Celebration in the Oaks
City Park's holiday light show, strung through the live oaks from the day after Thanksgiving to New Year's Day.
- When
- Nightly from the day after Thanksgiving through 1 January.
- Where
- New Orleans City Park
- Admission
- Ticketed
- Organiser
- New Orleans City Park
- Official site
- celebrationintheoaks.com/
Announced by organiser "November 27, 2026 - January 1, 2027" (organiser, checked 2026-10-26) · 26 days away
About Celebration in the Oaks
Celebration in the Oaks began in the late 1980s and is a fundraiser for City Park. The route winds through the botanical garden and Carousel Gardens amusement park, under lights hung in the centuries-old live oaks, and the antique carousel and miniature train run during the show.
Dates, 2026–2035
| Year | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fri–Fri 27 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 2027 | Announced by organiser |
| 2027 | Fri–Sat 26 Nov 2027 – 1 Jan 2028 2028 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2028 | Fri–Mon 24 Nov 2028 – 1 Jan 2029 2029 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2029 | Fri–Tue 23 Nov 2029 – 1 Jan 2030 2030 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2030 | Fri–Wed 29 Nov 2030 – 1 Jan 2031 2031 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2031 | Fri–Thu 28 Nov 2031 – 1 Jan 2032 2032 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2032 | Fri–Sat 26 Nov 2032 – 1 Jan 2033 2033 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2033 | Fri–Sun 25 Nov 2033 – 1 Jan 2034 2034 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2034 | Fri–Mon 24 Nov 2034 – 1 Jan 2035 2035 | Usual pattern, not announced |
| 2035 | Fri–Tue 23 Nov 2035 – 1 Jan 2036 2036 | Usual pattern, not announced |
"Usual pattern" rows project the timing described above onto each year. They are not dates: organisers set them, and they sometimes break the pattern (see how often the patterns held).
Recent: 2025: 28 Nov 2025 – 1 Jan 2026 (search summary).
Sources
- celebrationintheoaks.com/ (history; ticketing; checked 2026-10-26)
- neworleanscitypark.org/event/celebration-in-the-oaks/ (2026–27 dates; checked 2026-10-26)