Nightclubs in New Orleans

Ampersand Bar + Lounge is a LGBTQ+-inclusive nightclub in the Warehouse District featuring multiple bars, a dance floor with top DJs, and a welcoming atmosphere that has made it one of New Orleans's most beloved nightclubs. Known for exceptional themed parties, drag performances, and a community that defines New Orleans's inclusive nightlife culture.

Chickie Wah Wah is one of New Orleans's most respected independent music venues — a Mid-City institution presenting outstanding jazz, funk, and New Orleans music in an intimate neighborhood setting. Chickie Wah Wah's remarkable role in supporting New Orleans's working musicians and its genuine neighborhood character create a music venue of authentic Louisiana community musical significance.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fairgrounds is one of the world's most extraordinary music festivals — a 7-stage, 7-weekend Louisiana event presenting 500+ acts representing the full spectrum of American roots music alongside the world's greatest jazz, gospel, blues, R&B, Cajun, and Zydeco performers. Its extraordinary scope, its setting in the Crescent City where American music has its deepest roots, and its role in celebrating the full diversity of American musical heritage make it arguably the most culturally significant music festival on Earth.

Frenchman Street is New Orleans' most authentic contemporary music destination — a Faubourg Marigny corridor of clubs, bars, and jazz rooms where the living tradition of New Orleans music is performed nightly by working musicians who represent the city's extraordinary musical inheritance. In contrast to Bourbon Street's tourist-focused entertainment, Frenchman Street presents music rooted in genuine New Orleans traditions for an audience that spans local musicians, serious music lovers, and visitors seeking the real New Orleans.

Preservation Hall is the most important jazz venue in the world — a French Quarter institution since 1961 dedicated to preserving and presenting New Orleans' traditional jazz heritage with the finest traditional jazz musicians in a 200-seat room of extraordinary atmospheric intensity. New Orleans' status as the birthplace of jazz, the home of Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton, and the living laboratory where African, European, and Caribbean musical traditions merged to create America's greatest musical gift to the world makes Preservation Hall the most historically significant music venue on Earth.

Republic New Orleans is the city's most important electronic music venue — a Warehouse District club presenting world-class DJs and electronic music producers in a beautifully designed 1,100-capacity space. New Orleans' extraordinary musical heritage creates a particularly rich context for electronic music — a city where DJ culture emerged from the same African and Caribbean rhythmic traditions that created jazz, creating one of the most musically sophisticated electronic music communities in America.

Republic is New Orleans's largest nightclub venue, a 1,200-capacity converted industrial warehouse in the Warehouse District hosting major EDM DJ events, live concerts, and dance parties. Republic's scale and production capabilities allow it to host touring acts that are too large for the French Quarter clubs but want the intimate club experience rather than an arena show.

The Spotted Cat is the most beloved jazz club on Frenchmen Street — a Faubourg Marigny institution presenting outstanding New Orleans jazz and swing music seven nights a week. The Spotted Cat's remarkable contribution to keeping traditional New Orleans jazz vibrant and its extraordinary Frenchmen Street presence create a music club of genuine Louisiana jazz cultural significance.

Tipitina's is New Orleans' most beloved music club — an Uptown institution since 1977 named for a Professor Longhair song where R&B, Zydeco, funk, and second-line music are presented in the most authentically New Orleans music environment outside of the French Quarter. Professor Longhair's spiritual home, the Neville Brothers' regular venue, and Allen Toussaint's favored stage create a music experience that represents New Orleans' extraordinary musical heritage at its most genuine.

Tropical Isle is Bourbon Street's most beloved entertainment institution — the home of the Hand Grenade (the most powerful drink in New Orleans, as boldly advertised). Bourbon Street's extraordinary 24-hour entertainment culture and Tropical Isle's remarkable role as a French Quarter landmark create a nightclub experience of genuine New Orleans tourist entertainment cultural significance.