Thanks everyone who came out to the Freret Street Festival Saturday: shoppers, vendors, musicians, volunteers… everyone! What a fantastic Festival. Same time and place next year.
Gambit Weekly has an app for that! With your smart phone, navigate to the Freret Street Festival app at http://www.bestofneworleans.com/freretstfest/ to get everything you need to know for the Fest tomorrow. From music lineups to vendor lists to insider tips.
So many delicious choices!!! Come hungry. Click on “Food” above to see who is going to be cooking and serving up New Orleans’ finest food at the Festival.
Check out the Vendor List to find out who will be at the Fest!
Freret Street will be blocked off From Napoleon Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. If you are lucky enough to live close enough to walk to the Freret Street Festival, good for you!
If you drive, there are two, free parking lots nearby: 1) On Napoleon Avenue at S Robertson Street & 2) On the corner of Magnolia and Cadiz Streets. Please be courteous to our neighbors when you park and do not block driveways.
If you ride your bike, there is a complimentary bike valet by Bike Easy, at the corner of Freret and Jena and also at Freret and Valmont.
Via public transit, both the Freret #15 bus and Napoleon #24 bus will drop you off right here. Take the St. Charles Streetcar and walk the 8 or so blocks or the Claiborne #16 bus is just 2-4 blocks away.
What is the Freret Street Festival all about? GoNOLA.com gives a good overview on their post “Freret Street Festival: New Orleans Revitalization Celebration.” Click here to read it!
Visit the “Music” page to see all the fantastic acts we will have performing at this year’s Freret Street Festival!
We are in full gear getting ready for the 2013 Freret Street Festival. April 6, noon – 6pm, Freret Street between Napoleon and Jefferson Avenues. The Festival will be bigger and better this year!
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the 2012 Freret Street Festival a smashing success!
Photo courtesy of Rick Moore.
In the Company Burger parking lot on the 4600 block of Freret between Cadiz and Valence at 3:45 will be a special Big Easy Rollergirls event with a performance by the Pussyfooters! Don’t miss it!