The traditional Easter parades will roll through the Quarter on Sunday, but all weekend there will be opportunities for New Orleanians to celebrate the end of Lenten. Whether you're looking for family-friendly brunchin' and cruisin' on the water or a boozy, adults-only egg hunt is more your speed, there are options for everyone to celebrate. Read on for the best picks around town this weekend. 

Happy Easter! Downtown, check out three parades to celebrate the holiday. This evening, Peelander-Z is playing their annual Easter gig, Gal Holiday is at BMC, and Joe Krown is playing his regular show at the Leaf. On this day in 1934, Rev. Gerald Smith delivered a speech to Sulphur’s “Share Our Wealth” Club. Now more this Sunday. 

For many people, Easter is a day of faith, but in New Orleans we like to show in some rollin’ and throwin’ with our Catholicism. Easter Sunday (3.27) is cause for four separate parades in the Crescent City. All the details about the Historic French Quarter Easter Parade, the Original Pigeon Town Steppers Second Line, Chris Owens’ Easter Parade, and the Gay Easter Parade follow.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) are investigating a Carrollton shooting on Easter Day (4.05). The afternoon gunplay left one man dead and another man in the hospital.

Easter Sunday has arrived. Several parades are happening today to commemorate the religious celebration. Peelander-Z is at One Eyed Jacks and a host of rhythm and blues bands play in other venues. The Liberty Ship launched by the Delta Shipping Company left the Mississippi shores of New Orleans on this day in 1944. Now, more on Easter Sunday events. 

New Orleans throws a pretty big party for the Tuesday before Lent, and the Sunday after the fast ain’t too shabby either. It just wouldn't be a New Orleans holiday without some marchin' and tossin'. Three parades make their way through the Quarter today. Read on for full details.

Saturday (4.04) night, hundreds of costumed revelers in the Marigny will be multiplying like bunnies. Clad in latex and leather masks, some PoMo rabbits will be bar crawling for a cause. The scene is all part of Bunarchy 2015.

Too much festing on your plate this spring? There is always art. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) are both gearing up for a couple annual events.