Top New Orleans Classes & Workshops

Enrich your visit to New Orleans with a half-day cooking class. Learn to prepare authentic Louisiana cuisine with a professional chef and a small group of like-minded foodies. After completing your lesson, sit down to enjoy the meal and receive a complimentary wine and local beer, a souvenir apron, and a collection of recipes included in the cost of the course.

See the spooky side of New Orleans and try out a few drinks while you're at it on this bar-hopping tour, which focuses on the haunted side of the city. You'll visit the Lalaurie Mansion, believed to be the most haunted spot in town, and spend time in Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, the oldest bar in the US, all with an engaging local guide to regale you with ghost stories.

Discover New Orleans ‘spirited’ side on a fun and informative cocktail tour! You’ll rub shoulders with local imbibers at historic bars and restaurants and sip on classic concoctions like the Sazerac. Immerse yourself in the stories from your guide and savvy mixologists, and learn the famous – and sometimes scandalous – histories of drink and drinking culture in New Orleans. Three drinks are included in the price.

Get the full Louisiana dining and imbibing experience with a New Orleans cooking class followed by French Quarter cocktail tour. Learn the fundamentals of preparing classic Creole dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines during a live chef demo and tasting. Then visit historic French Quarter bars with a cocktail‐savvy guide. Sip on three different handcrafted mixes (included in price) and learn the origin of New Orleans' most celebrated drinks.

New Orleans’ French Quarter is known for its amazing food, and this Cajun and Creole cooking class centered in the French Quarter provides you with the tips you need to be able to make three dishes in your own kitchen. This intimate, small-group experience can be booked for up to ten people, and you’ll get quality time with your group as you make gumbo, etouffee, and bananas foster all from scratch.

If you’re curious about how award-winning rum is produced in New Orleans, then this guided tour is an excellent choice. To help you get a personalized experience to remember—this is a private behind-the-scenes tour with just your personal group and a rum maker. Learn about fermentation, distillation, and the aging process—then best of all, sample a variety of different rums.

Get the full New Orleans tasting experience with a 3-hour French Quarter cocktail and foodie tour! Discover the pillars of New Orleans’ restaurant scene with visits to renowned establishments. Learn about local food and drink history from your savvy guide, and sip on some of New Orleans' most celebrated drinks.

The Mardi Gras School of Cooking does small, intimate hands-on classes in the French Quarter. Classes are more like a dinner party with friends. Feel welcomed into our kitchens by the Chefs themselves. From the moment you arrive until you roll out the door our Chefs are friendly, personable and entertaining. Not to mention their culinary skills are impecable. Our minimum class size is 2 people. A solo traveler may join an already scheduled class. Call us to hear about the available classes.

Take part in a one-of-a-kind New Orleans experience—and walk away with new skills, and new scents—on this small-group perfume-making class. Choose a start time that’s best for you, grab a lab coat, and learn all about the tips and tricks of making your own signature scent. You’ll have the chance to explore and create three different scents; at the end of class, bottle your favorite and take it with you as a unique souvenir.

There are so many great places to eat and drink in the French Quarter, and with this tour, you can avoid decision paralysis or hours of research time, as a guide shows you some of the area’s best brunch spots. Satisfy your hunger pangs with creole and cajun delights, such as crawfish grilled cheese, beignets, and alligator tacos. Best of all—both food and alcoholic drink tastings are included.

Here at Happy Raptor Distilling, our mission is to create premium infused rum inspired by our culture, our community, and the things that bring us joy. Our tour is an extension of that mission, and we can't wait to welcome you! A typical tour at Happy Raptor Distilling begins the minute guests walk through the door with a complimentary 504Rum cocktail, crafted in our tasting room from fresh ingredients. On the tour, guests will experience the entire journey of 504Rum and cocktail-making, from the sugar fields of south Louisiana where we pick up the molasses ourselves, to our Caribbean-style production and infusion techniques, and finally to the craft. Following the tour of the production area, guests will enjoy a tasting of all four 504Rum varieties in our signature line, bringing the tour to life and celebrating everything we love about Louisiana: great rum and great memories.

