Things to do over the New Year's Day long weekend in New Orleans (Updated 2026)

New Orleans City and Cemetery Bus Tour
This tour provides an insider’s perspective, with opportunities to walk around on your own and take in the rich history of New Orleans. Relax in...
$55

Get ready to PARTY!! This Premium 3-hour tour INCLUDES 2 DRINKS, and will take you beyond Bourbon Street to the music clubs, and cocktail bars...
$54

Discover the history of New Orleans through its architecture! On this 2-hour Garden District tour, you'll learn about 19th century New Orleans while admiring the...
$40

Destrehan Plantation Tour
Located just 25 minutes from New Orleans and 10 minutes away from the New Orleans International Airport, Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation home...
$30

Discover the history of New Orleans through its architecture on a 2-hour walk around the French Quarter. Enjoy a leisurely stroll with a local guide...
$40

New Orleans Cemetery Walking Tour
Explore the fascinating and historic Cities of the Dead with this 2-hour tour of several New Orleans' cemeteries. This tour cover tomb architecture, history, and...
$30

Take a spirited journey with an expert historical guide through the shadowy streets of the French Quarter as you learn of ghosts, gris-gris, Voodoo, and...
$29

New Orleans Only Ancestral Witchcraft Tour Join us for a unique journey into New Orleans Garden District. This area is more than a home for...
$35

Discover where jazz was born, explore the neighborhoods that shaped it, and experience New Orleans' best live music with a local expert....
$46

Oak Alley Plantation features picturesque Oak Trees, beautiful landscaping, an elegant 1837 Greek Revival style plantation house, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant, and antique farm...
$180

Master Storytellers guide groups through darkened streets for a historically accurate fun-filled tour full of New Orleans ghost stories and tales of Vampires. Join the...
$21

New Orleans French Quarter Photo Shoot
You will have a chance to see the most famous things in French Quater, New Orleans and have the recognizable city as your background for...
$59

The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates. Explore one of...
$25

Take a 2–3 hour kayak and canoe swamp tour through the historic Manchac swamp. A local Louisiana naturalist guides you through the historic Manchac Swamp...
$93

Warning! This tour is only for the brave! We provide the original and finest night-time cemetery tour. This experience gives guests the opportunity to learn...
$35

As a department of the Preservation Resource Center, Save Our Cemeteries is the only non-profit tour operator directly supporting restoration, education, and advocacy in New...
$35

Metairie Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is frequently listed as one of the must-see cemeteries in the world. While...
$35

Movie and TV Show Tour of New Orleans
This walking tour includes a multitude of filming locations including The Originals, NCIS New Orleans, King Creole, The Princess and the Frog, Interview with the...
$30

Explore the New Orleans Storyville Museum, the only museum in New Orleans dedicated to retelling the fascinating history of the city's storied past and notorious...
$29

Get ready for an exhilarating 1.5 hour airboat ride deep into secluded bayous in Cajun Country. You will see all sorts of wildlife on your...
$179

