New Year’s Eve Activities for Families
New Year’s Eve is not just for grownups – not even in New Orleans. Here are some fun ways to say “bienvenue” (welcome) to 2026 in NOLA with your little ones. If you play it right, you can have a great day with the kids and still get home in time to pick up the babysitter and go out on the town.
Noon Year’s Eve at Louisiana Children’s Museum
With this countdown ’til noon event at the Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park on December 31, kids who can’t stay up until midnight don’t have to miss the fun.
End the New Year with a Mardi Gras-style parade in the French Quarter. The Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade begins at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue and Decatur Street at 2 p.m. (time subject to change).
If you have children old enough to stay up until midnight, find yourself a spot along the riverfront from the New Orlean Hilton Riverside to Crescent Park.
View A Kid’s Guide to Mardi Gras
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