orleans, Louisiana

MyCollegeRoadTrip's Guide to Mardi Gras

Every College student dreams of making it down to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras. If you are fortunate enough to be going this year here are information you need:

Overview of New Orleans

Road Trip to Mardi Gras

Number one bar in New Orleans

Mimi’s in the Marigny
2601 Royal St
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 53.3844" N, 90° 3' 4.9896" W

Mimi’s in the Marigny is just a short cab ride away from the French Quarter and was recently voted the number one bar in New Orleans by local lifestyle magazine Gambit Weekly.

Mimi’s serves tapas on both of its stories, and turns into a full-blown dance party upstairs on Saturday nights, when notable local spinner DJ Soul Sister hits the records. This party is a mecca for all kinds: hippies, old people, preppy types, hipsters, gays, college kids, and whoever else happens to be trawling the neighborhood.

Uptown

504 Napoleon Ave
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 55' 1.7436" N, 90° 6' 4.4532" W

Uptown also boasts the location of New Orleans’ third dance party haven: F&M’s and GRITS. These two bars are adjacent to each other, and are legendary party spots for college-aged kids and older young adults looking to reminisce, dance and chow on late-night cheese fries. Roll over to Tipitina’s for world-class jazz and funk to dance to.

But if you’re up for something a bit more chill, try Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar just down the road, or wander back to the Garden District for neighborhood haunts like the Mayfair Lounge or the Rendezvous Tavern.

Garden District

1400 1st Street
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 55' 49.5624" N, 90° 4' 51.6144" W

Most college kids and quite a few yuppies can be found in the Garden District and Uptown neighborhoods, just a streetcar ride away from the French Quarter. At $1.25 per ride, the streetcar is its own tour: you’ll view stately mansions new and old, Tulane, Loyola, Audubon Park, and countless restaurants, bars, and shops. Or if you are looking for an experience that’s a little less traditional, veer off the streetcar line toward the river to Magazine Street, which spans for six of the funkiest miles in America.

Frenchmen Street

2601 Royal St
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 53.3844" N, 90° 3' 4.9896" W

Take the Marigny, for instance, whose epicenter is Frenchmen Street, deemed by most to be the “Bourbon Street for locals.” It is here that locals shake loose on Halloween and Mardi Gras Day. Jazz clubs like Snug Harbor proliferate the scene – sidle up next to a local at any joint on Frenchmen, and you’ll make a friend, if not for life, then just for the night. Number one bar in New Orleans

The rest of the French Quarter

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

Contrary to what you may think, only a few bars in the Quarter are really worth your while, and most of them aren’t on Bourbon Street. The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone features an actual revolving carousel, and a piano to set the mood for something chill. One Eyed Jack’s and Molly’s at the Market are perennial hipster haunts.

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 34.5024" N, 90° 3' 46.7964" W

Located along the French Quarter, Bourbon Street is the world famous area stretching from Canal Street in the Central Business District to Pauger Street in the Faubourg Marigny district. It includes several blocks of bars, restaurants, adult entertainment, and souvenir shops. Because the city has no open container laws, bar patrons are free to carry their non glass or aluminum drinks as they bar hop down Bourbon Street.

Grab a bite at Café DuMonde

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

One of the main reasons tourists come to this part of the city is to go to the famous Café du Monde. Established in 1862 and located on Decatur Street, it is the original coffee shop of the French Quarter. Café du Monde offers an enormous outdoor seating area that often fills up around breakfast and brunch, when visitors come for beignets and café au laits. Beignets are the square shaped French style doughnut, deep fried and covered in powdered sugar. They can also found at Morning Call, another historic café in New Orleans.

Eat the amazing Cajun Cuisine

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

The food available in New Orleans is a cultural experience all on its own. The culinary feat of traditional Cajun cuisine includes: crawfish, gumbo, oysters, Muffaletta, Po’ boys, and rice, beans, and cornbread. Gumbo was originally a West African dish, and with the Louisiana created Tabasco sauce, a very spicy and flavorful dish.

