Join us to celebrate French Market Caroling, Marching Bands and Tree Lighting! French Market Holiday Caroling, December 4. Holiday caroling at Washington Artillery Park across the street from Jackson Square in the French Market – a local tradition!

French Market Holiday Marching Bands, December 11, 18, & 25. Second-line with some of the most famous New Orleans brass bands as they march through the market and interpret holiday tunes in jazz song. Parade starts at Aunt Sally’s, just beyond Café du Monde on Decatur Street.

French Market Tree Lighting, December 4. Join the French Market in a traditional tree-lighting ceremony.  Come early, shop in the French Market for the holidays and stay for the lighting ceremony.

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 holiday rates!