Fairgrounds | New Orleans Real Estate & Neighborhood Info

While the Fairgrounds name might indicate that it’s all about the ponies, you would be so wrong. So close to Bayou St. John, you will find plenty of residents on bicycles. Whether they are headed to a picnic on the banks of the bayou, brunch, or to watch exotic animal races, the Fairgrounds is full of life while keeping its residential charm. 

While the two weeks during Jazz Fest, all the tourists might annoy others – Fairgrounds folks sell their driveway space and enjoy the music from their front yard. 

Shotgun homes and Arts & Crafts cottages dominate the architectural styles of this New Orleans neighborhood. 

Lagniappe: The Fairgrounds are the third oldest horse racing track in America. Both sides also used the site as a Civil War campground at different times.