City Park's Celebration in the Oaks- Attractions

Attractions at Celebration in the Oaks™

Amusement Rides: The Park's Carousel Gardens with rides including the century-old Antique Carousel, Miniature Train, Live Oak Ladybug Roller Coaster, Fun Slide, Bumper Cars, Rockin' Tug, the Scrambler, and Tilt-A-Whirl. Kid's rides include the Mini-Jet, Umbrella Cars, and Construction Zone.
Ride bands for unlimited rides are available for $12/person/night. Individual Ride tickets are also available for limited rides ($2-$3 per ride).
*One or more of these listed rides may not be operational at some time during the event due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Entertainment: Nightly performances featuring school choirs and orchestras, Irish dancers, cloggers, bell choirs, ballet troupes, dance groups, and gospel groups. See our calendar for performance schedules.

Family Holiday Photos and Santa Photos: Gather your family and friends for Santa and holiday photos in the Carousel Gardens. Photos will be available for purchase at the event (cash or credit card only) from Romaguera Photography.

Visits with Santa Claus: Located on the walking tour nightly 6:00-10:00 p.m. from November 23rd through December 30th.

City Park Christmas Café featuring Puccino's Coffee: Warm yourself on a chilly holiday night with a steamy cup Pucchino's

of Puccino's coffee, hot chocolate, or hot buttered rum. City Park Catering will also have signature dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish pasta, bread pudding and Christmas cookies, as well as a menu of other palate-satisfying dishes. Located in the Entertainment Tent, adjacent to the Conservatory of the Two Sisters in the Botanical Garden. Additional refreshements are avaialble at the Carousel Cafe in the Amusement Park.

Storyland: City Park's renovated fairy tale theme park featuring twenty-six larger then life storybook exhibits for kids that allow our little visitors to climb on, slide down or pretend to be their favorite character. Mother Goose, Pinocchio's whale, and Captain Hook's ship as well as many other whimsical figures will delight the young and young at heart nightly on the walking tour.

The New Orleans Botanical Garden, generously decorated for the season with millions of lights and special exhibits.

New Orleans Historic Train Garden

The New Orleans Historic Train Garden, a 14,000 square foot elevated display located in the Botanical Garden showcases over 40 intricately crafted New Orleans landmark buildings. An assortment of trains and streetcars travel along 1,400 feet of rail.

Conservatory of the Two Sisters: The Conservatory's spectacular Glass Dome frames the popular Poinsettia Tree exhibit. On either side are the Garden's Living Fossil and Tropical Rainforest botanical exhibits.