Kenner Charter Bus & Party Bus Rentals
Fill out one quick form and compare vehicles and rates from a network of independently owned transportation companies serving Kenner and the greater New Orleans metro — no account required, pricing in under a minute. Whether you need a minibus for an airport group or a 56-passenger charter bus for a convention run, the right bus is already out there. Call 504-497-9530 to get started!
Booking a Party Bus Rental in Kenner Has Never Been Easier
Partybusinneworleans.com is a quote-comparison website — not a bus company, not a motor carrier, and not a fleet operator. It exists to make finding group transportation in Kenner and across the New Orleans metro as fast and painless as possible. Fill out a single short form or call 504-497-9530, and instead of spending an afternoon calling individual companies, waiting on callbacks, and trying to compare quotes that never line up, you see options from a network of transportation providers serving your area — all in one place, no account required.
Kenner sits right at the front door of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), which puts it at the center of some of the most high-volume group movement in Louisiana — cruise groups heading to the Port of New Orleans, convention attendees funneling into downtown, and families coordinating arrivals from across the country. Partybusinneworleans.com makes it easy to find the right vehicle for all of it. Browse the full vehicle lineup any time, or call 504-497-9530 for a free quote with no obligation.
A Bus for Your Kenner Group
Kenner groups can compare 14-passenger Sprinter limos, Sprinter vans, party buses seating 15 to 50, 15–35 passenger minibuses, and 40–56 passenger charter buses — all available through a single quote request at 504-497-9530.
Vehicle photos show representative examples — exact make, model, color, interior, features, and availability vary by provider and trip.
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15-35 Passenger Minibus
40-56 Passenger Charter Bus
Buses and vehicles shown above are NOT the exact makes and models available for every trip. We are NOT a bus company and do not own or operate vehicles. Photos are examples only and may show stock or typical vehicles, not the exact vehicle offered for your reservation. Fill out the online quote form or call 504-497-9530 to view current vehicle options, photos, availability, and pricing. Confirm the exact vehicle details and amenities before booking.
Choose Available Amenities on Your Kenner Bus
Not every Kenner group trip calls for the same setup. A 15- to 50-passenger party bus is a great pick for celebration nights heading into the French Quarter or Bourbon Street, typically coming with color-changing LED lighting, a full-length bar, wraparound perimeter seating, and a premium Bluetooth sound system. A minibus is the right fit for corporate shuttles between MSY and a downtown hotel, with reclining seats, powerful A/C, and overhead storage to handle carry-on luggage.
For large groups heading to Caesars Superdome or convention runs across the metro, a charter bus brings undercarriage bays for gear and onboard restrooms so the trip doesn't require pit stops. Amenities vary by vehicle, and you can compare options side by side right on this site.
Air-conditioning
Wraparound Leather Seats
AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Entertainment Systems
Amenities listed above are common features that MAY be available on party buses. Because we are a referral website and do NOT own or operate buses, exact features vary by vehicle, provider, and availability. After you submit your quote request, you can browse vehicle options, pricing, and available details on the results page. To confirm the exact amenities included with a specific vehicle offered for your trip, call 504-497-9530 before booking.
Get Kenner Party Bus Prices Online
Kenner party bus rental prices shift based on vehicle size, the date, trip length, and how far in advance you book — so the fastest path to a firm quote is to call 504-497-9530 or fill out the online form. As a planning baseline: a minibus runs roughly $200–$275 per hour on weekdays and $200–$275 on weekends, while a 25-passenger party bus runs $250–$350 per hour on weekdays and $275–$375 on weekends. A full-size charter bus generally falls in the $200–$350 per hour range regardless of day.
Those are planning ranges — the exact rate moves with your specific date, itinerary, and the vehicles available in the network on your day. Check out the New Orleans party bus prices page for more detail, then call 504-497-9530 to get your quote in under a minute.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $204 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $203 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $340+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $207 – $246+ | $209 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $206 – $327+ | $208 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an exact price for your trip, request an estimate online or call 504-497-9530. | |||
More Choices on Kenner Party Buses, One Search
Here is the honest pitch: Partybusinneworleans.com is not a bus company. That is the best part. Because it isn't tied to a single fleet, it can show you options from multiple transportation providers serving Kenner and the surrounding metro — different vehicle types, different price points, different availability — all in one place, all from one form or one phone call.
You are never stuck with the one vehicle a single company happens to have open on your date.
Kenner trips tend to have tight logistics built in. MSY sits practically inside city limits, the I-10 stretch between Kenner and downtown New Orleans can back up hard on Saints game days, and Mardi Gras route closures can make last-minute transportation planning genuinely difficult. Partybusinneworleans.com connects you to options fast enough that those details don't catch you off guard. Instant online quotes are available any time of day, a support team is reachable at 504-497-9530 every day of the year, and there is no account to create and nothing to sign up for before you see pricing.
That is the whole model. Call 504-497-9530 now!
Group Transportation Services for Kenner Events
From airport transfers and wedding shuttles to bachelorette nights, Saints game day runs, concert transportation, corporate shuttles, and school field trips — whatever brings your group together in Kenner, there's a bus in the network ready for it. Call 504-497-9530 to get your group moving!

