If you are an avid shopper looking for variety and to be entertained by the act of simply browsing. You are going to love this place. Think of new Orleans as a shoppers paradise both in terms of the setting and the scope of what is available. The French Quarter truly offers a cornucopia of treasures from one of a kind relics to culinary gems like a box of Creole pralines to tuck away in your suitcase to savor on a later date.

When you arrive in the Quarter, Royal Street with it's many gift shops, antique shops and art galleries will have your full attention. You may want to spend hours touring this endless array of quality and unique stores but be sure to ask someone where the French Market is before you've spent your whole shopping budget.

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The French Quarter Festival is a fabulous event filled with music, parades and scrumptious food! More than twelve stages will fill the air with music in the historic French Quarter during the three-day weekend in which the festival is held. The selection of music will include both cotemporary and traditional jazz, Cajun, zydeco, New Orleans funk, Latin, R&B, classical, rock, swing, international and many diverse rhythms that are a part of the Crescent City's rich cultural heritage.