Drew Brees Bringing Annual Pickleball Fest to New Orleans

The Brees Dream Foundation is bringing an annual Pickleball tournament to New Orleans in August.

John Hendrix | May 17, 2023

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Brittany and Drew Brees are bringing a new annual event to New Orleans, announcing the creation of The NOLA Pickleball Fest. This will benefit the Brees Dream Foundation, as the inaugural event will be held at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Aug. 10-13.

Brees said in a press release, “Brittany and I could not be more excited to bring the first annual NOLA Pickleball Fest to New Orleans,” says Drew Brees. Combining one of the fastest growing and most enjoyable sports alongside a city that knows how to host a party will make this one of the premier events of the summer. It will be great food, music, events, and plenty of pickleball all inside the Convention Center, as we crown amateur champions and raise proceeds for the Brees Dream Foundation that will go towards our ongoing efforts in New Orleans.”

Their foundation has been working closely with local tourism leaders at the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation in addition to the Convention Center. They're also using national companies like Joola and The Kitchen to organize all of the aspects of the event, as well as New Orleans & Company.

The festival-style Pickleball tournament will feature 24 tournament-quality PickleRoll courts, live music, a celebrity exhibition match featuring Drew Brees, VIP experiences and much more. 'The NOLA' will have three divisions of round robin play: women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles for skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0+. There are two brackets to compete in: Open and 40 yrs. old and over.

Registration for the tournament opens in early June through The Brees Dream Foundation site.

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Published May 17, 2023

JOHN HENDRIX

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