New Orleans's major events, ranked by crowd impact
Every event here is verified by a person, dated from its own organiser, and measured against New Orleans's day-by-day crowd forecast — so they can be ranked on one scale. See the city, day by day →
#1 Mardi Gras / Carnival (Fat Tuesday) →
Mardi Gras / Carnival is the busiest of New Orleans's 1 verified major events — its day reads Busy, busier than 65% of New Orleans's year.
The 2027 Mardi Gras / Carnival in New Orleans runs 9 Feb 2027, confirmed; expect Busy days — busier than 65% of New Orleans's year. (Avoid-Crowds, as of 2026-08-29; recomputed nightly.)
Disclaimer — event dates can change; expected dates are labelled and can move.