Kenner Airport Shuttles & Transportation
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062) is technically inside Kenner city limits — which makes Kenner one of the few metro areas in the country where the airport is a neighborhood rather than a drive. That proximity is a genuine advantage for groups, but MSY's ground transportation setup still requires coordination. The airport's commercial vehicle pickup area is on the upper level of the terminal's ground transportation zone, and groups of 15 or more will want to pre-stage a meeting point inside before anyone calls for the bus — trying to coordinate a 30-person group curbside at arrivals while other vehicles cycle through creates chaos fast.
For cruise groups heading from MSY to the Port of New Orleans, the drive is roughly 15 miles east on I-10, and a charter bus handles luggage volumes that would require five or six rideshare cars and three times as many pickups. For conventions at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, a minibus running a hotel shuttle loop between a Kenner property and the CBD avoids $30+ daily garage rates downtown and keeps your team on a predictable schedule. Call 504-497-9530 to set up your MSY group transfer today.

Kenner Bachelor & Bachelorette Transportation
The honest version of a Kenner bachelorette itinerary almost always ends up in New Orleans — and specifically in the French Quarter, which is exactly where parking becomes everyone's problem. Bourbon Street is pedestrian-only after dark on weekends, which means the closest a car can legally get to the action is a full block away, and any street within two blocks fills with rideshare queues by 11 p.m. A New Orleans bachelorette party bus from Kenner drops the group at the edge of the Quarter, the night runs on whatever schedule the group sets, and nobody is watching a surge-pricing clock at 2 a.m.
Frenchmen Street in the Marigny is another popular stop for groups who want live jazz and a slightly different energy than Bourbon — the street parking situation there on a Friday or Saturday is just as tight. A 15- to 25-passenger party bus is the right size for most bachelorette groups, with LED lighting, a bar, and Bluetooth sound to keep the energy going on the way in from Kenner. Frenchmen Street and the Quarter run late, so booking a party bus with a flexible pickup window is worth the planning.
Call 504-497-9530 to get your night on the road!

Kenner Birthday, Sweet 16, & Quinceañera Party Bus Rentals
A party bus entrance is one of the most memorable parts of a quinceañera or Sweet 16 — and Kenner's Jefferson Parish event venue landscape has no shortage of banquet halls and ballrooms that book up fast for these celebrations. Popular venues in the area include Chateau Golf & Country Club (3600 Chateau Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065) and various reception halls along Williams Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Coordinating guest arrivals across multiple neighborhoods is where having a New Orleans birthday party bus earns its keep — one vehicle, one pickup loop, everyone arrives together.
For adult milestone birthdays headed toward a night out in New Orleans, a party bus from Kenner keeps the group in one place from the first toast to the last stop, with no one stuck making arrangements at the end of the night. Vehicle sizes range from 15 to 50 passengers, so whether the guest list is tight or large, there's a fit. Use the online quote tool to check availability instantly, or call 504-497-9530 anytime.

