7th Annual Oak Street Po-Boy Festival
presented by Abita Beer
Sunday
November 24th, 2013
10am-7pm
Oak St at Carrollton
No
Saints Game! The Saints will have defeated the Falcons the Thursday before.
Named
"Best Food Festival of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012" by Gambit Weekly
S.O.S. Volunteers needed!
Pitch
in for 3 hours of your time and get a free Oak Street Po-Boy Fest T-shirt and an
invitation to an exclusive Volunteer Thank You party.
The
Oak Street Po-Boy Festival is an excellent opportunity to get involved in the
community, and experience the rich culture of New Orleans. Here's how you can
help on fest day: set up, host, greet, distribute maps, take surveys, staff
VIP/Hospitality area or Kid's World, bus tables, hang signs, clean up, break
down, and more.
To
volunteer, please fill out our handy form at www.poboyfest.com/get-involved
Details for the Fest are shaping up!
Check
our website for all the latest menus, schedules, and
information!
The menus are out! Check out the delicious po-boys that will
be served up by OVER 30 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS! Experience the best po-boys
in the city all in one place for one day only. Save room to try multiple
varieties - Shrimp, Oysters, Roast Beef and all manner of classic as well as
unique taste combinations.
Music throughout the Fest!
The
Main Stage will be located at the corner of Oak & Eagle and will feature Los
Po-Boy-Citos, Flow Tribe, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes, Rebirth Brass
Band & More!
NEW: Saloon Stage at the Maple Leaf Bar—Lineup TBA soon!
+ Brass Bands on Leonidas Street & Plum.
NEW: Saloon Stage at the Maple Leaf Bar—Lineup TBA soon!
+ Brass Bands on Leonidas Street & Plum.
History Center is back!
Poppy
Tooker will host the traditional telling of Gendusa & Martin Brothers Po-Boy
family stories this year! Join us at the Mater Dolorosa Parish House.
Panels will showcase the saga of the po-boy all day kicking off at noon.
12:00 to 12:30: First Families of the Poor Boy: Martin and Gendusa
Celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the Poor Boy with the two families responsible for its creation following the 1929 streetcar strike. Family members tell stories about the founding fathers of the poor boy sandwich and the poor boy loaf: restaurant owners Bennie and Clovis Martin and baker John Gendusa.
Featuring: Gendusa& Martin family members
Moderator: Poppy Tooker, Host of Louisiana Eats!, WWNO 89.9
Free Tasting Samples: Gendusa Poor Boy Bread (Donated by John Gendusa Bakery)
12:30 to 1:00: Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food, and Their Stories
You listen to Poppy’s weekly radio show, now discover her new book. Poppy Tooker talks about Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food, and Their Stories and shares stories about Louisiana food culture.
Featuring: Poppy Tooker, Host of Louisiana Eats!, WWNO 89.9
Author book signing sponsored by Blue Cypress Books immediately afterwards in History Center
Panels will showcase the saga of the po-boy all day kicking off at noon.
12:00 to 12:30: First Families of the Poor Boy: Martin and Gendusa
Celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the Poor Boy with the two families responsible for its creation following the 1929 streetcar strike. Family members tell stories about the founding fathers of the poor boy sandwich and the poor boy loaf: restaurant owners Bennie and Clovis Martin and baker John Gendusa.
Featuring: Gendusa& Martin family members
Moderator: Poppy Tooker, Host of Louisiana Eats!, WWNO 89.9
Free Tasting Samples: Gendusa Poor Boy Bread (Donated by John Gendusa Bakery)
12:30 to 1:00: Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food, and Their Stories
You listen to Poppy’s weekly radio show, now discover her new book. Poppy Tooker talks about Louisiana Eats! The People, the Food, and Their Stories and shares stories about Louisiana food culture.
Featuring: Poppy Tooker, Host of Louisiana Eats!, WWNO 89.9
Author book signing sponsored by Blue Cypress Books immediately afterwards in History Center
Families,
don't miss the Kid's World hosted by St. Andrew's Episcopal School on their
beautiful, spacious campus.
More better fest!
We're
always improving and this year will prove no different!
This year's festival is designed for a much smoother pedestrian flow. Plan on exploring the entire 8 blocks from Carrollton to Eagle and down Leonidas to Plum Street! We’re adding a new Food Truck Village on Leonidas and there will be brass band music at the corner of Plum & Leonidas St. This year we’ll have multiple new eating areas/beverage centers just steps off Oak St. for you to sit and enjoy your sandwiches. Look out for the main dining area + Parkway Tavern, Bratz Y’all and Bayou Girls Po-Boys in the Advocacy Center parking lot on the corner of Oak & Cambronne St.
Thirsty? Just like last year, drinks come to you via roving beer vendors.
This year's festival is designed for a much smoother pedestrian flow. Plan on exploring the entire 8 blocks from Carrollton to Eagle and down Leonidas to Plum Street! We’re adding a new Food Truck Village on Leonidas and there will be brass band music at the corner of Plum & Leonidas St. This year we’ll have multiple new eating areas/beverage centers just steps off Oak St. for you to sit and enjoy your sandwiches. Look out for the main dining area + Parkway Tavern, Bratz Y’all and Bayou Girls Po-Boys in the Advocacy Center parking lot on the corner of Oak & Cambronne St.
Thirsty? Just like last year, drinks come to you via roving beer vendors.
Getting to Po-Boy Fest
The
streetcar tracks from Napoleon to Carrollton Ave are still under construction
but don’t fret! If you are catching the streetcar downtown, NORTA will have a
shuttle available at Napoleon Ave where the street car line ends that will drop
you off on Oak & Carrollton Ave. Simply let the streetcar driver know you’ll
need a transfer for Shuttle 13.
Bike to the fest! Bike Easy will manage a bike parking corral just steps away from the fest.
This festival proudly supports the Oak Street Merchants; many will be open festival day. For a complete listing check out the Shop Oak page on the website.
Bike to the fest! Bike Easy will manage a bike parking corral just steps away from the fest.
This festival proudly supports the Oak Street Merchants; many will be open festival day. For a complete listing check out the Shop Oak page on the website.
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