Curbed New Orleans - Memorial Day Weekend 2017Love where you live2019-06-25T12:40:42-05:00http://nola.curbed.com/rss/stream/154651472019-06-25T12:40:42-05:002019-06-25T12:40:42-05:00Where to swim in New Orleans this summer
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<p id="XIXXaQ"><em>Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in May 2016 and has been updated with the most recent information</em>.</p>
<p id="KaGhVK">Summer has officially begun, but New Orleans has been sweltering for at least a month. If you haven’t staked out a cool, wet place to spend the hottest months of the year yet, then you’re probably regretting it. Never fear—we’ve compiled a list of swimming holes you can visit this summer in New Orleans. These options range from a fancy rooftop pool to indoor lap pools to refreshing natural bodies of water.</p>
<p id="xuc3Uw">If you'd rather keep things splashy at a hotel, check out Curbed NOLA's <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-best-hotel-pools">map of the 17 best hotel pools in the city.</a></p>
<p id="ZV5kDN"><em>Are we missing any of your favorite</em><em> spots</em><em>? Be sure to </em><a href="mailto:nola@curbed.com?Subject="><em>send us a tip</em></a><em>.</em></p>
https://nola.curbed.com/maps/best-new-orleans-pools-swimming-holesLauren LaBordeEric CraigMissy Wilkinson2017-05-26T12:03:29-05:002017-05-26T12:03:29-05:00Memorial Day 2017 NOLA Roundup: What to do and where to go
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<figcaption>There are several things to do in New Orleans during Memorial Day Weekend. | Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>A long list of things to do during the extended weekend</p> <p id="o9wCTt">The end of May marks Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start of summer. An extended weekend is also the perfect time to delve into the festival season of New Orleans, or to simply enjoy some of the beautiful experiences the city has to offer. </p>
<p id="USdpyn">Whether you’re looking for fun, to commemorate the Memorial Day holiday, or looking for a pool party to crash, this roundup has it all.</p>
<p id="uJQOtp">If you want to see the festival and events mapped out, check out <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwii">Curbed NOLA’s Memorial Day Weekend 2017 festival and event map</a></p>
<h2 id="baVo0G">Festivals </h2>
<p id="LFhlIa">April led the start of festival season, and May has not disappointed yet. This week, there are three festivals spanning from Friday to Sunday throughout the city. On Saturday, the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/2017/5/23/15681130/treme-7th-ward-festival-memorial-day-weekend">Treme 7th Ward Cultural District will host its 2nd annual music festival</a> on Claiborne Avenue between Basin Street and St. Bernard Avenue. </p>
<p id="8ZEphm"><a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwii/new-orleans-greek-festival-2017-may-26-to-28-2">The 44th annual Greek Festival</a> takes place in New Orleans by the Bayou St. John starting this Friday. The festival will host a variety of art and food vendors, along with several hellenic dance performances. If you wear a toga on Sunday, admission to the event is free and you have a chance of winning the festival’s best dressed award. </p>
<p id="sPxEI0">This weekend also marks the first year of the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwii/bayou-country-superfest-may-26-to-28-2">Bayou Country Superfest happening in New Orleans.</a> Taking place at the Superdome, the festival will showcase a variety of country music stars starting May 26 and ending May 28. A free kick-off event will take place at Champion Square at 6 p.m. on this Friday. </p>
<h2 id="Rxz06m">Commemoratory Events </h2>
<p id="8VCS6O">This Memorial Day Weekend, <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwii/the-national-wwii-museum-may-27-to-29-2">The National WWII Museum at New Orleans will host musical tributes</a> on Saturday and Sunday honoring those in military service. <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwii/the-national-wwii-museum-may-27-to-29-2">On Memorial Day,</a> there will be a one-hour commemoratory ceremony taking place at 11 a.m. and a national moment of silence at 3 p.m. All events will take place at the US Freedom Pavilion at the museum and all events are free and open to the public. However, viewing the museum’s exhibits require regular admission.</p>
<h2 id="C0KE4p">Crash a pool party </h2>
<p id="6X20Ma">Starting this Memorial Day Weekend, <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/2017/5/19/15663382/new-orleans-hotels-offer-local-admission-passes-pool">the W New Orleans – French Quarter and the Le Meridien Hotel in the CBD</a> will sell pool passes to locals. The day passes are good for Sundays at the W, and both Saturday and Sunday at the Le Meridien. </p>