The Highlights of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

Magazine don’t-misses include super-cheap Mexican food at Juan’s Flying Burrito, vintage knickknacks at Neophobia, gelato at Sucré, boiled seafood from Big Fisherman (bring it to nosh on at your bar patio of choice), raw oysters from Casamentos, bread and pastries from La Boulangerie, a blueberry mojito at St. Joe’s Bar, and a New Orleans-themed tie for your favorite guy at Perlis.

Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Music Festival

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held every year in April and May at the New Orleans Fairgrounds, and is the second largest festival in the city. The name is misleading, as the event hosts jazz, folk, blues, rock, rap, country, Latin, Cajun, and much more. In addition, the Voodoo Music Festival is a three-day music event with more contemporary performers.

Hurricane Katrina Relief

Whatever partying, eating, and shopping you may do while you’re in town, be sure to set aside a little time to see the

Explore the French Quarter

The French Quarter is the oldest section of New Orleans and luckily was not destroyed by Katrina. With eighteenth century architecture, fine dining, music clubs, bars, antique shops, and stores, the French Quarter isCafe Du Monde perhaps the most tourist populated area.

New Orleans: Nightlife, Gumbo, Jazz, and Café du Monde

New Orleans, known to some as "The Big Easy", is the largest city in Louisiana and beams with the richness of the Cajun culture. It is a truly unique city, located on the Mississippi River, with French and African Creole foods, music, casinos, and endless nightlife. New Orleans definitely knows how to throw a party. Any Mardi Gras witness can attest to this fact. The deep historical roots make it is almost like experiencing a foreign culture, which is one reason so many people visit each year. New Orleans is haunted by

Lafayette Mardi Gras

Lafayette Mardi Gras is somewhat different from the huge New Orleans Mardi Gras most people attend and know about. However, it is just, if not more amusing than anyone would have ever thought.

Location Subsection


  • Overview

    We’ve all been down to New Orleans at one time or another: for a fraternity or sorority formal, for Mardi Gras, or for a bawdy weekend at a cheap New Orleans hotel with friends. Perhaps that was you who vomited that Hand Grenade or HuBourbon Streetrricane in the gutter, or wandered around with a gaggle of attention-seeking girls with boas and beads. While New Orleans is the wildest party destination in the Southeast and perhaps the country, it is also a home for some of the most fascinating people and places in the world.
    New Orleans, known to some as “The Big Easy”, is the largest city in Louisiana and beams with the richness of the Cajun culture. It is a truly unique city, located on the Mississippi River, with French and African Creole foods, music, casinos, and endless nightlife. 
    New Orleans

    New Orleans definitely knows how to throw a party. Any Mardi Gras witness can attest to this fact. The deep historical roots make it is almost like experiencing a foreign culture, which is one reason so many people visit each year. New Orleans is haunted by historic graveyards, cathedrals, and voodoo sites. 
    Even after the damage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, tourism has begun to thrive again, with the reopening of the Louis Armstrong International Airport, and the functioning of taxis and the famous streetcars. It is a perfect time to travel to New Orleans for the affordable accommodations due to lighter crowds, or to participate in a Katrina relief program. Although only half of the city’s population has returned, the hot and humid weather still matches the hot and spicy cuisine, culture, and flavor of the city

  • Explore the French Quarter

    The French Quarter is the oldest section of New Orleans and luckily was not destroyed by Katrina. With eighteenth century architecture, fine dining, music clubs, bars, antique shops, and stores, the French Quarter isCafe Du Monde perhaps the most tourist populated area.

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief

    Whatever partying, eating, and shopping you may do while you’re in town, be sure to set aside a little time to see the

  • Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Music Festival

    The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held every year in April and May at the New Orleans Fairgrounds, and is the second largest festival in the city. The name is misleading, as the event hosts jazz, folk, blues, rock, rap, country, Latin, Cajun, and much more. In addition, the Voodoo Music Festival is a three-day music event with more contemporary performers.

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  • The Highlights of New Orleans

    Magazine don’t-misses include super-cheap Mexican food at Juan’s Flying Burrito, vintage knickknacks at Neophobia, gelato at Sucré, boiled seafood from Big Fisherman (bring it to nosh on at your bar patio of choice), raw oysters from Casamentos, bread and pastries from La Boulangerie, a blueberry mojito at St. Joe’s Bar, and a New Orleans-themed tie for your favorite guy at Perlis.

