The Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium and restaurants will offer Swifties special fun during Oct. 25-27, 2024 in New Orleans.
Talk about a wild weekend in the Big Easy!
Audubon Nature Institute is hosting a Taylor Swift Takeover at Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium, and Audubon Insectarium this weekend (Oct. 25-27, 2024) in New Orleans.
Taylor Swift-themed decorations will highlight the Eras Tour’s stop in New Orleans with special friendship bracelet garlands, which can be spotted throughout the attractions. Use the Institute's special Taylor-themed Audubon Zoo, Audubon Aquarium, and Audubon Insectarium maps (see below) to visit each garland.
Swifties at Audubon Zoo can make a friendship bracelet craft, take the moment and taste it, with their very own themed artwork to keep or trade with others on Capital One Field.
The masterminds at Audubon have created exclusive Taylor-themed apparel, mugs, and stickers, available only in Audubon gift shops. And whether you are in your Midnights Era, 1989 Era or Reputation Era, shake it off at Audubon’s gift shops, where Taylor Swift music will be playing all weekend!
Here’s a list of some of the fun:
Audubon Aquarium
· Ice and felt treats for penguins
· Penguins wearing friendship bracelets
· Divers in the Maya Tunnel showing their love for Taylor
· Step and repeat photo opportunity in the VR lounge
Audubon Insectarium
· Taylor’s chai cookie recipe, but Audubon Insectarium’s version. Guests can sample these yummy treats in Bug Appetit!
· Taylor Swift-themed butterfly garden
· Taylor Swift-themed backdrops in insect exhibits
Audubon Zoo
· Sea lions enjoying special Taylor ice treats
· Orangutans given (and maybe wearing) their own Eras T-shirts
· Decorated activity boxes in some exhibits, other animals receiving carved pumpkins
· Elephant statues in Cooper Plaza wearing their own friendship bracelets
· Swiftie-inspired handprint craft on Capital One Field
And if you're hungry...
Medium Rare at 5538 Magazine St. will be rolling out the red carpet for Swifties all weekend long. Through Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, guests can sing along to playlists dominated by Taylor’s best hits from Cruel Summer to Back to December, Lover, Blank Space, and countless others. Medium Rare will also have friendship bracelet-making for Swifites to craft and swap with fellow fans; and the restaurant will play host to “Best Dressed” contests all weekend for those who come wearing the most creative outfits inspired by Taylor’s iconic looks and style.
Additionally, Medium Rare has renamed their house cocktails in honor of Taylor for the weekend: Lover (Hibiscus Margarita); Bad Blood (Blackberry Sangria); Starlight (Pineapple Mule); and Speak Now (Lavender 75).
Medium Rare’s one-choice prix-fixe menu offers a sizzling Steak Frites meal for $29.95, featuring award-winning Culotte Steak and fresh-cut fries drizzled with the restaurant’s secret sauce, a mixed green side salad, and artisan rustic bread. Plus, there are complimentary seconds on steak and fries! For brunch enthusiasts, their all-inclusive $34.95 brunch features bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and more, alongside delicious entrees like our Famous Benedict and French Toast.
Weird, Wacky & Wild South blog is written by travel and food writer Cheré Dastugue Coen. This post was compiled from press releases to quickly get out the word to Swifties heading to New Orleans.