<p id="oMEMl7">Of course, there are several other hotels offering passes, including the Ace Hotel, which is open to the public seven days a week with a $20 purchase. Check out our map of the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/best-new-orleans-pools">best places to go for a swim.</a> And, if you’re coming from out of town, take a look at <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-best-hotel-pools">the best hotel pools in the city. </a></p>
<h2 id="pxMCvN">Explore the city </h2>
<p id="aqvSdK">If you’re looking for something free to do, the city serves as the ultimate playground. This extended weekend is the ideal time to consider visiting some of the most iconic landmarks and places in New Orleans featured in the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/places-to-visit-new-orleans">Curbed NOLA Spring 2017 Pocket Guide. </a></p>
<p id="Du82mE">If you’d rather go on an adventurous stroll in the city, we have a map for that, too. Check out the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/where-to-walk-see-do-streets-parks-new-orleans-city">best places to take a walk</a> in several different New Orleans neighborhoods. If you want to increase the pace and use the weekend for exercising, <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-best-biking-jogging-and-walking-paths">consider these parks and trails across the city.</a></p>
<h2 id="oSXJRn">Get out of the city </h2>
<p id="UN7WTO">In the case that you may want to leave New Orleans for the weekend, take a look at<a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/small-new-orleans-louisiana-towns-cute"> Curbed NOLA’s map of small cities nearby to visit.</a> In fact, <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/small-new-orleans-louisiana-towns-cute/gonzalez">Gonzalez, Louisiana, will host its annual Jumbalaya Festival</a> this Memorial Day Weekend. </p>
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https://nola.curbed.com/2017/5/25/15692284/new-orleans-memorial-day-2017-roundup-events-festival-activities-familyEric Craig2017-05-24T16:21:23-05:002017-05-24T16:21:23-05:00New Orleans Memorial Day Weekend 2017: Events and festivals to attend
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<figcaption>The Nation WW2 Museum hold some of the several events going on in New Orleans this Memorial Day Weekend. | Photo via <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ironypoisoning/24306141735">Connie Ma/Flickr.com</a></figcaption>
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<p>Where to go on Memorial Day Weekend? Everywhere </p> <p id="UtXFWL">The end of the month marks the beginning of Memorial Day Weekend. Starting Friday, May 26 and ending Monday, May 29, there will be several events going on throughout the city. </p>
<p id="Dd12wc">Whether you’re looking for a free festival, somewhere to get your Greek on, or looking to genuinely commemorate the holiday, there are several options to choose from.</p>
<p id="p6FPXd">Check out these five weekend-long events starting this Friday.</p>
https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-memorial-day-weekend-2017-events-festivals-wwiiEric Craig2017-05-23T12:18:42-05:002017-05-23T12:18:42-05:00Treme, 7th Ward Festival happens this Memorial Day Weekend
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<p>Celebrating music, art, and culture of the Treme and 7th Ward</p> <p id="QYq8O8"><em>Editor's Note: This post was originally published in May 23, 2017 and has been updated with the most recent information</em>.</p>
<p id="31j6jT">This Memorial Day Weekend, May 26 to 28, the <a href="http://treme7thwardcd.org/">Treme 7th Ward Cultural District</a> will hold its <a href="http://treme7thwardcd.org/">2nd Annual Treme 7th Ward Festival</a> under the Claiborne underpass between Basin Street and St. Bernard Avenue. Admission to the festival general festival is free. </p>
<p id="1USMIc">The festival will host a variety of local music, food, and art. On Friday, May 26, the Cultural District will give two neighborhood tours, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-treme-and-7th-ward-neighborhood-tours-tickets-33351697826">starting at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m for $30 per person.</a> A free panel on the cultural impact of the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/neighborhood/1290/treme?_ga=2.199238830.1662691418.1495559838-1785635170.1473261910">Treme</a> neighborhood will also take place at the festival between <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-treme-7th-ward-arts-culture-panel-discussions-tickets-33350744976">10 to 12 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m.</a> </p>