  • Eat the amazing Cajun Cuisine

    The food available in New Orleans is a cultural experience all on its own. The culinary feat of traditional Cajun cuisine includes: crawfish, gumbo, oysters, Muffaletta, Po’ boys, and rice, beans, and cornbread. Gumbo was originally a West African dish, and with the Louisiana created Tabasco sauce, a very spicy and flavorful dish.

  • Grab a bite at Café DuMonde

    One of the main reasons tourists come to this part of the city is to go to the famous Café du Monde. Established in 1862 and located on Decatur Street, it is the original coffee shop of the French Quarter. Café du Monde offers an enormous outdoor seating area that often fills up around breakfast and brunch, when visitors come for beignets and café au laits. Beignets are the square shaped French style doughnut, deep fried and covered in powdered sugar. They can also found at Morning Call, another historic café in New Orleans.

  • Bourbon Street

    Located along the French Quarter, Bourbon Street is the world famous area stretching from Canal Street in the Central Business District to Pauger Street in the Faubourg Marigny district. It includes several blocks of bars, restaurants, adult entertainment, and souvenir shops. Because the city has no open container laws, bar patrons are free to carry their non glass or aluminum drinks as they bar hop down Bourbon Street.

  • The rest of the French Quarter

    Contrary to what you may think, only a few bars in the Quarter are really worth your while, and most of them aren’t on Bourbon Street. The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone features an actual revolving carousel, and a piano to set the mood for something chill. One Eyed Jack’s and Molly’s at the Market are perennial hipster haunts.

  • Frenchmen Street

    Take the Marigny, for instance, whose epicenter is Frenchmen Street, deemed by most to be the “Bourbon Street for locals.” It is here that locals shake loose on Halloween and Mardi Gras Day. Jazz clubs like Snug Harbor proliferate the scene – sidle up next to a local at any joint on Frenchmen, and you’ll make a friend, if not for life, then just for the night. Number one bar in New Orleans

  • Garden District

    Most college kids and quite a few yuppies can be found in the Garden District and Uptown neighborhoods, just a streetcar ride away from the French Quarter. At $1.25 per ride, the streetcar is its own tour: you’ll view stately mansions new and old, Tulane, Loyola, Audubon Park, and countless restaurants, bars, and shops. Or if you are looking for an experience that’s a little less traditional, veer off the streetcar line toward the river to Magazine Street, which spans for six of the funkiest miles in America.

  • Uptown

    Uptown also boasts the location of New Orleans’ third dance party haven: F&M’s and GRITS. These two bars are adjacent to each other, and are legendary party spots for college-aged kids and older young adults looking to reminisce, dance and chow on late-night cheese fries. Roll over to Tipitina’s for world-class jazz and funk to dance to.

    But if you’re up for something a bit more chill, try Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar just down the road, or wander back to the Garden District for neighborhood haunts like the Mayfair Lounge or the Rendezvous Tavern.

  • Number one bar in New Orleans

    Mimi’s in the Marigny is just a short cab ride away from the French Quarter and was recently voted the number one bar in New Orleans by local lifestyle magazine Gambit Weekly.

    Mimi’s serves tapas on both of its stories, and turns into a full-blown dance party upstairs on Saturday nights, when notable local spinner DJ Soul Sister hits the records. This party is a mecca for all kinds: hippies, old people, preppy types, hipsters, gays, college kids, and whoever else happens to be trawling the neighborhood.

  • New Orleans: Nightlife, Gumbo, Jazz, and Café du Monde

    New Orleans, known to some as "The Big Easy", is the
    largest city in Louisiana and beams with the richness of the Cajun
    culture. It is a truly unique city, located on the Mississippi River,
    with French and African Creole foods, music, casinos, and endless
    nightlife. New Orleans definitely knows how to throw a party. Any Mardi
    Gras witness can attest to this fact. The deep historical roots make it
    is almost like experiencing a foreign culture, which is one reason so
    many people visit each year.

    New Orleans is haunted by

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SAE Boxing Tournament
March 8, 2012 7:00 pm
Knoxville, TN

 SAE Boxing tourney is one of the oldest and largest fraternity events in the country.