Kenner Concert Transportation & Shuttles
Most of the region's major concert venues sit east of Kenner along the I-10 corridor, and getting there and back without a plan is where groups run into trouble. Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) hosts touring acts year-round, and its surface lot situation near the Superdome complex means parking fills early and the walk from remote lots is long after a late show. The Caesars Superdome hosts stadium-level concerts where the I-10 on-ramps back up for miles on both sides by the time a show lets out.
Tip Tap Live in Old Metairie and Tipitina's (501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115) are smaller venues that draw big crowds into narrow neighborhood streets — parallel parking and residential permit zones make post-show pickup in those blocks genuinely difficult for anything larger than a rideshare. A party bus from Kenner drops your group at the door and stages nearby, so the post-show scramble disappears entirely. For Jazzfest weekends at Fair Grounds Race Course each April and May, book at least 6–8 weeks out — demand spikes hard and vehicle availability drops fast.
Call 504-497-9530 to lock in your date.

Kenner Corporate Event Transportation
Kenner's location at the western edge of the New Orleans metro makes it a natural base for corporate groups flying into MSY before heading to meetings, conventions, or team events downtown. The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130) is roughly 17 miles from MSY via I-10, and a New Orleans corporate charter bus handles that transfer cleanly — no coordinating multiple rental cars, no navigating the I-10/I-610 split for out-of-town attendees who don't know it yet.
For shuttle contracts during multi-day events, a minibus running a loop between a Kenner hotel block and the convention center keeps your team's schedule intact regardless of what downtown traffic is doing on any given morning. Rideshare surge pricing during large conventions — events like the American Bus Association Marketplace or Sugar Bowl week — can push per-ride costs well above what a flat bus rate works out to per person. The minibus also handles luggage for conference arrivals in a way a rideshare fleet simply can't.
Call 504-497-9530 to discuss Kenner corporate shuttle options today.

Kenner Private Event Transportation Services
Kenner and Jefferson Parish host private events year-round that benefit from a single coordinated vehicle rather than a caravan of individual cars. Family reunions, church outings, crawfish boils that spill over into multi-stop evenings, and Mardi Gras parade-watching groups are all common scenarios where a New Orleans private event charter bus simplifies everything.
Mardi Gras is the most logistically intense of these. Jefferson Parish parade routes — including the Metairie route along Veterans Memorial Boulevard for Endymion, Bacchus, and Orpheus satellite krewes — generate road closures that make driving yourself genuinely complicated if you don't know which streets are open and when. A charter bus gets your group to the viewing area, stages nearby, and is ready to move when the route closes.
For Krewe of Bacchus and Krewe of Endymion parades, which draw some of the largest crowds in the metro, bus availability on those specific weekends drops fast — book 8–10 weeks out minimum for Mardi Gras weekend transportation. Call 504-497-9530 to plan your event around the calendar.

Kenner Homecoming & Prom Party Bus Rentals
Jefferson Parish high schools — including East Jefferson, West Jefferson, Grace King, and Archbishop Rummel — typically hold proms between late April and mid-May, and all of them draw from the same pool of party bus inventory across the Kenner, Metairie, and New Orleans metro. That six-week window is the single busiest period for party bus demand in the region. For prom, book by January.
Waiting until March or April is how groups end up with a smaller vehicle than they wanted at a significantly higher rate — or no availability at all.
Homecoming season in the fall creates a second demand spike, smaller but still enough to thin out inventory on specific October and November weekends. A New Orleans prom party bus handles the practical side of the evening — coordinating pickups across different Kenner and Metairie neighborhoods, getting the group to dinner and the venue on time, and making sure nobody's night gets derailed by parking or a late rideshare. Call 504-497-9530 to lock in your date before the spring rush.

Kenner School Event & Field Trip Transportation
Jefferson Parish public and private schools run field trips to destinations across the metro, and a New Orleans school event charter bus handles those runs more comfortably than a traditional school bus — with overhead storage for bags, climate control that actually keeps up with Louisiana summers, and onboard restrooms on select vehicles that cut out the rest stop math on longer drives. Popular destinations from Kenner include the Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118), the Louisiana Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124) in City Park, and the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (1 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130) at the foot of Canal Street.
For longer runs — Avery Island, Rip Van Winkle Gardens, or Laura Plantation in Vacherie — a full-size charter bus with undercarriage storage and onboard restrooms makes the most sense. ADA-accessible vehicles are available through the network; note it when requesting your quote. Call 504-497-9530 to get pricing for your group's next field trip.

