Kicking off the Holiday Season with the French Market District
The French Market District will help kick off New Orleans’ holiday season with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.
The event runs from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Oscar Dunn Park and includes live music, festive performances, and a classic New Orleans second line parade. The French Market Corporation invites both locals and visitors to join in the start of the holiday season and enjoy some of the city’s favorite cultural traditions.
Musical Event Schedule
The festivities get underway at 3:30 p.m. with a performance by the Victory Belles, a vocal trio whose specialty is 1940s-style harmonies and a very strong sense of nostalgia. The Baby Dolls will also be there, a historic New Orleans Carnival tradition from the very early 1900s. They’re a big part of the city’s Black cultural heritage and are a very distinctive New Orleans phenomena…