Creole Tomato Festival
A free weekend at the French Market in early June celebrating the local tomato harvest, with cooking demos, music and tomato-everything.
- When
- A Saturday and Sunday in early June: the first weekend of June in 2025 and 2026, the second in 2024.
- Where
- French Market, lower French Quarter
- Admission
- Free
- Organiser
- French Market Corporation
- Official site
- frenchmarket.org/creoletomatofest/
Usual month only
About Creole Tomato Fest
Creole tomatoes are the local name for tomatoes grown in the rich soil of the river parishes. The festival at the French Market reached its 40th edition in 2026 and celebrates the start of their season with music, food booths and growers selling at the market.
Dates, 2026–2035
| Year | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sat–Sun 6–7 Jun | Held |
| 2027 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2028 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2029 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2030 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2031 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2032 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2033 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2034 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
| 2035 | Usually in June | Usual month only |
"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: 2024: 8–9 Jun 2024; 2025: 7–8 Jun 2025; 2026: 6–7 Jun 2026.
Sources
- frenchmarket.org/creoletomatofest/ctfvendor/ (2026 dates, 40th edition; checked 2026-10-26)
- wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/new-orleans-events-creole-tomato… (2025 dates; free; checked 2026-10-26)
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