The Tall Ships are Coming! New Orleans’ Tricentennial Anniversary Celebratio April 19 – 22, 2018
Event Tickets
April 19, 2018, 2:00 pm – April 22, 2018, 5:00 pm
Tall Ships® New Orleans 2018 is a free event and open to the public. Please join us for other opportunities to enjoy the tall ships while they are in town.
VIP FastPass
Jump to the front of the line with a VIP FastPass. Good during event hours for all of the tall ships offering tours. Includes access to the VIP Hospitality Tent. 10am – 5pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for complimentary beverages by Pepsi, Hudson Bourbon and Sailor Jerry Rum. Good for one day only. Please note: Ships close at 5pm. Last boarding time is approximately 30 minutes before closing.
Tall Ships® Tricentennial Gala, Saturday, April 21st, 6:45pm – 10pm on deck and dockside at Woldenberg Riverfront Park
Join us for a black-tie evening reception on the decks of all four of the visiting tall ships. Dockside music, specialty drinks by Sailor Jerry Rum and Hudson Bourbon, everyone’s favorite local cuisine by Dickie Brennan & Co. a Tricentennial cake by Sucré and fireworks will make this a night to truly remember. Special appearance by the Victory Belles, compliments of the World War II Museum. Evening highlight: auction of a print of Alex Beard’s “Tricentennial Tall Ship.”
Download the Gala invitation (PDF)
Patron Party – Saturday, April 21, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, the pre-gala event you don’t want to miss on board Galveston’s tall ship Elissa dockside at Woldenberg Riverfront Park. Champagne toast by Hancock-Whitney Bank and specialty drinks by Sailor Jerry Rum and Hudson Bourbon. Photo credit: Tall Ships America
Tall Ships® New Orleans 2018 is a free event and open to the public. Please join us for other opportunities to enjoy the tall ships while they are in town.
VIP FastPass
Jump to the front of the line with a VIP FastPass. Good during event hours for all of the tall ships offering tours. Includes access to the VIP Hospitality Tent. 10am – 5pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for complimentary beverages by Pepsi, Hudson Bourbon and Sailor Jerry Rum. Good for one day only. Please note: Ships close at 5pm. Last boarding time is approximately 30 minutes before closing.
Tall Ships® Tricentennial Gala, Saturday, April 21st, 6:45pm – 10pm on deck and dockside at Woldenberg Riverfront Park
Join us for a black-tie evening reception on the decks of all four of the visiting tall ships. Dockside music, specialty drinks by Sailor Jerry Rum and Hudson Bourbon, everyone’s favorite local cuisine by Dickie Brennan & Co. a Tricentennial cake by Sucré and fireworks will make this a night to truly remember. Special appearance by the Victory Belles, compliments of the World War II Museum. Evening highlight: auction of a print of Alex Beard’s “Tricentennial Tall Ship.”
Download the Gala invitation (PDF)
Patron Party – Saturday, April 21, 2018, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, the pre-gala event you don’t want to miss on board Galveston’s tall ship Elissa dockside at Woldenberg Riverfront Park. Champagne toast by Hancock-Whitney Bank and specialty drinks by Sailor Jerry Rum and Hudson Bourbon. Photo credit: Tall Ships America