AT THE FRENCH MARKET
SATURDAY DECEMBER 4TH 12 NOON TO 4 PM
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Event location: Dutch Alley, between Decatur and the River. Visit www.frenchmarket.org for maps and parking info



ACTIVITY SCHEDULE 12-4 P.M. Dutch Alley

Visit and take pictures with Saint Nicholas!

· Elf face painters & caricaturist

· Craft booths to make your own rubber stamps, holiday hats and more!

PLUS:

Tisket a Tasket Book Shop will have children’s books for sale including new releases such as Dinosaur’s Night Before Christmas from local publisher Pelican Publishing and Adventures of Yat and Dat by Fox8 News Reporter Nancy Parker. ***During a break in her music set Johnette Downing will sign her children’s books***

· Hot chocolate and other holiday drinks and treats for sale

PERFORMANCE PAVILION: Holiday music performances by the following local singer/songwriters and music groups:

12-12:45 P.M. Johnette Downing

1:00-1:45 Ka-Ville Jazz Music Experience

2:00-2:45 p.m. New Orleans String Project

3:00-3:45 p.m. Jayna Morgan and the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band

DUMAINE FOUNTAIN

1-2 p.m. Navy Band New Orleans Brass Quintet

AT THE FARMERS MARKET: Christmas trees for sale!

Mother Nature’s Produce is selling Christmas trees from tabletop size to 8 feet. Santa will be there giving away candy canes, too! Plus they are offering free delivery of the trees within the French Quarter.

CHRISTMAS PARADE: French Market float will depart from “Krewe of Jingle” following the DDD holiday parade…

Krewe of Jingle” Holiday Parade & “Jingle Mingle” Block Party
When: Saturday, December 4, 2010 | Parade begins at 1:00 p.m.
Where: The Parade will roll on Canal Street from Elks Place to the River

THEN, The French Market continues its annual tradition of taking the parade through the Quarter in the form of a mini-parade complete with double-decker Christmas float, throws of beads, Who Dat fans, shopping bags and Christmas cups, a secondline band and stiltwalkers. Expect to see the parade come down Decatur from Canal around 3:30 p.m. and reach the Farmers Market shortly thereafter. The parade will pass by Dutch Alley…