Kenner Sporting Event Transportation
Saints game days at Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) are the most high-demand transportation days in the entire metro, and Kenner fans heading in via I-10 East feel every minute of it. The I-10 westbound return after a night game — especially after a Saints win — backs up past the Causeway interchange, and rideshare wait times around Poydras Street regularly stretch past 45 minutes once the final whistle blows. The Superdome's bus and motorcoach drop-off area is along Girod Street on the south side of the complex; a charter bus or minibus gets your group deposited right there and picks them up at the same spot after the game, bypassing the Poydras rideshare scrum entirely.
For Pelicans games at Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113), the venue shares the same Superdome campus, with commercial vehicle drop-off coordinated through the same approach roads off Girod and Dave Dixon Drive. The parking situation around the arena is limited on sell-out nights — a New Orleans sporting event party bus skips that entirely. Call 504-497-9530 before the schedule fills up for your target game date.

Kenner Wedding Transportation & Shuttle Service
Kenner and Jefferson Parish weddings often split between a ceremony venue in the suburbs and a reception at one of the historic New Orleans properties — a Warehouse District loft, a Garden District mansion, or a French Quarter hotel — and getting guests between those two points is where a New Orleans wedding shuttle earns its place on the budget. Nobody in your wedding party should be navigating I-10 in formal wear after cocktail hour, and your out-of-town guests definitely don't know where to park in the Garden District on a Saturday night.
A 15- to 35-passenger minibus is the right fit for most wedding guest shuttles — manageable size for narrow Garden District and French Quarter streets, reclining seats and climate control to keep guests comfortable, and straightforward hotel-to-venue loops that keep your timeline intact. A 14-passenger Sprinter limo is a popular pick for the bridal party itself on the wedding day, with premium leather and a more intimate feel. For fall and spring wedding weekends — particularly those overlapping with Jazz Fest in late April or early May — book transportation 4–6 months out.
Call 504-497-9530 to start planning.