Connect with your creative side in New Orleans during a pottery workshop at the historic French Market. Take a rest from sightseeing and the heat of the day in a shaded outdoor studio at the edge of the French Quarter, where you’ll learn basic hand-building techniques in a casual environment. Remember your visit to New Orleans with a handmade, one-of-a-kind souvenir, which will be fired, glazed, and shipped home to you after the class.

The New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe brings classic cuisine to the Big Easy with a prix-fixe menu that highlights the city's musical heritage. Choose a 2- or 3-course menu with your preferred musical theme. No matter what meal you choose, your appetite will be quenched at this transcontinental cultural icon.

This is a complete Mystical New Orleans Theme Entertainment Package for less than the price of just a single Tarot Reading in most Psychic Shops. This in itself is unique because you will not often see this offered elsewhere. "Modern Alchemy" Tarot is unique because it is based on the original and most Authentic Origins of the Tarot. Rather than stick to the cliché' and, often, one dimensional aspects of "Fortune Telling," it focus more on Personal Transformation, Creative Self Help, and things you can use to more fully enrich your life. It includes (but is not limited to) aspects of Jungian Psychology, Interpersonal Astrology, Modern Art & Theatre, and Mythic Story Telling. It is a Unique Interactive Experience for All. Plus... A Bonus French Quarter Haunted Walking on your way to the Party (learn local Ghost, Vampire, Voodoo Legends & More). Plus... Free Original Art & Music compliments of your Host, Dok Lazlo!

Burlesque is a cultural phenomenon in New Orleans that is not to be missed. This class is a unique experience to be shared with your besties. It's a great way to loosen up and have some fun while learning some moves you can take home with you. Classes are designed to cover the fundamentals of burlesque technique and boa work, but our professional instructors are able to customize the curriculum to best fit the needs of your group. This is a private class for parties of 5-10 people. Classes run 50 minutes. Please wear clothing that is comfortable to move in. Stripping is NOT mandatory or expected. Heeled shoes are suggested but not required

I've served more pub crawls, by far, than any guide in New Orleans. This provides me preferential, or exclusive, access to select venues that will help aid the tour's narrative and propel our exploration of New Orleans' cocktail/ghost history. This tour pays for itself, once you know the places I sip. Between bars, we walk to haunted/historical locations unveiling the culture, history, architecture, and the city's terrifying past.

Watch a cooking demonstration at New Orleans Cooking school. Learn to make Louisiana favorites with recipes, locally brewed beer, refreshments, and enough food for lunch. A 3-hour walking food tour with Destination Kitchen, enjoy some of the most famous and most visited eateries in the quarter while learning about the history and culture of New Orleans! The 2-hour cooking class will take place after the food walking tour.

You will have private, one-on-one guidance from a professional writer who has been teaching for years. I can offer you concrete, specific advice on how to make your writing better and stronger. This is an activity uniquely tailored to your personal strengths and weaknesses as a storyteller.

Bonjour! Growing up in Cajun Country (Lafayette, LA) my family has utilized the resources from the along the Vermilion and Atchafalaya Rivers' for over two centuries. The first recipe I ever learned was from my grandfather Autoine Leon which resulted in " Big Popoa" homemade buttermilk biscuits! Specializing in Creole cuisine I use the freshest Louisiana seafood and ingredients to create my spectacular dishes and never forget to throw in the "Holy Trinity". With mealtime being the focal point of my upbringing I have fond memories with family and friends of community, togetherness, and celebration. Hospitality and cooking are in my roots and I can't wait to share my family's southern dishes with you! All ingredients are locally sourced and you'll be served the freshest Louisiana seafood! Now come on down and Let's Eat!

Named by Imbibe Magazine as one of the 25 most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the last Century, Chris is the stuff bartending legends are made of, Chris and his wife Laura are founders of The Museum of the American Cocktail located in New Orleans, He is recognized as a global expert on the history and evolution of cocktails and American drink. He has presented at the Smithsonian, The American Museum of Natural History, The National Archives, and many other prestigious venues here in the U.S. and around the world. His Youtube series "New Orleans Best Cocktails" has become the gold standard for classic cocktail technique instruction, Inspiring a whole generation of bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts. Having spent 30 years studying his craft, he has developed his own method of teaching a unified theory of cocktails and drink making