<p id="QJo8Fj">Tickets for a Baby Doll Bar Crawl—a tour of nine bars and taverns that are quintessential to the Treme and 7th Ward neighborhoods—are also <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/treme7th-ward-cultural-district-presents-2nd-annual-baby-doll-bar-crawl-tickets-33350563433">available for $30.</a></p>
<p id="1dGfKW">The free concert starts on Saturday, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., at the Claiborne underpass between Basin Street and St. Bernard Avenue. For a list of performing artists at the 2nd annual Treme/7th Ward Festival, <a href="http://treme7thwardcd.org/saturday-line-up">check out the schedule on the Cultural District’s website.</a></p>
<p id="TdNG4t">“By all accounts, the first festival was very successful,” says Cheryl Robichaux Austin, the state liaison for the Treme/7th Ward Cultural District. “We had more people than we expected—about 10,000 people attended the festival.” </p>
<p id="MI7o8U">Robichaux Austin attributed the attendance of the festival to the residents of the neighborhood. She said that many musicians and artist looked forward to sharing the culture with locals and tourists. </p>
<p id="VaM4yE">“Everybody knows these neighborhoods for music, entertainment, and performance. But we wanted to go deeper than that so people can see why we need to stay in the community, the value of the community, and the historical significance of the community,” says Robichaux Austin. </p>
<p id="iwyLlj">The Treme 7th Ward Cultural District stems from <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Wmyjofxh5CgiUsn_MrTJzVwdyE8&hl=en&ll=29.974541030671425%2C-90.07004500000005&z=15">Bayou Road African American Heritage Cultural Products District</a>, which was founded in 2009. The foundation reinvented itself in 2014 to be more reflective of the Treme and 7th Ward neighborhood, and was later named Treme 7th Ward Cultural District. </p>
<p id="OCqgSY">“The 7th ward is never recognized for the contribution to the city, like masking tradition, and the creole culture, and the African culture,” Robichaux Austin says. “We feel like we’re as valuable as many other neighborhood in the city.” </p>
<p id="NkDlec">For more information about the Memorial Day festival, <a href="http://treme7thwardcd.org/">visit the official Treme/7th Ward Cultural District official site.</a></p>
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<a href="http://treme7thwardcd.org/">Treme/7th Ward Cultural District</a> [Official Website]</li></ul>
https://nola.curbed.com/2017/5/23/15681130/treme-7th-ward-festival-memorial-day-weekendEric Craig2017-05-19T11:09:24-05:002017-05-19T11:09:24-05:00Two hotels with local pool admission this summer
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<p>Two places to spend all of your New Orleans’ summers</p> <p id="BhdeGq">This summer, W New Orleans – French Quarter and the Le Meridien New Orleans will open pools to locals starting memorial day weekend, and ending on September 3.</p>
<p id="62265d">At the W, the <a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-best-hotel-pools/w-new-orleans-french-quarter">WET pools will be open</a> to locals every Sunday between May 28 through September 3, between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Passes to use the pool are $30, which goes towards a food and beverage credit at the pool area. To purchase a pass, <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/w-french-quarter-2017-wet-pool-pass-tickets-34372432872#tickets">visit the 2017 WET’s Eventbrite site.</a> </p>
<p id="Vl62mk">On June 15, July, 13, August 17, the W will have a free “dive-In” movie night for both guest and locals at the WET pool. The pool opens at 6:30 a.m, with limited spacing. To RSVP to the free event, <a href="http://wnolarsvp@whotels.com">email W Hotels.</a></p>
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<p id="rVbHRG"><a href="https://nola.curbed.com/maps/new-orleans-best-hotel-pools/le-meridien-hotel">At the Le Meridien New Orleans,</a> the rooftop pool deck will be open to locals every Saturday and Sunday from May 27 through September 3 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-meridien-new-orleans-summer-2017-pool-pass-tickets-34340976786">Passes for the pool are $15</a> and include one complimentary drink. On Sundays, a DJ will be on deck during the afternoons. </p>
<p id="7jIMKV">Both hotels asks non-hotel guests to bring personal towels to the pool. </p>
<p id="XUieMP">Curbed NOLA listed The W New Orleans – French Quarter and Le Meridien in the 17 best hotels pools in New Orleans.</p>
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https://nola.curbed.com/2017/5/19/15663382/new-orleans-hotels-offer-local-admission-passes-poolEric Craig