Red Dress Run 2024 is coming. Here’s what to know about the monthly gala in red.

It’s never too warm to run for the members in, an quarterly beer-fueled, two-mile run in the French Quarter, that takes place at 10: 15 a. m. on the following Saturday in August– which this year is the 10th. The typical daytime high temperatures is 86.2 degrees, but considering the humidity in South Louisiana, which is similar to a steam bath, it definitely feels a little warmer.

As the moniker suggests, the athleteoholic occasion has a dress code. Instead of Spandex running outfits, participants are expected to don breezy, summertime frocks, backless cocktail gowns, tutus and leotard tops, or really any scarlet ensemble that wo n’t impede their progress through the streets.

You’ll be surprised to learn that New Orleans is not the site of the ridiculously androgenous action. According to legend, British athletes founded the Hash House Harriers running team in Malaysia in 1938. Over the years, the so-called “drinking team with a working problem” became an international trend, with HHH sections staging standard non-competitive operates across the globe.

A lady flew to San Diego in 1988 just as the starting weapon was about to fire when she arrived from the airport. She ran the loop in the red outfit she had rented and had no time to change into running clothes. Therefore, a new tongue-in-cheek history was born. The work itself may not be economical, but the chase for thrift store dark gowns, especially in larger female’s sizes, certainly can be.

Based on past ages ‘ presence, between 2, 000 and 3, 000 athletes are expected, even more. If you are not a part of the Hash House Harriers, the charge, is$ 75, which included access to a pre and post festival group – with liquor, meals and live music – that takes place from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. at Crescent Park, 2300 N. Peters St. Profits –$ 155, 000 last year– are donated to dozens of local charities.

The Harriers ‘ starting line and finish line will be on N. Peters St. near Elysian Fields Avenue in the Marigny, though they typically do not announce the route of their runs, based on previous years. Viewers should search the Vieux Carre in advance for street closures in order to find the route.