Kenner Winery Tour & Pub Crawl Transportation
Louisiana doesn't have Napa Valley, but the craft brewery and bar scene across Jefferson Parish and New Orleans is a legitimate weekend itinerary — and the geography of it rewards having one vehicle. Abita Brewing Company (166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420) is about 45 minutes north of Kenner across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, making it the go-to anchor for brewery day trips from the metro. Crescent City Brewhouse (527 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130) in the French Quarter and Second Line Brewing (433 N Bernadotte St, New Orleans, LA 70119) in Mid-City round out a solid multi-stop crawl.
For groups that want something more structured, the New Orleans pub crawl party bus format works well across Kenner, Metairie, and into the city — the bus stages between stops so nobody is hunting for parking on Decatur Street at 7 p.m. on a Saturday. Williams Boulevard in Kenner has its own collection of local bars for groups that want to keep it close to home before heading downtown. Call 504-497-9530 to build your itinerary and get pricing fast.
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Party Bus & Group Transportation in Kenner & Beyond
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Frequently Asked Questions About Kenner Party Bus Rentals
How does this website work?
Partybusinneworleans.com helps you compare bus rental options; it is not the bus company and does not rent, own, or operate vehicles. When you submit the quote form, your trip details go through a booking company so you can review pricing and available vehicles for your date. You compare the options and book through the process shown with your quote.
What is Partybusinneworleans.com?
Partybusinneworleans.com is a quote-comparison and referral website for group ground transportation in the New Orleans metro. It is not a bus company and does not own or operate any vehicles. Fill out a single form or call 504-497-9530, and you'll see options from transportation providers serving Kenner and the surrounding region — side by side, no account needed, free to browse.
How does Partybusinneworleans.com work?
Enter your trip date, group size, and pickup and drop-off locations into the online form. In under 30 seconds, you'll see available vehicles, pictures, and price ranges from providers serving your area. If you'd rather talk through the options first, call 504-497-9530 any day of the year and a support team will walk you through what's available and help you find the right fit.
How much does a party bus cost in Kenner?
Party bus prices in Kenner depend on the vehicle size, the date, and your total trip hours. As a planning baseline, a minibus typically runs $200–$275 per hour, a 25-passenger party bus runs $250–$375 per hour depending on the day, and a charter bus generally falls between $200–$350 per hour. Those are ranges — your actual rate will vary.
Call 504-497-9530 or fill out the form and you can have pricing for your specific trip in about a minute. Visit the New Orleans party bus prices page for more detail.
Is MSY easy for a charter bus or minibus to pick up from?
Yes, with the right staging plan. Louis Armstrong International Airport's commercial vehicle area is on the upper-level ground transportation curb, and the pickup works best when the full group — including all checked luggage — is already assembled at a designated door before the bus is called in. Trying to coordinate a 20-person group with a vehicle circling the arrivals level is where airport pickups go sideways.
Have one group coordinator handle communication once everyone is together, confirm the exact pickup door in advance, and the transfer is straightforward. Call 504-497-9530 and the team can walk through the logistics for your specific group size.
Do Mardi Gras road closures affect bus routes from Kenner into New Orleans?
They can, significantly. Jefferson Parish parade routes along Veterans Memorial Boulevard and the Metairie corridor generate rolling road closures that shift by hour and by krewe, and the I-10 on-ramps near Causeway Boulevard back up hard on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras day itself. The practical answer is to build extra time into your schedule and book a charter bus or party bus early — vehicle availability for Mardi Gras weekend drops sharply by late December.
For the biggest parade weekends, booking 8–10 weeks out is the safe call. Call 504-497-9530 as soon as your dates are confirmed.
Can a charter bus get through the French Quarter?
Full-size 45- to 56-passenger charter buses are restricted from most French Quarter streets due to width and weight limits on the narrow historic grid. A 15- to 35-passenger minibus is the right vehicle for Quarter drop-offs — it fits the approach streets, can stage on nearby blocks like Decatur, Rampart, or Canal, and gets your group to within a short walk of wherever you're headed. For groups larger than 35, a charter bus can drop at the edge of the Quarter (Canal Street perimeter) and a minibus handles the final approach.
Mention the French Quarter drop-off when you request your quote so the right vehicle is matched to your trip.
What events in the New Orleans area book up bus inventory fastest?
Mardi Gras (February or early March), Jazz Fest (late April through early May), Essence Festival (July 4th weekend), and Saints home playoff games are the four windows where party bus and charter bus availability in the metro drops fastest — sometimes weeks before the event date. The French Quarter Festival in April is smaller but still generates a noticeable demand spike. For any of these dates, booking 6–10 weeks out is the minimum; earlier is always better.
How far in advance should I book?
For most Kenner trips outside peak season, 2–4 weeks of lead time is workable and often enough to find good availability. For Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Essence Fest, prom season, and Saints playoff runs, treat 8–10 weeks as the floor — and for prom specifically, booking in January for an April or May date is the move that gets you the vehicle you actually want at the rate that doesn't hurt. The earlier the call, the more options are on the table.
Call 504-497-9530 right now to check what's available on your date.
Popular Kenner Party Bus Destinations
Kenner's position at the western edge of the New Orleans metro puts your group within easy reach of some of the most in-demand venues in Louisiana. Here are six destinations where a bus makes the most operational sense — and what you need to know before you show up.

