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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what New Orleans does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

5 pieces · Updated October 23, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Visitors walking at night through a row of green neon arches between hedges lit in blue and green Gardens

Celebration in the Oaks through the Botanical Garden, Longue Vue's holiday market, and where to eat in New Orleans

By Botanical Garden Near Me · October 23, 2026 A long concrete pier with railings running straight out over calm blue Lake Pontchartrain to a small roofed gazebo OCT 22, 2026Day trip

Three state parks within 50 miles of New Orleans, and where to eat after

By State Park Near Me → Rows of white headstones at Chalmette National Cemetery downriver from New Orleans on a soft November morning, live oaks with Spanish moss and a historic red brick wall SEP 18, 2026Veterans Day

Veterans Day in New Orleans: Chalmette, the WWII Museum, the free meals, and where to eat

By Beau Thibodeaux → A small costumed group following a ghost tour guide at night along a narrow old street lined with wrought-iron balconies, gas lamps glowing in light mist SEP 15, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in New Orleans, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler sitting on the stepped concrete seawall of Lake Pontchartrain at dawn, rod out over calm water, the Lakefront stretching away SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Lakefront seawall and Seabrook, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →