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Jingle Bells & Beer

Where adults can ring in the good cheer!

Please join us for our holiday event created just for young adults – and those young at heart! Jingle Bells & Beer will be so much good fun you'll land on Santa's Naughty List!

BUY tickets here!

Tickets for this event tend to sell out before the event. Don't wait to get yours. Only a certain number of tickets will be sold, and once sold out, no tickets will be sold at the door. Must be 21 or over to attend.

Guests can experience all the rides within City Park’s Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, under the beautiful lights of Celebration in the Oaks.

Domestic and craft beers will be available to sample throughout the Amusement Park.

Dancing to music will make your bells jingle! Live entertainment featuring "The Refugeze".

Admission includes:
* Rides at the amusement park, including the miniature train and carousel

* Unlimited open domestic beer bars

*Craft Beers samples

* Food nachos, red beans and rice, gumbo, and Zapp's Chips.

 

Dress code: Wear your most horrible crazy holiday sweater to be entered into the Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest. First place, second place, and third place gets a big prize!

Date: November 23, 2019
Time: 7pm - 10pm


General Admission Tickets:

*$40/person in advance; $45/person day of event
*Friends of City Park members: $35/person in advance, $45/person day of event

 

VIP tickets: Price: $65 per person: Join your friends in the Campfire Village portion of Carousel Gardens for an open liquor bar, the marshmallows roasting experience, and seating. 

Trouble with tickets? Email JLaCour@nocp.org.

Click here to view all the rides available at Carousel Gardens Amusement Park. 

Beers include: TBA

Jingle Bells & Beer Vendors:
City Park Concessions
Copelands New Orleans
Lagniappe Lunchenonette & Catering
New Orleans Popcorn Wagon
Zapp’s Potato Chips

Craft Beer Participants:
 Urban South Brewery

There is no refund due to rain, power outages, and other unforeseen conditions for this fundraiser. Should the event need to be canceled for any reason, please visit NewOrleansCityPark.com for information. Please keep in mind our events are fundraisers. When possible the event will be rescheduled for the following night. Should that not be possible, no refunds will be given, and we invite ticket holders to consider their ticket as a donation to the Park. 

TWEETS FROM THE PARK:

  • Each year we place a new word in the Dripping Snow Tree at Celebration in the Oaks. Last year it was PEACE. GUESS THE WORD FOR THIS YEAR?
  • Have all the fun at the Celebration in the Oaks preview parties! Nov. 22, 23, and 24 - three parties with something… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  • @Change_Agent_JL Most were lost in Katrina however reach out to the Development dept and they may be able to help 😊

PARK TALK:

“On behalf of the many citizens like me...job well done. The Park is truly a wonderful asset for our city.” - Eric F.
“What a great place to get away from the madness of the French Quarter! ” - Susan F.
“The most beautiful spot in all of NOLA by far!! We will be returning.” - Stacy A.
“I would move here for this Park!” - Caity L.
“One of my favorite places....absolutely the most beautiful park I have ever seen (even internationally)!” - Karen L.
“It's the most beautiful place in New Orleans in my opinion!” - Anjali K.
“I played mini golf with my husband there 41 years ago. ” - Peg K.
“Can I just tell you all how much I LOVE city park?! The singing oak tree coupled with the sculpture garden gives me all of the positive feels. Happy to be affiliated with such a wondrous place! ” - Jacinda L.
“When you go to City Park, you enter another world!” - Linda Marie J.
“Everyone who lives here or visits should take advantage of this city's #1 asset.” - Steve I.
“One of the best kept secrets in NOLA. ” - Wyndham N.
“Can't wait for the day that I can take my grandchild to the place that my parents use to take me...great memories! ” - Jennie O.
“Beautiful trees. So peaceful to be there.” - Colleen P.
“I remember having my picture taken at the Peristyle for my dance review back in 1964. The Peristyle is still so beautiful!” - Bunny W.
“Another claim to fame in our beloved city.” - Carolyn B.
“If you go to New Orleans, you got to see the Mardi Gras...and City Park. What a gem in a place of craziness! ” - Molly H.
“Worth seeing! We drove to the park & there was plenty of parking & it was easy to find. Loved the sculpture garden!” - Linda B.
“We had great time yesterday at the Park! We will definitely be back soon! ” - Nadra J.
“Climbing the trees at City Park is an important rite of passage for any true NOLA kid. ” - Melissa R.
“Everyone I know calls the horses on the Carousel the Flying Horses! ” - Ralph M.
“City Park its really, really, really beautiful.” - Nina G.
“Beautiful location, Park is clean, so much to see for free, great artwork and streetcar accessible.” - Gladys R.
“One of my favorite places in the world!” - Karen L.
“We LOVED this Park. The Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn made us take off our shoes upon laying eyes on it!” - Marvin G.
“I take my 93 year old father to Morning Call whenever possible. I listen to him reminisce about his early memories of City Park.” - Linda J.
“I have to say, not only is City Park beautiful but it is incredibly relaxing and gives you that refreshing boost, I don't know, it kind of just feeds your soul a little bit.” - Greg H.
“No trip to NOLA is complete unless you spend an afternoon at City Park. Bring a picnic, spread a blanket and relax. There's plenty to do and see from Disc Golf to the Sculpture Gardens and rides for the kiddies. You can make a whole day of it and never get bored. Enjoy.” - Dan M.
“I wish we couldn't spent hours here! There is an Amusement Park, a sculpture garden, a place to get coffee and beignets and more! I'd love to go back and spend more time!” - Gina V.
“City Park was the factor that turned me from a tourist to a resident of New Orleans. ” - Bill W.
“Such a beautiful, magical park!” - Josh A.
“Had fun at the park yesterday...my family and I rented the paddle boats and had a blast!!! ” - Kristi S.
“If I was 40 years younger I would climb these large trees!” - Renee E.
“Man, @NOLACityPark is one of the best things about this city.” - Rab G.
“My #1 reason for wanting to move to the city!” - Nicholas C.
“City Park is my gym, my place to grab a snack, my zen place.” - Elodie C.
“The lighting on the Peristyle and Bandstand look great! Thank you City Park for being beautiful! ” - Julie S.
“This is my little piece of heaven. ” - Debby G.
“I found the Park extremely beautiful and peaceful. I would not have imagined such a beautiful green space existed so close to the city. ” - Hugo E.
“My family and I have been riding our bikes on the track around the Festival Grounds. We love it, and it’s clear everyone else does too. It’s a big asset for the city. ” - Truman B.
“I just finished my jog at the beautiful City Park. It’s a great place to exercise. ” - James B.
“A beautifully landscaped, tranquil haven away from the razzle dazzle of the French Quarter. ” - Sue B.
“The free and open space - there’s nothing like being at City Park on a nice day. ” - Ase W.
“Every route is scenic. Trails and paved roads snake like the Mississippi River around bayous, lakes, ponds, sculptures, fountains, Venetian gondolas, and 600-year-old oaks. There's a 3/4 mile boardwalk around Big Lake, nature trails, and paved areas for running! ” - G. Hill
“This Park is vast & beautiful - old oaks, a museum, gardens, art - a park you can bring the kids to for rides and to feed the ducks & swans. ” - Molly W.
“I had my reception at City Park in September of 2003 and people STILL talk about the food. It was beyond my wildest dreams! ” - Veronica P.
“I so love MY PARK, even at 53 years old, it is a treasure that brings back my earliest memories - and great ones at that!” - Allison J.
“My husband and I love the cedar swings at the Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn. It's our date place to get away from the kids. ” - Elodie C.
“Great for riding bikes through. We even saw Surrey bikes that you can rent at the Park!” - Lars H.
“I just discovered the walking paths in Couturie Forest off of Harrison. They are awesome! ” - Bern S.
“Thank you, City Park, for the gift of the exercise equipment and the walking/running/biking trail at the Festival Grounds. It is a great venue to work out in and to enjoy the Park” - Kathy S.
“The Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn, across from the Peristyle, is a fantastic addition to the Park. ” - Daniel T.
“My daughter's 5th birthday party was here, it was great. ” - Victoria T.
“Beautiful! A nice place to get away from city traffic. The Spanish moss large draped oaks are gorgeous for picture taking.” - Adam T.
“City Park is amazingly beautiful and provides a wealth of resources in our great city.” - Gina M.
“I have wonderful memories biking through CP & Couturie Forest w/ my children.” - Karen C.
“New Orleans is a destination of sights, of tastes, and of sounds. Here, the sounds of the city can fill you with life. But in City Park, an oasis for natives and transplants like myself, the sounds of the Big Easy can make you feel safe. Calm. And at-home.” - Garland H.
“Can't wait to go back.” - Lisa S.
“We are from Florida but love NOLA! And City Park is one of the crown jewels! We go there each time we visit! Love it, this is the model all city parks should strive to emulate. City Park is for all the citizens of New Orleans. ” - Shannon D.
“We rented a Single Surrey, and did a full tour, that took us next to the Botanical Garden, Amusement Park, City Putt and Morning Call. Cafe. What a great time!” - Amy C.
“I saw a yellow-crowned night heron eating a worm for breakfast this morning! #Nature” - Andrea P.
“@NOLACityPark has to be the nicest park I have ever seen. Best place for #running or just #relaxing.” - Jamie Z.
“Every visitor should see this Park. A wonderland of lights during Christmas and a worth while trip year round.” - Mel H.
“As strong supporters we marvel at the progress City Park has made in revitalizing the Park.” - Lawrence and Beth T.
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CITY PARK FACTS:

The park has 10 varieties of oak tree within its 1300 acres: Live Oak, Cherrybark, Cow, Nutall, Overcup, Post, Shumard, Water, White, and Willow.