Celebrate 12 years of festivities at the Convention Center with a winter wonderland of fun.
Tickets for the highly-anticipated NOLA ChristmasFest are now available for purchase at nolachristmasfest.com. Hosted by the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the fun-filled extravaganza is celebrating its 12th year with ten days of holiday cheer from Dec. 20 to Dec. 29, 2025.
“For 12 years, NOLA ChristmasFest has been a place where families, friends and neighbors come together to celebrate the joy of the season,” said Jim Cook, Convention Center President and CEO. “This year, guests can look forward to new experiences as well as the timeless favorites that have made this event a cherished holiday tradition in New Orleans.”
Get ready to “let the yuletide roll” as NOLA ChristmasFest transforms 300,000 square feet of space into an indoor holiday wonderland filled with festive fun for all ages. Locals and visitors are invited to enjoy a variety of live music, visits with Santa and festive attractions including the Big Blizzard Blast, the Kringle Carousel and a new giant Gingerbread House. The Big Freezy, New Orleans’ only ice-skating rink with real ice, returns this year alongside ice bumper cars – an exciting, limited-capacity, exclusive experience. This all-new attraction requires a separate ticket and reservation, and spots will go quickly. Restrictions apply, click here to learn more about ice bumper cars.
The popular Skating with Santa experience returns on Sunday, Dec. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Special tickets for this exclusive session cost $65 for adults and $45 for kids. These tickets sell out fast, so purchase yours soon to skate with Santa and enjoy hot cocoa, coffee, doughnuts and other delights – all before the doors open for normal entry.
NOLA Christmas Fest Schedule
- 20: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 21: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 22: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 23: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 24: Christmas Eve, 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
- Dec 25: Christmas Day, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- 26: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 27: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 28: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
- 29: 11:00 am – 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm
To see a full schedule of events, visit nolachristmasfest.com/special-events/.
Tickets are $25 for weekdays and $30 for Saturdays and Sundays. Each ticket is valid for a single admission on the specific day and session selected. Each session is 4.5 hours in length, except on Christmas Day. Purchase tickets online at nolachristmasfest.com/plan-your-visit. Guests under 18 need a parent or guardian for admission. For an additional touch of holiday cheer, NOLA ChristmasFest has kept ticket prices the same since 2022—making this the fourth year in a row of holiday fun with no price increase.
NOLA ChristmasFest 2025 is a cashless event, including ticket purchases and onsite concessions. To take care of parking in advance, use ParkMobile. Click Here for ParkMobile Online Parking Reservations.
About the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC)
New Orleans is Built to Host! With 1.1 million square feet of prime exhibit space on one level, all under one roof, NOENMCC is tied for the sixth-largest convention center in the United States. NOENMCC is a 2025 Exhibitor Magazine Centers of Excellence recipient and is consistently named a regional top workplace by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. A recent LEED Gold certification makes NOENMCC the largest LEED-certified project in Louisiana and the largest convention center project in the U.S. certified under LEED v4.1 Operations and Maintenance, as well as the first convention center in the world to be awarded initial certification under LEED Gold v4.1 O+M. A leading contributor to the city’s robust tourism economy, NOENMCC event activity has produced $93.2 billion in economic impact since its 1985 opening.
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