Open a season to see every Thursday-to-Sunday weekend: the real rate, what’s still open, and the events worth planning around.
The classics (Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Halloween) are great, but there are hidden gems spread throughout the year in New Orleans. Use this to explore.
September 2026Decadence & Saints kickoff
Highs 90 · Lows 74
✶Southern Decadencethe quarter · 10 min
Labor Day weekend, the Quarter at full volume.
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Highs 87 · Lows 71
✶Saints home gamethe dome · 15 min
The Dome wakes up; the heat finally blinks.
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per person · night (villa of 30)
October 2026Halloween & Krewe of Boo
Highs 82 · Lows 64
✶Fried Chicken Festlakefront · 15 min
✶Art for Art's Sakemagazine st · 15 min
The heat breaks; the pool still says summer.
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per person · night (villa of 30)
Oct 8 to 11
One villa left Highs 81 · Lows 62
✶Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festlafayette sq · 10 min
Brass and brisket, ten minutes up the road.
From $79
per person · night (villa of 30)
Oct 15 to 18
Two villas left Highs 79 · Lows 60
✶Wine nights at Bacchanala walk from your front door
A quiet one, the city mostly to yourselves.
From $78
per person · night (villa of 30)
Highs 78 · Lows 59
✶Krewe of Boo paradethe quarter · 10 min
✶New Orleans Film Festivalcitywide
The costumes come out a week early.
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per person · night (villa of 30)
Oct 29 to Nov 1
Booked out Highs 76 · Lows 57
✶Halloween on Frenchmen Stthrough the marigny
Frenchmen on Halloween is the show. You live down the road.
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per person · night (villa of 30)
November 2026Bayou Classic & gumbo season
Highs 73 · Lows 55
✶Oak Street Po-Boy Festivaloak st · 25 min
✶Saints home gamethe dome · 15 min
Sweater weather, fried shrimp, football on.
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per person · night (villa of 30)
Highs 71 · Lows 53
✶Treme Creole Gumbo Festivalarmstrong park · 10 min
✶Luna Fête light installationslafayette sq · 10 min
Gumbo season, officially.
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Nov 26 to 29
Two villas left Highs 70 · Lows 52
✶Bayou Classic. Grambling vs. Southernthe dome · 15 min
✶Celebration in the Oaks openscity park · 15 min
Thanksgiving for thirty, then the battle of the bands.
From $79
per person · night (villa of 30)
December 2026Réveillon & New Year’s
Highs 66 · Lows 49
✶Réveillon menus begincitywide
Gas lanterns, garlands, the hot tub earning its keep.
From $84
per person · night (villa of 30)
Dec 10 to 13
Two villas left Highs 65 · Lows 48
✶Celebration in the Oakscity park · 15 min
Lights in the oaks, Réveillon on the table.
From $55
per person · night (villa of 30)
Dec 17 to 20
Two villas left Highs 64 · Lows 47
✶Caroling in Jackson Squarethe quarter · 10 min
The city at its most golden.
From $35
per person · night (villa of 30)
Dec 24 to 27
All three open From $103
per person · night (villa of 30)
Dec 31 to Jan 3
All three open Highs 62 · Lows 46
✶Fireworks over the rivercrescent park · down the block
The river fireworks are practically a house amenity.
From $138
per person · night (villa of 30)
January 2027Carnival begins
Jan 7 to 10
All three open Highs 62 · Lows 45
✶King cake season opensevery bakery in town
Twelfth Night just past, the season starts.
From $55
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jan 14 to 17
All three open Highs 61 · Lows 44
✶Krewe of Chewbacchusrolls through the marigny · next door
✶Sugar Bowl. A College Football Playoff semifinalthe dome · 15 min
Chewbacchus weekend: the full taste of Carnival New Orleans, at January rates. The insider pick.
From $85
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jan 21 to 24
Two villas left Highs 62 · Lows 45
✶Krewe du Vieuxstarts in the marigny · next door
✶’tit Rəxthe marigny · next door
Krewe du Vieux weekend: Carnival’s sharpest satire, walking distance, at January rates.
From $63
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jan 28 to 31
Two villas left Highs 63 · Lows 46
✶Night parades. Cleopatra, Sparta, Femme Fatalest. charles · 15 min
The season's secret: real parades, no crowds yet.
