NOLA Connect
Your official concierge for navigating the Big Easy. Book your stay, find the best eats, and plan your NOLA itinerary.
Official Hotel Blocks
InterContinental New Orleans
Experience classic luxury in the heart of the business district, just steps from the French Quarter.
The Higgins Hotel
Art Deco elegance meets modern comfort in the historic Arts/Warehouse District.
NOLA Curated Guides
A few committee favorites for reunion week — reservations recommended for the smaller spots:
- Atchafalaya
- Bearcat
- Café Degas
- Chada
- Chapter V
- Chophouse
- Compère Lapin
- Dahla
- Dakar New Orleans
- Desi Vega's Steakhouse
- Dooky Chase's
- Doris Metropolitan
- Heard Dat Kitchen
- Houston's
- Katie's
- Kenji Omakase
- Kenji Kazoku
- Kira
- Lil Dizzy's Café
- Mamou
- Miss River
- Miss Shirley's
- Morrow's
- Morrow's Steak
- Paladar 511
- Peche
- Ralph's on the Park
- Restaurant R'evolution
- Rumba
- Saffron NOLA
- Shaya
- Spicy Mango
- Sun Chong
- Superior Grill
- Thai NOLA
- Thai'd Up Gentilly
- The Husky
- Wow Turkey
- Beignet Fest — Sat, Nov 7, 10AM–6PM, City Park Festival Grounds. Beignets, brass bands, and an artist market.
- Oak Street Po-Boy Festival — Sun, Nov 8, 10AM–6PM. The 18th annual celebration of NOLA's iconic sandwich, with live music.
- Disney's The Lion King — Saenger Theatre, running through Nov 8. A great evening-out option during reunion week.
- Live music on Frenchmen Street & in the historic jazz clubs
- Evening steamboat jazz cruise on the Mississippi
- French Quarter & Garden District walking tour
- St. Louis Cemetery tour
- National WWII Museum
- Preservation Hall for traditional NOLA jazz
- Classic NOLA cocktail tour or a stop at a historic cocktail bar
- Disney's The Lion King — Saenger Theatre, running through Nov 8. Perfect family matinee.
- Beignet Fest (Sat, Nov 7) & Po-Boy Fest (Sun, Nov 8) — both stroller- and kid-friendly outdoor festivals.
- Audubon Zoo & Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
- Mardi Gras World — climb aboard real Mardi Gras floats
- Swamp tour — see (and hold!) a baby alligator
- The Music Box Village — an interactive musical house village
- City Park — carousel, sculpture garden, playgrounds, and paddle boats
- St. Charles Streetcar ride
- Café du Monde for beignets and people-watching