The three day event attracts 3,000+ students from all over the south east. It has been going on annually for the last 28 years occurring in the last week of February or the first couple weeks of March. In 2012, SAE Boxing Tournament is March 8th, 9th, and 10th.  The tickets are $15 a night or $35 for the 3 nights and the proceeds normally raise over $70,000 for charity.
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Double Decker Arts Festival at Ole Miss
April 23, 2012 10:00 am
Oxford, MS

The Double Decker Arts Festival is definitely the most exiting weekend at Ole Miss in the spring. “Taking its name from the town's authentic double decker bus imported from England in 1994, the festival brings together visitors and residents alike for a daylong celebration of music, food, and the arts held on the picturesque Courthouse Square of Oxford Mississippi.” Double Decker has been known to draw more than 50,000 people in attendance; making it another Mississippi spring day that you cannot miss!

Charity Bowl at Ole Miss
April 2, 2012 3:00 pm
Oxford, MS

Want to see overweight, out of shape High School Heroes strap back on the pads? How about beautiful sorority girls competing for the cheerleading championship?

St. Patty's Day in Baton Rouge
March 17, 2012 10:00 am
Baton Rouge, LA

The St’ Patty’s pic by bethanykingDay Parade in Baton Rouge is one of the biggest St’ Patty’s day celebrations in the country and a great reason to head to LSU for a weekend. The parade starts at 10:00 A.M. on March 14th, 2009 and will be a rocking party all day long.

The A Day Game at Alabama - 2012
April 14, 2012 3:00 pm
Tuscaloosa, AL
If you are a Bama fan, wish you were, or just want to head to T-Town for an awesome weekend then this is the time to go. The Crimson Tide had a great season last year as they rose back to being a top competitor at a national level.
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This is the biggest event of the spring at Bama and draws fans from all over the South. It is very similar to going to a Bama game during the fall except for one major difference, everyone everywhere you look is a Bama fan.

Volapalooza
April 24, 2012 6:00 pm
Knoxville, TN

Volapalooza is a free concert hosted at Fiji Island in Fraternity Park at The University of Tennessee. This annual event normally takes place at the end of the school year and draws about 1,000 UT students for the night of fun. In the past the All Campus Events committee has been able to bring in some pretty big bands like Ben Folds, Cake, and Dashboard Confessional.

A Week of Concerts - Row Week - Arkansas
April 30, 2012 9:49 pm
Fayetteville, AR

 
 
Row Week at the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville

Each spring, a phenomenal music opportunity draws thousands to the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville campus.  Students gather just before finals to celebrate and enjoy a variety of music from country to urban to hip-hop and more.

UVA: Springfest 2010
March 26, 2012 12:00 pm
Charlottesville, VA

UVA SPRINGFEST 2011 on Nameless field

UVA Springfest is one of the biggest events hosted at UVA each year. It is a huge concert held at Nameless field in late March or early April. They have had some great acts in the past like Ben Folds and Ok Go. They have not announced who they have this year yet, but continue to check back here or post it in the comments if you find out.

Vanderbilt Rites of Spring
April 20, 2012 2:00 pm
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Vanderbilt’s Rites of Spring concert, or “Rites” as VU students like to call it, is an annual concert series hosted on campus to celebrate…you guessed it…the start of spring.

It is hosted on Alumni Lawn which also plays host to Vanderbilt Graduation and other large events. It is the perfect area because it is in the center of campus and surrounded by picturesque trees. In the past, Rites has hosted big name bands creating an excuse for students to have a 3-day party instead of studying for finals.

It draws a huge crowd

Halloween at UNCs Franklin Street
October 31, 2012 3:09 pm
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Halloween is enormous in Chapel Hill. The city shuts down the main drag, Franklin Street, and people from all the surrounding towns and colleges descend upon Chapel Hill for a night of debauchery. It is a really fun time as there are often upwards of 80,000 in the streets enjoying themselves.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans
February 24, 2012 12:00 am
New Orleans, LA

Every February, people around the world gather to celebrate Mardi Gras

A tradition of parades, masks, beads, dancing, and of course drinking.  With celebrations all over the world, the headquarters for this “holiday” is in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The week long  event builds in size and celebration each day before ending on Fat Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday).

New River Gorge - Bridge Day Festival
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