A guitar retreat in New Orleans - 4th to 11th October 2025
A guitar retreat in New Orleans - 4th to 11th October 2025
The Guitar Social in New Orleans at a Glance
- New Orleans themed guitar workshops
- Daily nights of live music
- One house party with facilitated guitar jams
- Visits to see Alligators, as well as iconic music destinations only found in this part of the world
- Up to 12 other guitar players to hang out with
- All food enjoyed in the house
- A PDF and video package supporting all workshop content
Hello traveller, let’s pack for New Orleans, shall we?
There's no where else on earth like New Orleans. Where many cities claim to support live music, New Orleans is live music. Without live music, it would simply be heart rendering architecture forming a town by a river full of people who are joy themselves; which actually, wouldn't be a bad deal, would it?
Getting there
The address of the accommodation can be provided upon request.
If you are travelling from London, the following flights are recommend by The Guitar Social. Getting the recommend flights, give you a chance to pool together with others to organise transfers from the airport. Getting this flight is not essential.
Getting there
The address of the accommodation can be provided upon request.
If you are travelling from London, the following flights are recommend by The Guitar Social. Getting the recommend flights, give you a chance to pool together with others to organise transfers from the airport. Getting this flight is not essential.
Outbound
Airport: Gatwick
Time of departure: 14:00
Airlines: Norse and Atlantic Airlines
This flight includes a 3 hour and 19 minute layover
Inbound
Airport: New Orleans
Time of Departure: 21.50pm
Airline: British Airways
You are also welcome to explore your own flight options.
Please make sure you have applied for an America Visa 14 days prior to travel and that you have at least six months before your passport expires.
Itinerary and workshops
This can change based on any local knowledge we pick up on the ground and your
suggestions. All items listed are optional, you can take part in as much or as little as you like.
Day 1 - Saturday 4th of October
Arrival and settling in
4:00 pm Arrive at your accommodation. Drop your bags in your room, re-emerge and say hello to your new jam buddies
5:00 pm Workshop #1 Songs from the South
7.30 pm Dinner somewhere local
9:00 pm After a long flight, a return to home for some jams, shared songs and an early night
Day 2 - Sunday 5th of September
9:00 am Breakfast out, location TBC
11:30 am Second Line! A marching parade through New Orleans put on by American American Social Aid and Pleasure groups. These are brass bands, dressed in cool hats and smart, colourful suits, half marching and half dancing. Behind them, the second line, which in this case is, us, also half marching, half dancing, or just doing the latter.
The second line can sometimes contain hundreds and even thousands of people.
Stops are made for food and drinks, making this a great way to see the City while having a total blast.
5:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Workshops and jams back at the house
9:00 pm Hot 8 at The Howlin' Wolf. The famous brass band, in the back room of a bar, playing loud with just enough space at the front for you to dance
Day 3 Monday 6th of October
9:00 am Workshop #2 In development
10:00 am Workshop #3 In development
11:00 am Workshop #4 in development
1:00 pm Lafayette Cemetery, the most New Orleans Cemetery of them all
2:00 pm Ride in a street car up St Charles Avenue to take in incredible architecture while experiencing a unique and charming mode of transport.
4:00 pm Food at Cooter Browns at The River Bend
7: 00 pm Live music at The Maple Lead Bar
Day 4 Tuesday 7th of October
9:00 Breakfast
9:00 am Workshop #2 In development
10:00 am Workshop #3 In development
11:00 am Workshop #4 in development
1:30 pm Walking tour of the French Quarter provided by Friends of the Cabildo. We will be spending quite a lot of time in the French Quarter, so it makes sense to get the history in early.
3:00 pm Lunch at Johnny's Po Boys
5:00 pm Bourbon Street. The most famous street in New Orleans so a must see. Full of strip clubs, frozen margaritas, blues bars and neon. We will walk the entire length. Then take refuge on the more gentle Frenchman Street
7:00 pm Live music
Day 5 Wednesday 8th of September
9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Workshop #2 In development
10:00 am Workshop #2 In development
11:00 am Workshop #2 In development
2:00 pm The Alligator Tour.
6:00 pm Music at The Spotted Cat, Frenchman Street
Day 6 Thursday 9th of September
WE ARE WORKING ON THE REST OF THE ITINERARY AS YOU READ THIS. CHECK BACK IN 24 HOURS OR EMAIL US FOR MORE DETAILS
How the accommodation works
We only ever take the finest accommodation we can find. This involves big spaces in
end houses and apartments. Rooms are shared and room shares are allocated
empathetically based on age, interests and gender. It is worth mentioning, the time spent in your room is likely to be very little.
Flights
If flying from London, the suggested flight for this trip is flight BA179 from Heathrow at 10am on the 13th of September, arriving at JFK 12.45.
Getting to the accommodation
When the trip is confirmed, you’ll be provided with an address. Your job is to get to the
address, once there, your trip with The Guitar Social begins.
You may also join a whatsapp group where you can organise to share an airport transfer.
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