Download the June 7 Festival Press Release: June 7 Creole Tomato Festival Press Release
For the schedule of our sister festivals (part of “Vieux-To-Do”), please visit:
http://www.cajunzydecofest.com/
http://louisianaseafoodfestival.com
For a recent article published about Creole Tomatoes (inspired by our Festival) on neworleans.com, please visit:
http://www.neworleans.com/food/new-orleans-food/409525-take-a-bite-out-of-the-creole-tomato-festival-.html
JUNE 11-13, 2010
(June 11th: Parade & June 12th – June 13th: Activities & Music)
The 24th annual Creole Tomato Festival will be held throughout the French Market District from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 12 & 13th with an Opening Day Parade & Press Conference on Friday June 11th. The Louisiana Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival will be held nearby at the Old U.S. Mint at Barracks with an additional stage on Esplanade.
The Creole Tomato Festival will feature cooking demos, tomato samplings, live music, Dutch Alley Artist’s Co-Op outdoor Arts Market, children’s activities, food booths, and more! Mainstage at Governor Nichols at the Farmers Market. Children’s activities & arts market in Dutch Alley.
Be sure to get one of this year’s commemorative aprons, bandannas, t-shirts, or reusable shopping bags as a souvenir!
Event Schedule:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Parade and Press Conference
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9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. |
Navy Band New Orleans | Crescent City Krewe plays at Washington Artillery Park. |
| 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. | Vieux-to-Do Parade | French Market Creole Tomato Festival, Louisiana Seafood Festival and Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival kick off their trifecta of fests with a parade along Decatur Street, led by the Treme Brass Band. Parade begins at Washington Artillery Park across from Jackson Square, goes up Decatur Street to N. Peters and ends at the Flea Market. |
| 11:15 a.m. | Vieux-To-Do Press Conference | Join us at Barracks Street at the Flea Market arch! |
| 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Treme Brass Band | Come see the famed Treme Brass Band play at the Farmers Market. |
| 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Marilyn Doucette | Meals from the Heart, prepares their signature “Mini-me” Burger duo: vegetarian black bean burger and turkey burger with Creole Tomatoes. (Tomato is one main ingredient in our turkey burger and tomato salsa tops our black bean). |
| 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Jim Bremer | Hollygrove Market & Farms, prepares a special dish featuring Creole Tomatoes and other fresh local produce |
| 2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Angela Tsatsoulis, Market Cafe and Eva Bilalis, Sunshine Cafe | Prepare “Greek-style” stuffed Creole Tomatoes. |
| 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. | Marilyn Doucette | Meals from the Heart, prepares their signature “Mini-me” Burger duo: vegetarian black bean burger and turkey burger with Creole Tomatoes. (Tomato is one main ingredient in our turkey burger and tomato salsa tops our black bean). |
| 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | Jim Bremer | Hollygrove Market & Farms, prepares a special dish featuring Creole Tomatoes and other fresh local produce |
| 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. | Angela Tsatsoulis | Market Cafe and Eva Bilalis, Sunshine Cafe, prepare “Greek-style” stuffed Creole Tomatoes. |
| 3:15 p.m. | Chef Don Creole and Chef Tambourine Green | World Famous N’Awlins Café and Spice Emporium, prepare shrimp creole. |
Plus: Cooking demos Friday at the Farmers Market
Saturday, June 12, 2010 & Sunday, June 13, 2010
- Live music at Farmers Market
- Creole tomato samples (and for sale!) at Farmers Market and Dutch Alley
- Health Fair booths and screenings at Farmers Market
- Cooking Demos between musical acts at the Farmers Market
- Kids stage & activities in Dutch Alley: workshops, facepainting & more
- Arts Market and Food Booths in Dutch Alley at Dumaine Street
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Washington Artillery Park (across from Jackson Square)
| 10:30 a.m. | Secondline with the Storyville Stompers from Washington Artillery Park to the Farmers Market | |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Navy Band New Orleans | Crescent City Krewe |
At the Main Music Stage at Governor Nicholls
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Preservation Hall Stars with special guest Joe Lastie, drummer with Preservation Hall Band |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Gypsy Swing Trio |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Freddie Omar Con Su Banda |
Cooking Demos at Farmers Market in between Musical Acts
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Molly Kimball & Chef Nino | Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD, of Ochsner’s Elmwood Fitness Center/Times-Picayune nutritionist and columnist and Chef Nino, Rouse’s, talk healthy eating with tasty Creole Tomatoes recipes. Chef Nino prepares his Cajun Crust Chicken served over Creole Tomato Salad |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Chris Monterro, Bacco’s | Prepares Creole Crabmeat Caprese |
| 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Chef April Neujean, Edible Schoolyard NOLA | Presents kid-friendly salads and other garden treats w/ focus on tomatoes alongside Erin Talbots of Mrs. Talbot’s Tasty Foods who will talk about ways to use dressings and spice/seasonings to encourage kids to eat more produce! |
In Dutch Alley:
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Arts Market at Dumaine and Decatur (Dutch Alley Artists’ Co-Op) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | At the Jazz Park (indoors): Children are invited to bring their own instruments and participate with members of a professional Brass Band in this hour long performance. |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lecture at Jazz Park: Louisiana Originals: Creole Tomato, Cajun Music & Crawfish |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | KidSmart offers circus arts workshops at Pavilion |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | PapaFrog’s African village workshop and performance featuring Morikeba Kouyate (kora) and Thierno Dioubate (drums). |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | At the Jazz Park (indoors), join the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra for a musical excursion down memory lane, complete with stirring marches, elegant waltzes, joyous cakewalks, pre-jazz gems. |
| 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Navy Band New Orleans, Full Steam Brass Band at Dumaine Street. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Live music w/ Johnette Downing at Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion. |
| 4:00 p.m. | Lecture at Jazz Park (indoors): What is a Creole Tomato? What is Creole Cuisine? |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Live music w/ Miss Sophie Lee. Nola Jitterbugs conduct free dance lessons for all ages at Performance Pavilion. |
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Washington Artillery Park (across from Jackson Square)
| 10:30 a.m. | Secondline with New Wave Brass Band from Washington Artillery Park to the Farmers Market | |
| 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Navy Band New Orleans | Crescent City Krewe |
Main Music Stage at Governor Nicholls (Farmers Market)
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Sharon Martin & First Take |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Margie Perez |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Thelonious Monk Institute/NOCCA Quintet |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Louis Prima Tribute Band |
| Cooking Demos at Farmers Market in between Musical Acts | |
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Poppy Tooker, author, chef, educator, radio host, creates authentic Creole Sauce – with real Creole tomatoes! |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Chef Matthew Fultz, Seven on Fulton demonstrates how to prepare Creole tomato salad with seared redfish and a tomato and basil marmalade. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Chef Gus Martin, Muriel’s Jackson Square. presents garlic encrusted frog legs with a Creole tomato butter sauce. |
Dutch Alley
| 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Arts Market at Dumaine (Dutch Alley Artists’ Co-Op) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Navy Band Brass Quintet at Dumaine |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | KidSmart conducts circus arts workshops at Pavilion. |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Bo Dollis, Jr. and Mardi Gras Indians performance & workshop |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Navy Band Full Steam Brass Band at Dumaine |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Live music w/ Johnette Downing at Performance Pavilion. |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Live music w/ Miss Sophie Lee. Nola Jitterbugs conduct free dance lessons for all ages at Performance Pavilion. |