New Orleans Seafood Festival
Saturday September 15 ()
Held every year in mid-September in Lafayette Square, across from historic Gallier Hall on St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans, the free festival features live entertainment, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, local arts and crafts and world-famous cuisine from top New Orleans restaurants and caterers.
In past years festival-goers dined on delicacies from such renowned seafood restaurants as Acme Oyster House, Arnaud’s, Café Giovanni, Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, Galatoire’s, Mr. B’s Bistro, Ninja, Oceana, Pigeon Caterers, Pontchartrain Point Café, Red Fish Grill, Remoulade, Saltwater Grill, and others. Shrimp, crab, oysters, fish, crawfish and other delicacies hauled out of the water are featured in a multitude of creative dishes that will please the palate.
Past festivals have also included artists’ booths featuring some of the New Orleans area’s most talented artists in jewelry, woodworks, textiles and more. Souvenir baseball caps, posters, T-shirts, aprons, jewelry and other memorabilia are on sale on the festival grounds.
All proceeds from the festival benefit the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation (LHF). The Louisiana Hospitality Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to offer greater access to culinary education and arts, while providing support for the health and social welfare of children across the state. The LHF executes this through community outreach, children’s education, hospitality industry financial assistance and benevolence. For more information, visit http://www.louisianahospitalityfoundation.org.
Price
FREE