From $111
per person · night (villa of 30)
February 2027Mardi Gras
Highs 64 · Lows 47
✶The superkrewes. Endymion, Bacchusst. charles · 15 min
✶Red Beans parade & Fat Tuesdaylundi gras, right through the bywater
The big show, the whole city out.
From $184
per person · night (villa of 30)
Feb 11 to 14
All three open Highs 64 · Lows 47
The city exhales; the rates do too.
From $106
per person · night (villa of 30)
Feb 18 to 21
All three open From $75
per person · night (villa of 30)
Feb 25 to 28
All three open Highs 66 · Lows 49
Oysters at their best, reservations at their easiest.
From $116
per person · night (villa of 30)
March 2027St. Patrick’s & Super Sunday
Mar 4 to 7
Two villas left From $87
per person · night (villa of 30)
Mar 11 to 14
All three open Highs 72 · Lows 54
✶Irish Channel St. Patrick's paradeirish channel · 15 min
Cabbage from a float, bring a bag.
From $98
per person · night (villa of 30)
Mar 18 to 21
All three open Highs 73 · Lows 56
✶Hogs for the Causelakefront · 15 min
✶Super Sunday. Mardi Gras Indianscentral city · 12 min
Barbecue for a cause; suits on Super Sunday.
From $134
per person · night (villa of 30)
Mar 25 to 28
Two villas left Highs 74 · Lows 57
✶Easter parades & bonnets, Easter Sundaythe quarter · 10 min
Literary New Orleans, at full Stella, and bonnets on the avenue Sunday.
From $98
per person · night (villa of 30)
April 2027French Quarter Fest & Jazz Fest
Highs 78 · Lows 60
Spring at full tilt, the city to yourselves.
From $118
per person · night (villa of 30)
Apr 8 to 11
All three open Highs 79 · Lows 61
✶French Quarter Festthe quarter · 10 min
The Quarter becomes one long free festival.
From $131
per person · night (villa of 30)
Apr 15 to 18
Two villas left Highs 80 · Lows 62
✶Crawfish at their peaka boil on your turf lawn
Between festivals, the boil weekend.
From $85
per person · night (villa of 30)
Apr 22 to 25
Two villas left Highs 81 · Lows 63
✶Jazz Fest, weekend onefairgrounds · 10 min
Jazz Fest, weekend one. Plan the naps.
From $132
per person · night (villa of 30)
Apr 29 to May 2
All three open Highs 82 · Lows 64
✶Jazz Fest, weekend twofairgrounds · 10 min
✶The club nights betweenfrenchmen st · through the marigny
Weekend two, and the best club bookings of the year.
From $116
per person · night (villa of 30)
May 2027Crawfish season
Highs 84 · Lows 66
✶Mother's Day second linefollow the brass
Bring the mothers; the boil pot's still on.
From $64
per person · night (villa of 30)
May 13 to 16
All three open Highs 85 · Lows 67
✶Bayou Boogaloobayou st. john · 12 min
Festival season's neighborhood encore.
From $133
per person · night (villa of 30)
May 20 to 23
All three open Highs 86 · Lows 68
The last soft weekend before summer.
From $79
per person · night (villa of 30)
May 27 to 30
Two villas left From $87
per person · night (villa of 30)
June 2027Pool season proper
Highs 89 · Lows 73
The pool earns its keep by nine a.m.
From $60
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jun 10 to 13
Two villas left From $69
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jun 17 to 20
Two villas left Highs 90 · Lows 74
Summer rates, full pool, easy tables.
From $76
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jun 24 to 27
Two villas left From $58
per person · night (villa of 30)
July 2027Essence Fest & river fireworks
Highs 91 · Lows 75
✶Essence Festivalthe dome · 15 min
✶Go 4th on the River fireworkscrescent park · down the block
Fireworks over the river, practically the backyard.
From $109
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jul 8 to 11
Two villas left From $56
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jul 15 to 18
Two villas left From $55
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jul 22 to 25
Two villas left From $54
per person · night (villa of 30)
Jul 29 to Aug 1
All three open From $59
per person · night (villa of 30)
August 2027Red Dress Run
From $61
per person · night (villa of 30)
Thursday to Sunday, three nights, priced per villa. Rates refresh with every site update; availability is confirmed live at checkout. Book direct and it’s the lowest rate anywhere, guaranteed.