CITO Trees are for the Fish
Posted February 12, 2021 at 3:11 PM by Amanda Frentz
Fifty Christmas trees from this years Celebration in the Oaks fundraiser in New Orleans City Park are now serving a new role as habitat/shelter for juvenile fish in Bayou St. John. City Park and LDWF, with to help of volunteers and sponsors, bundled small sets of trees and anchored within casting distance along the western shore of the bayou, just north of Filmore Avenue. Small fish and invertebrates are attracted to brush piles...
From Hurricane Katrina to coronavirus, how Celebration in the Oaks is coming full circle
Posted November 25, 2020 at 11:59 AM by Amanda Frentz
BY MISSY WILKINSON | CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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In December 2005, swaths of New Orleans remained dark and empty because of Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters, and Celebration in the Oaks organizers faced a challenge. How to mount the drive-thru holiday lights show when downed trees marred City Park’s landscape and the storm had destroyed its electrical infrastructure? Their solution was to condense the event&rsquo...
New Orleans City Park Celebration in the Oaks 2020 Fundraiser Announcement
Posted September 27, 2020 at 10:59 PM by Amanda Frentz
New Orleans City Park celebrates the 34th year of Celebration in the Oaks with the announcement of a change for the 2020 holiday season. The Celebration in the Oaks fundraiser will operate as a driving tour for the season. The Park decision was made to offer a safe opportunity for the people of the region to celebrate this holiday season. Staff has been working tirelessly to adapt the fundraiser to make it safe and operate...
Celebration in the Oaks 2019
Posted November 22, 2019 at 3:10 PM by Amanda Frentz
With more than a million dazzling lights and breathtaking displays, Celebration in the Oaks in New Orleans City Park is an annual holiday tradition for families in the Crescent City and across the country. Friends and families can kick off the 33rd annual opening with an early glimpse of the stunning holiday displays at one of three Celebration in the Oaks preview parties. Tickets for all events are on sale now at CelebrationInTheOaks.com.<...
Get Queen Elsa to invite your kids to the CITO Family Party!
Posted September 30, 2014 at 7:54 AM by Amanda Frentz
Join us at the Family Party! Queen Elsa wants you and your family at the party! Elsa. Ana, and Olaf will be waiting at the Family Party for you!
Queen Elsa wants you and your kids at the Celebration in the Oaks Family Party! And she wants to call your kids on the phone to invite them! Between November 3rd and 7th, you may come to the Reception Desk in the...
Who decorates all the Christmas trees at CITO?
Posted November 21, 2013 at 2:00 PM by Amanda Frentz
Who decorates all the Christmas trees each year at Celebration in the Oaks?