NO FEAR
Walking
Tours
Planning on visiting New Orleans? Let NO FEAR introduce you to the wonderful world of Experiential Arts through our participatory and interactive walking tours.
March in a second line parade, drum and dance in Congo Square, cook up some Creole cuisine, craft your own Mardi Gras memorabilia. New Orleans epitomizes Experiential Arts and offers a model for artmaking that serves a public good and inspires artists and audiences alike.
Our tour guides are knowledgeable of the city’s illustrious history and arts traditions as well as active artists and arts educators. They will act as your liaisons to the most authentic sights and sounds in town while engaging your tour party in active participation each step of the way.
How do
tours work?
Available in half, full, and multiple-day packages, NO FEAR will work with you to customize and facilitate your tour based on Experiential Arts experiences unique to the Crescent City. These may include but are not limited to:
March and dance along with a second line parade through one of New Orleans’ many historic neighborhoods.
Move, sing, and drum along to collective West African music in Congo Square, traditions practiced on the sacred grounds for nearly 300 years.
Feel transported through space and time winding through the French Quarter with its’ whimsical streets and immersive architecture.
Learn about New Orleans Jazz Funeral traditions along your walk through one of the city’s forty-two historic above-ground cemeteries.
Soak up the city’s formidable food culture and have your senses swept away in an interactive Creole cooking class.
Experience the beauty and power of Mardi Gras Indian “masking” traditions and create your own Mardi Gras memorabilia in a hands-on craft-making workshop.
Support Our
Mission
Your patronage directly supports our education programs and mission to engage, educate, and empower young artists and the audiences their artmaking can serve.
With every tour acting as an opportunity to expand the reach of Experiential Arts, NO FEAR intends to inspire audiences to connect, reflect, and relate through participatory arts experiences in their own communities.