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New Orleans With Kids — A Family Weekend Plan

Stuff to keep small humans happy without losing your weekend.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Café du Monde

    Café / Beignets · $ · French Quarter

    Easy dinner to start the weekend — Open 24/7 since 1862 — beignets and café au lait, cash only.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in French Quarter — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Mini Golf
    Family · Nearby course

    Low-stakes 18 holes — perfect date, family outing or chill friend hang on a warm evening.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Nearby course — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Compère Lapin

    Caribbean-Creole · $$$ · Warehouse District

    Nina Compton's curried goat and rum-forward room.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in Warehouse District — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Bowling Alley
    Family · Nearby lanes

    Two frames in, nobody's bored — easy plan with friends, family or a casual date.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Nearby lanes — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening

    Wind down at the hotel

    Pool dip, takeout pizza, early bedtime. Save Saturday-night plans for the over-12 trip.

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Celebration in the Oaks
    Outdoors · City Park

    Holiday lights spectacular through the ancient oaks of City Park — a beloved winter tradition for all ages.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in City Park — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    City Park Sculpture Garden
    Outdoors · Mid-City

    Free outdoor sculpture garden inside one of America's largest urban parks — a peaceful solo or couples walk.

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    Why this pick
    • ·Family-friendly and easy to enjoy with kids
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Mid-City — short walk from your other stops

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