Whitney White Linen Night
Saturday August 4 (Saturday (06:00 PM - 09:00 PM, 09:00 PM - 11:00 PM))
White Linen Night is New Orleans Arts District’s annual summer art-walk and outdoor celebration along Julia Street (300-700 blocks) and throughout the New Orleans Arts District. Enjoy gallery and museum art openings with contemporary works by local, national and international artists. Official After-Party hosted at the Contemporary Arts Center, from 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm.
The outdoor celebration includes stages and live entertainment provided by some of New Orleans’ most eclectic and talented musicians. Those who get into the spirit of the occasion wear white outfits and some even wear white hats as they leisurely stroll through the art galleries along Julia Street and adjacent side streets. In the years before air conditioning in homes and vehicles, New Orleanians did a number of things to lessen the effects of the summer heat. One of them was wearing white linen clothing. Men wore white suits to reflect, rather than absorb, the sun’s heat, and women wore white dresses for the same reason. The white linen tradition is revisited every summer in the city’s Warehouse Arts District on the first Saturday night in August during Whitney White Linen Night.
Price
Block party is FREE (cash bar & food). After party at CAC is FREE for members, and $10 for general admission (cash bar & food).