The Louisiana Peach Festival – June 25-27.  There will be live music featuring Grammy Award Country Group of the Year nominee Shenandoah highlights the festival’s entertainment. The festival also features 200 artisans and vendors of all types. There is a parade, antique cars, a rodeo, tennis tournament, 5K run, cookery contest and more. The 2009 festival was selected by the Southeast Tourism Society as a Top 20 Event for June.

While in town for the Festival, the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are in the Heart of the French Quarter. French Quarter Inns welcomes you to enjoy delightful guestrooms located amid centuries-old, landscaped courtyards & authentic Creole architecture.  Book online for our best French Quarter Hotel Peach Festival holiday hotel rates.  Easy on-line French Quarter Hotel reservations or call us at 504-524-4401 or 1-800-225-4040!

Reveillon, a Creole Dining Tradition from Creole families of yesteryear, celebrated this traditional dining custom twice during the holiday season – on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Menus have been adapted to combine ageless Creole cuisine along with more contemporary New Orleans dishes, but the spirit of the past remains.

In the Heart of the French Quarter, the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, French Market and the French Quarter tour. While at the French Market Christmas events, enjoy charming boutique hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Click here for great 2009 French Quarter Inns Creole Reveillon holiday rates!

COOLinary New Orleans – Celebrating Dining in America’s Most Delicious City! This year’s celebration will take place in August & September and will feature special prix fix 3-course menus from restaurants all over the city. With prices at $20 for lunch and $34 for dinner, enjoy New Orleans fine dining on a budget. Here’s to a delicious summer!

The Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming French Quarter hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best New Orleans French Quarter hotel availability!

Summertime holds so many exciting events at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, such as the second cooking class by GW Fins Executive Chef and Co-Owner, Chef Tenney Flynn.  By the time June ends, SoFAB will barely take a breath before the annual gala.  Southern Food and Beverage Museum honors Chef Leah Chase of Dooky Chase’s by naming SoFAB’s Louisiana Gallery in honor of her.  The Leah Chase Gala will celebrate her tremendous contributions to culinary, the arts, and civil rights and will take place on July 2, with food from Southern restaurants, music, drinks, and a special cocktail created in her honor.  Don’t forget: This summer marks the one year anniversary of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.  While in town, stay in the French Quarter!  Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas. Enjoy charming hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best New Orleans French Quarter hotel availability and Summertime rates!

Meet the Brown’s of Comedy is playing the newly remodeled and reopened Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts, New Orleans, LA, Saturday, Aug 1, 2009 08:00 PM.  This fabulous comedy show stars… Steve Brown / Cocoa Brown / Benji Brown / Willie Brown & Woody / Pat Brown / Spanny Brown & Doo Doo Brown!  Don’t miss all of the fun! 

And while in town, try our lovely French Quarter Hotels! Located in the Heart of the French Quarter, the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, French Market and a short trolley ride from the Garden District. Enjoy charming New Orleans hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter.  Click here for great 2009 French Quarter Summer hotel rates!

Stephen Sondheim’s musical, COMPANY, opens at Tulane University’s Summer Lyric Theatre, July 9-12. The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore this landmark “concept” show, considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of musical theatre. Performance times for COMPANY are 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in Dixon Hall, Tulane University.

Looking for a great place to stay while you enjoy the play? Located in the Heart of the French Quarter, the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel are steps from world famous Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, French Market and a short trolley ride to Tulane’s Uptown Campus. Enjoy charming boutique hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter.  Click here for great 2009 French Quarter hotel rates!

The National World War II Museum is a special place, unique among New Orleans many museums, encouraging learning and appreciation of the significance of World War II and the men and women who led us to victory in the war that changed the world. The Road to Victory: A Vision for Future Generations capital campaign has been launched to expand the current Museum and will include four prominent exhibit pavilions which will portray all campaigns of the war on land, sea, and air, and each branch of the U.S. military services, a theater and USO entertainment venue, a themed restaurant, and a public parade ground. Join us on The Road to Victory and visit the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

While in town, stay with us in the French Quarter at the Hotel St. Pierre and Andrew Jackson Hotel.  Steps from world famous Bourbon and Royal Streets, Jackson Square, Convention Center, Riverfront, and Aquarium of the Americas, we welcome you to enjoy charming French Quarter hotel accommodations in the Heart of the French Quarter. Book early for the best New Orleans French Quarter hotel availability!

New Orleans Habitat for Humanity: Volunteering for Alternative Summer Vacation!  This summer volunteers from all over the world will travel to New Orleans for an alternative summer volunteer experience with New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity working on houses all throughout the greater New Orleans area.  Come on down and stay at the Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel, in the Heart of the French Quarter. Located steps from Bourbon Street, Jackson Square and the French Market, enjoy the European charm of French Quarter Inns. We have great early bird summer French Quarter hotel room rates available!

New Orleans‘ Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts reopens after a $22-million renovation. A week-long festival of events surrounding the theater’s debut kicks off with a program featuring New Orleans-based performers; throughout the week, visiting stars include violinist Itzhak Perlman, gospel singer Yolanda Adams and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. And don’t forget, Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans in 1911, where she was raised by her aunt from the age of four. The Mahalia Jackson Theatre for the Performing Arts is located in Louis Armstrong Park just across from the French Quarter on N. Rampart St; the park is named for New Orleans’s “favorite son” and is now recognized as the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park. So come on down and stay with us!  Located steps from Jackson Square, Bourbon Street, and the French Market, French Quarter Inns welcomes you to our two New Orleans French Quarter Hotel locations! The Hotel St. Pierre & Andrew Jackson Hotel welcomes you with charming accommodations and the best locations in New Orleans to enjoy all the fun! Click here for great 2009 French Quarter hotel rates!

Tulane University’s 2009 Commencement Ceremony, May 14-16, 2009, features the pomp and circumstance expected of the traditional Commencement celebration but with a New Orleans twist!  New Orleans native Ellen DeGeneres, a 12-time Emmy Award-winning comedian will be the keynote speaker.  Musician and actor Harry Connick Jr., HIV co-discoverer Françoise Barré-Sinoussi will receive honorary degrees.  And don’t forget live Jazz and a weeklong party.  While in town for all of the fun, stay with us!  We have budget minded French Quarter hotel rate specials all the way through the summer. Some restrictions apply; book early for best availability. Easy on-line reservations or call us at 504-524-4401 or 1-800-225-4040!