See free, cheap Super Bowl LIX events in New Orleans | Super Bowl
Preparations are underway for Super Bowl LIX, and while New Orleans will play host to countless parties and events in the week leading up to the big game, only some are wallet friendly.
If you can’t afford a $300 ticket to Shaq’s music festival and you weren’t invited to any A-list parties, there are still free and affordable events around town that offer the chance for celebrity sighting and activities.
Starter x NFL Shop opens
333 Canal St.
Feb. 1
Free admission
Score exclusive Super Bowl merch from the Starter x NFL Shop, including a satin jacket specially designed with New Orleans in mind. It’s unclear what time the shop opens or how much the clothing could cost.
Opening Night
Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr.
Monday, Feb. 3
5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets start at $20
Fans will get the chance to see Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs players and coaches in their only public appearance before Super Bowl Sunday. The Super Bowl LIX décor will also be previewed.
Fans can expect entertainment inspired by New Orleans culture, appearances and autograph opportunities from NFL legends and team mascots.
Tickets are available here and on the NFL OnePass app. Fans can use the code SAINTS for 50% off.
Super Bowl Experience
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd.
Feb. 5-8
3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets start at $20. Free for children 12 and under.
The NFL’s annual family-oriented football festival regularly takes place the week before the Super Bowl. Fans can takes photos with the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl rings, get autographs from players and run a 40-yard dash against virtual NFL players on LED screens.
Tickets are available here and use the code SAINTS to get 50% off.
Louisiana Culture Festival
French Market, 1101 N. Peters St.
Feb. 7-8
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free
Louisiana culture will be on display at the French Market, with unique booths and activities featuring local Native American tribes and a cultural corner with basket weaving, storytelling, and cooking and dance demonstrations. The festival will also include live performances from jazz and zydeco bands.
NFL ‘Origins’ launch party
266 Decatur St.
Feb. 6
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission. RSVP here.
Check out the NFL’s “Origins” merch, featuring designs by local artists.
TUMS giveaway
Bourbon Heat, 711 Bourbon St.
Feb. 7
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free
Bourbon Heat patrons who are 21 and older will have the chance to play games and win prizes courtesy of TUMS, maker of various heartburn relief medications.
Post Malone Bud Light Backyard concert
The Fillmore, 6 Canal St.
Feb. 7
8 p.m.
Free, if you win tickets from Bud Light. Enter here.
Post Malone, the hip hop-turned-outlaw country music star who climbed to the top of charts with his 2017 hit single “Rockstar,” is performing a free concert in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl LIX.
Attendees have to enter to win free tickets.
Pepsi NOLA Eats Fest
Woldenberg Park, 1 Canal St.
Feb. 7-8
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission
Celebrate the Super Bowl with Riverfront views, live music and food from local legends like Morrow’s, Wille Mae’s, Boswell’s Jamaican Grill and more. Find out more here.
Super Bowl host committee parade
Feb. 8
10 a.m.
Free
Floats will line up at Elysian Fields Avenue
The Super Bowl’s first ever host committee parade will be a million dollar Mardi Gras-style second-line procession.
The floats will line up on Elysian Fields Avenue in the Marigny, travel Decatur Street, follow Tchoupitoulas Street to Poydras Street, and head down St. Charles Avenue until St. Joseph Street.
Smirnoff’s Longest Tailgate
201 Canal St.
Feb. 8
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Free. RSVP here.
Hosted by NFL players Vernon Davis, Warrick Dunn and Chris Long, this party will feature food drinks and a 60-foot-long truck.
T-Pain on Bourbon Street
226 Bourbon St.
Feb. 8
Free. RSVP here.
Captain Morgan is rebranding Bourbon Street as “Rum Street” for the Super Bowl at an event featuring a T-Pain performance and $10 vouchers for rum cocktails at Bourbon Street bars.
Abercrombie & Fitch House
The Chicory, 610 S. Peters St.
Feb. 8
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free admission
Abercrombie is offering Super Bowl LIX specific merchandise for Eagles, Saints and Chief fans. Attendees will also get the chance to meet NFL stars.
Complex Family Style Food Fest
StudioBE, 2941 Royal St.
Feb. 8
3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Free. RSVP here.
Artist Brandan “BMIKE” Odums is bringing local chefs from Commander’s Palace, Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe, Cane & Table, Mister Mao, Chicken’s Kitchen and more together to serve up a curated family-style meal. Plus, attendees will have the chance to win $1 million with gaming company Monkey Tilt.
Guy’s Flavortown Tailgate
Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Pl.
Feb. 9
12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Free general admission
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is bringing his third annual free tailgate to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. The event will feature food and music, and free tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees can also buy general admission and VIP tickets to secure entry.
