Unique things to do over Thanksgiving in New Orleans (Updated 2026)

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New Orleans Street Art and Graffiti Tour

This is the first and only tour in New Orleans specifically created for travelers who love contemporary street art, local history, and urban exploration! It's …More

This is the first and only tour in New Orleans specifically created for travelers who love contemporary street art, local history, and urban exploration! It's...

120 to 140 minutes Free Cancellation
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$40
Hands-on Cajun Roux Cooking Class in New Orleans

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 …More

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...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$164
Urban Enslavement Tour at Hermann Grima House

This restored French Quarter home built in 1831, includes a Federalist architectural façade, original operating open-hearth kitchen, urban slave quarters, and expansive courtyard. The Urban …More

This restored French Quarter home built in 1831, includes a Federalist architectural façade, original operating open-hearth kitchen, urban slave quarters, and expansive courtyard. The Urban...

1 hour Free Cancellation
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$20
New Orleans Evening Small-Group Haunted Walking Tour

We put our guides together to select the most haunted stories and locations from their years of experience. The result is a "best of" ghost …More

We put our guides together to select the most haunted stories and locations from their years of experience. The result is a "best of" ghost...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$37
French Quarter True Crime Walking Tour

The original walking tour company in New Orleans brings to life the New Orleans True Crime Tour. Many of these stories are not featured on …More

The original walking tour company in New Orleans brings to life the New Orleans True Crime Tour. Many of these stories are not featured on...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$30
New Orleans Cocktail History Walking Tour in the French Quarter

Savor tasty cocktails in the French Quarter of New Orleans on a walking tour with an expert local guide. Visit hidden gems enjoyed by locals …More

Savor tasty cocktails in the French Quarter of New Orleans on a walking tour with an expert local guide. Visit hidden gems enjoyed by locals...

3 hours Free Cancellation
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$95
New Orleans Large Airboat Swamp Tour

The departure location for this tour is only 35 minutes from New Orleans but a world apart in flora and fauna. Your tour will be …More

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The departure location for this tour is only 35 minutes from New Orleans but a world apart in flora and fauna. Your tour will be...

1 hour 40 minutes Free Cancellation
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$65
New Orleans Highlights of the Garden District Walking Tour

Your exploration begins outside PJs coffeehouse, a local treasure that features beignets. The tour itself focuses on the historic Garden District, lasts two hours and …More

Your exploration begins outside PJs coffeehouse, a local treasure that features beignets. The tour itself focuses on the historic Garden District, lasts two hours and...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$37
New Orleans Treme' Walking Tour

Treme' (pronounced Tre-May) sits adjacent to the French Quarter and is the oldest African-American neighborhood in the United States. Treme' is a vibrant area steeped …More

Treme' (pronounced Tre-May) sits adjacent to the French Quarter and is the oldest African-American neighborhood in the United States. Treme' is a vibrant area steeped...

1 hour 45 minutes Free Cancellation
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$21
Nola Voodoo Walking Tour with High Priestess Guide in New Orleans

The majority of the Voodoo tours in the city are offered by those who are either non-initiates, or those who do not have the lineage …More

The majority of the Voodoo tours in the city are offered by those who are either non-initiates, or those who do not have the lineage...

1 hour 45 minutes Free Cancellation
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$40
Movie and TV Show Tour of New Orleans

This walking tour includes a multitude of filming locations including The Originals, NCIS New Orleans, King Creole, The Princess and the Frog, Interview with the …More

This walking tour includes a multitude of filming locations including The Originals, NCIS New Orleans, King Creole, The Princess and the Frog, Interview with the...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$32
French Quarter Food Walking Tour with Tastings

Explore with us why New Orleans' Cajun and Creole cuisine is one of the most desired in the country. Sample the French Quarter's famously delicious …More

Explore with us why New Orleans' Cajun and Creole cuisine is one of the most desired in the country. Sample the French Quarter's famously delicious...

Free Cancellation
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$42
Voodoo Queen of New Orleans Walking Tour

Explore some of New Orleans' fascinating voodoo history with this 90 minute walking tour. Stop by an authentic voodoo shop and see a voodoo temple, learn …More

Explore some of New Orleans' fascinating voodoo history with this 90 minute walking tour. Stop by an authentic voodoo shop and see a voodoo temple, learn...

1 hour 30 minutes Free Cancellation
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$26
Private New Orleans City Tour with a Local Guide – La Vie NOLA

Support a local, family‑owned business and explore New Orleans with a native, multi‑generational guide. This private luxury SUV tour covers the city’s most iconic neighborhoods …More

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Support a local, family‑owned business and explore New Orleans with a native, multi‑generational guide. This private luxury SUV tour covers the city’s most iconic neighborhoods...

3 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$535
New Orleans True Crime and Coffee Walking Tour: Adults Only

Do you like to start your mornings with murder and mayhem? Do you prefer to walk with the dead at the crack of dawn? As …More

Do you like to start your mornings with murder and mayhem? Do you prefer to walk with the dead at the crack of dawn? As...

1 hour 45 minutes Free Cancellation
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$39
Whitney Plantation (Guided Tour) with Bus Ride To & From N. O.

As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we …More

As you board the luxury passenger van, you will be instantly treated like a celebrity. Leather seats and a comfortable ride await you. As we...

5 to 6 hours Hotel pickup offered Free Cancellation
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$93
Swamp Boat Ride and Whitney Plantation Tour from New Orleans

This tour combines the private Manchac Swamp with Whitney Plantation. A decade ago Whitney Plantation, circa 1752, opened its doors to the public for the …More

This tour combines the private Manchac Swamp with Whitney Plantation. A decade ago Whitney Plantation, circa 1752, opened its doors to the public for the...

7 hours 45 minutes Free Cancellation
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$131
Gallier House Tour in New Orleans

Built in 1861, by local architect James Gallier, Jr. as his private family residence, this Victorian French Quarter townhouse exemplifies architectural features that are not …More

Built in 1861, by local architect James Gallier, Jr. as his private family residence, this Victorian French Quarter townhouse exemplifies architectural features that are not...

1 hour Free Cancellation
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$20
New Orleans Food Walking Tour

• 2-hour food tour in the French Quarter • Learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking  • Visit some of the most historic restaurants …More

• 2-hour food tour in the French Quarter • Learn the difference between Cajun and Creole cooking  • Visit some of the most historic restaurants...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$44
New Orleans Haunted Pub Crawl

Our Haunted Pub Crawl of the French Quarter combines some of our most infamous haunted locations along with the most haunted bars in the country …More

Our Haunted Pub Crawl of the French Quarter combines some of our most infamous haunted locations along with the most haunted bars in the country...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$30
New Orleans Brothels, Bordellos, and Ladies of the Night Tour

Explore the French Quarter's history through lens of sex work. Learn about unforgettable characters involved in the world's oldest profession. This 2-hour tour highlights the …More

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Explore the French Quarter's history through lens of sex work. Learn about unforgettable characters involved in the world's oldest profession. This 2-hour tour highlights the...

2 hours Free Cancellation
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$37
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