Caesars Superdome: events, getting there and where to stay

Caesars Superdome is a stadium in New Orleans. It hosts 2 of the events we cover, including Sugar Bowl, Essence Festival of Culture. Below: dates, how to get there, where to stay nearby and what to do around it.

Caesars Superdome in short

Type
Stadium
Where
New Orleans, United States
Events we cover
2
Next up
Sugar Bowl, 31 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 (expected)
Getting there
Walk from the CBD and French Quarter.

Events at Caesars Superdome

* Expected date, following the usual pattern.

Getting to Caesars Superdome

Walk from the CBD and French Quarter.

Walk from the French Quarter.

Louis Armstrong (MSY) is 25 minutes from the French Quarter; flat taxi fare to the CBD.

Public transport directions to Caesars Superdome

Where to stay near Caesars Superdome

BudgetWhereWhy
BudgetMid-CityStreetcar to the Quarter.
Mid-rangeWarehouse District and CBDWalk to the Quarter.
SplurgeFrench QuarterHistoric hotels.

Three hotels we would book

Links search the nights from 30 December to 2 January. Event weekends sell out early and prices rise as the date gets closer: book a cancellable room as soon as you know you are going.

Things to do near Caesars Superdome

Free hours before or after an event: the best-rated tours and activities in New Orleans.

Full day

Plantation tour

Whitney or Oak Alley.

Half day · Food · Indoor

Cooking class

Creole dishes.

Half day · Family

Swamp boat tour

Alligators and bayous.

Half day · Food

French Quarter food tour

Gumbo, beignets and po-boys.

Evenings

Evening · Low walking · Nightlife · Food

Jazz cruise on the Steamboat Natchez

Mississippi sunset.

Evening · Nightlife

Ghost and voodoo tour

French Quarter stories.

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Weather by month

MonthHighLowRainDaylight (15th)
January15°C8°C98 mm10 h 25 min
February18°C10°C107 mm11 h 05 min
March21°C14°C104 mm11 h 55 min
April24°C18°C128 mm12 h 52 min
May28°C22°C119 mm13 h 39 min
JuneAbout 28°C average176 mm14 h 04 min
JulyAbout 29°C average173 mm13 h 54 min
AugustAbout 29°C average190 mm13 h 13 min
SeptemberAbout 27°C average129 mm12 h 18 min
October25°C19°C104 mm11 h 23 min
November21°C14°C77 mm10 h 36 min
December17°C10°C128 mm10 h 14 min

Monthly averages for 2001 to 2025 from NASA POWER.

Questions people ask

What events are held at Caesars Superdome?

Sugar Bowl, Essence Festival of Culture.

How do I get to Caesars Superdome?

Walk from the CBD and French Quarter.

When is the next big event at Caesars Superdome?

Sugar Bowl, 31 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 (expected).

Where should I stay near Caesars Superdome?

Warehouse District and CBD: Walk to the Quarter.

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