Visit Gallier House to view “A 19th-Century Christmas” exhibition, which runs November 15, 2024 until January 6, 2025. Tours are offered six days a week (closed Tuesdays).

Tour the private family home of famous New Orleans architect James Gallier, Jr. as it would have looked for Christmas with his family in the mid nineteenth-century. Gallier house is an architectural gem and the perfect example of a French Quarter townhouse. Guests will learn about Christmas customs of the day including holiday décor, religious traditions, reveillon dinners, and the experience of enslaved men and women and later domestic servants who made the such holiday celebrations possible.

Event's last day is Monday, January 6th

View Hermann-Grima House and Gallier House in holiday dress while learning about 19th-century life from November 13, 2024 - January 6, 2025. Open 6 days a week (closed Tuesdays).

Tours will discuss 19th-century Christmas and New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans, including gift-giving, holiday meals, seasonal displaying and decorating, and how the season’s activities would impact the lives of the enslaved people laboring on the property.

Discover Creole holiday traditions from the 19th-century while touring the Hermann-Grima house and slave quarters, an example of historic preservation and interpretation in the French Quarter. The culmination of the Creole holiday season was a New Year’s Day celebration, when New Orleanians exchanged gifts and called on one another. While on tour visitors will learn about local methods of holiday decorating, culinary traditions, and the experience of the enslaved men and women who made the fanciful holiday celebrations possible.

Event's last day is Monday, January 6th

Savor the holiday spirit as Patio Planters of the Vieux Carre presents a lovely collection of private homes dressed for the season. Residents of the Vieux Carre open their beautifully decorated homes for the self-guided walking tour which includes interesting architectural styles and home furnishings, as well as a variety of Christmas collections and holiday decorations. This festive event includes a refreshment stop and acts as a fundraiser for the highly anticipated Caroling in Jackson Square that takes place later in the evening. Ticket pick-up and day-of sales take place in the Cabildo alcove from 11 am - 3 pm. Some entrances are narrow and may not be accessible to strollers or wheelchairs.

Savor the holiday spirit as Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré presents French Quarter residences dressed for the season on December 22, 2024. The tour includes interesting architectural styles and home furnishings, as well as a variety of collections of Christmas decorations. This December fundraiser is a prelude to the highly anticipated Caroling in Jackson Square later in the evening.

The self-guided walking tour includes interesting architectural styles and home furnishings, as well as a variety of collections of Christmas decorations. This December fundraiser is a prelude to and helps provide funding for the highly anticipated Caroling in Jackson Square later in the evening.

French Quarter residents will open their homes for the self-guided walking tour between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

A fully narrated tour of New Orleans neighborhoods decorated for the holidays. See the French Quarter, Esplanade Avenue, Faubourg Tremé, City Park, Carrollton Avenue, St. Charles Avenue, Audubon Park, and the Garden District. A tour highlight and ultimate photo opportunity is strolling through the exquisitely decorated lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel, a longstanding local tradition.

Friends of the Cabildo presents: 2024 Creole Christmas – December 27th- 29th
Step back in time and join the Friends of the Cabildo for a tour of the French Quarter’s most cherished properties adorned in traditional Creole Christmas finery befitting the time and style of each historic residence!

The 46th- annual Creole Christmas will be December 27th- 29th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Historic Houses include the Historic BK House & Gardens, Gallier House, Hermann-Grima House, 1850 House, Spring Fiesta Association Home and a bonus at the Historic New Orleans Collection. All houses will have their courtyards open to enjoy on the tour as well. Tickets will be daily limited so don’t miss a chance to get out and enjoy the Christmas season in period-decorated historic homes.

This year’s Creole Christmas takes place December 27th – 29th. Tour session runs from 10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tours are self-guided and begin at the 1850 House at 523 St. Ann Street. Tickets are $30 for members, $40 for general admission. Purchase tickets at www.friendsofthecabildo.org or by calling 504.523.3939. The remaining limited unsold day-of tickets are available at the 1850 House, 504.524.9118.

For more information, please contact Jason Strada at 504.523.3939 or jason@friendsofthecabildo.org.

Event's last day is Sunday, December 29th