Aside from enjoying 250 hours of FREE and local music and dining on legendary New Orleans’ cuisine, there are a lot of special event that take place during French Quarter Fest.

Friday, April 17, 2009 | Saturday, April 18, 2009 | Sunday, April 19, 2009

SPECIAL EVENTS on SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2009

• 8am to 6pm - Pirates Alley Juried Art Show – presented by the New Orleans Art Association; over 100 artists displaying original fine art in Pirates Alley, Pere Antoine Alley, Cabildo Alley and Royal Street
  
  
• 11am to 6pm - Children’s Headquarters on the riverfront plaza at Audubon Aquarium – face painting, nature activities, tai chi and karate, Audubon Zoo’s giant dinosaur, ‘Got Milk?’ milk mustaches, museum activities for kids, healthy kids activities, music on the Kids’ Stage, family fun entertainment, & more
  
  
• 12noon to 4pm - Kamal’s (Fi Ya Ya Mardi Gras Indians) drum making circle in the Kid’s area – Audubon Aquarium Plaza
  
  
• 7pm - St. Louis Cathedral Annual Spring Concert – John Rutter’s Mass for the Children which will feature the St. Louis Cathedral Boychoir, the Concert Choir and the St. Louis Cathedral Orchestra
  
  
• 6pm – 7:15pm - Dancing at Dusk – You’ll be “In the Moods” for a “Sentimental Journey” with the sounds of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and other favorites for the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Come dance and swing at this festival favorite with the Jimmy Maxwell Orchestra; 400 block of Royal

***All special events are subject to change