2025 Midwinter Meeting Add-On Tickets | The Copyright Society

Activity Tickets

Take your Midwinter Meeting experience to the next level, and explore the Crescent City with one of our group tours or activities. Click the “Sign up” button below the activity to add it to your cart. If you are purchasing more than one ticket, you can change the quantity in your cart.

History of the Cocktail Walking Tour
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Explore the birthplace of legendary cocktails with the History of the Cocktail Walking Tour in New Orleans. Led by a knowledgeable cocktail historian, this interactive experience delves into the city’s rich history through themed Drink & Learn presentations. Discover the stories behind famous concoctions and notable characters as you visit unique locations in the French Quarter. Sample several iconic New Orleans cocktails and punches along the way.

Time: 3-5 PM
Tickets: $80/person — must be 21 years or older.

Private Cooking Class at the New Orleans School of Cooking

Cook an authentic Louisiana meal from start to finish with hands-on instruction and guidance from the New Orleans Cooking School chefs. You will prepare and enjoy a three-course meal.

Tickets: $250/person and includes:

Approximately three (3) hours of cooking instruction and dining
Three (3) course meal
Recipe cards
New Orleans School of Cooking apron

Select from Two Class Times:

Thursday, January 30, 1:45-5:15 PM

Friday, January 31, 1:45-5:15 PM

Private Tour of the New Orleans Jazz Museum

No trip to New Orleans would be complete without a visit to the New Orleans Jazz Museum! Join Museum Director Greg Lambousy for a private tour of the collections. The Museum is about a 25-minute walk from the Monteleone, so participants are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes and dress in layers.

Time: 3-6 PM

Tickets: $30/person

Cradle of Jazz Walking Tour

Join us for a stroll led by guides from The Cultural Curriculum Project, including historians, musicians, record producers, and actors. These knowledgeable guides will immerse you in New Orleans music, history, and culture through captivating storytelling.

Of course, jazz was not born on a particular day or birthed by one particular person. It was created over time from a meeting, mixing, and melding of many cultures, many emotions and many musical styles. These are the stories your guide will share, complimented by their personal stories and insights as a member of the arts community.

Each guide has a unique perspective with varying emphasis on New Orleans music that led to the emergence of jazz: opera, spirituals, blues, military processional, European classical music, and later rock-n-roll, funk, bounce, brass bands and more. The one constant topic with every guide, is of course, Louis Armstrong, New Orleans’ native son and possibly the most important jazz figure of all time. You’ll be dancing in the street as you experience the joie de vivre of the Big Easy!

Cultural Curriculum Project is a 501c3 Nonprofit Organization committed to sustainable tourism and cultural preservation through programs that connect visitors, locals, and school kids to New Orleans music, art, culture and history. Your tour dollars support public school field trips and the cultural economy.

Time: 2:30 – 5:30 PM

Tickets: $100/person

Mardi Gras World Private Tour

Experience the magic of Mardi Gras with a behind-the-scenes tour at Mardi Gras World. Delve into the artistry and craftsmanship of Blaine Kern Studios, the creative force behind Mardi Gras floats since 1947. Our guided tour offers insight into the history of Mardi Gras before exploring the float den, where artists craft over 500 spectacular floats and props. Discover the secrets behind New Orleans’ most iconic celebration firsthand.