Photos: Creole Tomato Festival kicks off in the French Market
A brass band, dancers in tomato costumes and the Amelia EarHawts second-lined from Oscar Dunn Park to the French Market to start the Creole Tomato Festival. Attendees can enjoy the festival's music and food June 8 and 9.
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Tomato-costumed dancers second line to kick off the Creole Tomato Festival.
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Baby Doll Rose blows a kiss while dancing at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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Plane pins adorn an Amelia EarHawts's hat during the Crele Tomato Festival New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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Women in tomato costumes dance into the French Market during the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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Baby Doll Mambo Cherie Amour helps kick off the fest.
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Shari Wilson, right, dances with a woman from the Tomato crowd at the Creole Tomato Festival.
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Rachel Denny feels the music as she dances in her tomato costume at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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A saxophonist plays with the NPS Arrowhead Jazz Band at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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Katie Ledet dances through the French Market.
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The drummer for the NPS Arrowhead Jazz Band keeps the beat at the Creole Tomato Festival New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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A cook prepares fresh food at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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The lead singer for the NPS Arrowhead Jazz Band smiles as she performs at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)
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Amelia Lormand dances in her tomato costume at the Creole Tomato Festival in New Orleans, Saturday, June 8, 2024. (Staff photo by Matthew Perschall)