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
MSY (900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062) opened its new terminal in 2019 and now handles roughly 13 million passengers annually. It's the only major commercial airport serving the greater New Orleans metro, which means it handles an enormous volume of cruise passenger traffic in addition to standard air travel — groups arriving from MSY often need an immediate transfer to the Port of New Orleans, roughly 15 miles east on I-10. The terminal's commercial vehicle pickup zone is on the upper level; groups should designate one coordinator to handle communication and confirm the exact pickup position before the bus is called.
For cruise groups with heavy luggage, a charter bus with undercarriage bays is the practical call. Visit the MSY shuttle guide for more detail, then call 504-497-9530 to book your transfer.
Address: 900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062 | Phone: (504) 303-7500

Caesars Superdome
Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) seats 73,000 for football and hosts Saints games, college bowl games, major concerts, and Final Four events. It is one of the largest domed stadiums in the world, and the traffic situation surrounding it on a sold-out game night is exactly as bad as you'd expect. Poydras Street and the I-10 approaches from both directions back up 2–3 hours before kickoff on big games.
Commercial bus and motorcoach drop-off for the Superdome is coordinated through the Girod Street side of the complex. Rideshare queues on the Poydras side post-game can run 45 minutes or longer on a Saints Sunday — a charter bus staged on Girod is waiting for your group at a pre-agreed pickup point instead. Call 504-497-9530 to lock in your game day transportation before availability gets thin.
Address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112 | Phone: (504) 587-3663

Smoothie King Center
Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) is the home of the New Orleans Pelicans and sits directly adjacent to the Superdome on the same downtown campus. Its 19,000-seat capacity fills quickly for marquee matchups and major concerts, and it shares the same compressed parking geography as the Superdome — meaning the same limited-lot, high-demand situation on big event nights. The venue's commercial approach is off Dave Dixon Drive, and the surrounding blocks on Loyola Avenue and Girod Street handle overflow vehicle staging.
Check out the Smoothie King Center bus guide for approach and drop-off specifics. A New Orleans concert party bus from Kenner lands your group at the door and removes the post-event parking math from the evening entirely. Call 504-497-9530 to set up your transfer.
Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113 | Phone: (504) 587-3663

Fair Grounds Race Course (Jazz Fest)
Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119) hosts the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival across two consecutive weekends every late April and early May, drawing 400,000+ attendees from around the world. The Mid-City neighborhood surrounding Fair Grounds is entirely residential, and street parking is permitted-only within several blocks of the venue during the festival — meaning most attendees are walking from distant lots or relying on rideshare, which surges to multiples of standard rates at peak entry and exit times. Gentilly Boulevard and Orleans Avenue are the main approach roads, and both back up hard in the 90 minutes before gates open each day.
A charter bus from Kenner stages on a pre-arranged block near the venue perimeter, so your group walks in together rather than trickling in from separate rideshares. Book Jazz Fest transportation at least 6–8 weeks out. Call 504-497-9530 now.
Address: 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119 | Phone: (504) 944-5515

Audubon Zoo
Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118) sits in Uptown New Orleans along Magazine Street — one of the most pleasant stretches of the city and one of the harder ones to park near on a busy weekend. The zoo spans 58 acres and houses over 2,000 animals, making it the top family field trip destination from the Kenner and Jefferson Parish school district. Magazine Street has metered on-street parking only in this stretch, and the surrounding Garden District residential blocks are permit-only.
A school charter bus or minibus from Kenner drops the group at the St. Charles Avenue entrance and eliminates the multi-car parent carpool entirely. For weekend birthday groups and family outings, a minibus handles pickup across multiple Kenner neighborhoods before heading into the Garden District — no one has to figure out Magazine Street parking on their own. ADA-accessible vehicles are available; mention it in your quote request.
Call 504-497-9530 for school group pricing.
Address: 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118 | Phone: (504) 861-2537

Abita Brewing Company
Abita Brewing Company (166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420) is the anchor of the Louisiana craft beer world — the brewery has been operating in Abita Springs since 1986 and draws visitors from across the metro for tours and taproom visits year-round. From Kenner, the drive is approximately 45 minutes north via I-10 East and then across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or 55 minutes via I-12 East and Hwy 59 through Mandeville — either route puts the trip squarely in "you really don't want to be the one driving" territory for a group. The taproom is open for tours and tastings Thursday through Sunday, and the Abita Mystery House next door adds a genuinely odd but beloved stop to the afternoon.
A New Orleans pub crawl party bus from Kenner handles both directions of the Causeway and leaves the group free to enjoy the taproom without anyone watching the clock. Call 504-497-9530 to build your Northshore brewery day trip.
Address: 166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420 | Phone: (985) 892-5837