New Orleans celebrates Easter every year with egg hunts, jazz cruises, parades, and, of course, church services. Don’t spend Easter morning with your head in your Easter basket. Here are some eggcellent ideas (if we do say so ourselves).
St. Louis Cathedral certainly isn’t the only place you can celebrate Easter Mass but, if you’ve never been, make this the year. Click here for the Holy Week Mass Schedule.
Historic French Quarter Easter Parade
At 9:45 a.m. on Easter Sunday the Historic French Quarter Easter Parade departs Antoine’s Restaurant and heads toward St. Louis Cathedral for 11 a.m. Mass. The parade features mule-drawn carriages and old convertibles with plenty of stuffed Easter bunnies and other trinkets for the kids. After Mass, parade participants promenade in Jackson Square, showing off their Easter bonnets.
French Quarter Easter Parade
This eggcellent event will begin at the corner of St. Louis and Royal, continue down Royal to Canal to St. Phillip Street and wrap up at St. Louis and Royal. Expect festive floats, marching bands, beads, and special Easter throws. Learn more.
Riverboat City of New Orleans Captain Carrot Package
On Easter Sunday, gather at the river for brunch on the Riverboat City of New Orleans. The Captain Carrot Package includes a two-hour cruise, a brunch buffet, three alcoholic beverages (unlimited soft drinks and juice for children), an Easter decorated reserved table, and Easter treats. The cruise boards at 11:00 a.m. Make reservations.
