Community Events

Below are upcoming single-day Community Events in and around New Orleans. For events with multiple dates please see our Ongoing Events page.

Oct
8

Music Swings Votes: A Music Policy Discussion with Mayoral Candidates Moreno, Duplessis, and Thomas

Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00pm

Venue: George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center


Oct
8

Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh

Wednesday, October 8 at 7:30pm

Venue: Big Couch




Oct
9

Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh

Thursday, October 9 at 7:30pm

Venue: Big Couch


Oct
9

Drunk Black History: New Orleans

Thursday, October 9 at 8:00pm

Venue: Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge


Oct
10

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival ft. Tab Benoit + Sierra Green & The Giants

Friday, October 10 at 5:30pm

Venue: Lafayette Square (OUTDOORS)


Oct
10

Gentilly Fest ft. Juane Jordan, The Deuce Brown Quintet, Gladney & More!

Friday, October 10 at 6:00pm

Venue: Pontchartrain Park (OUTDOORS)


Oct
10

Gleason Gras ft. Pulse504 + More!

Friday, October 10 at 7:00pm

Venue: Generations Hall


Oct
10

Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh

Friday, October 10 at 7:30pm

Venue: Big Couch


Oct
11

Fiesta Filipina Louisiana!

Saturday, October 11 at 9:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: Los Isleños Heritage & Cultural Society of St. Bernard


Oct
11

Japan Fest ft. Kaminari Taiko & More!

Saturday, October 11 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Venue: New Orleans Museum of Art



Oct
11

Gentilly Fest ft. James Andrews, Joy Clark, Royal Essence & More!

Saturday, October 11 at 12:00pm

Venue: Pontchartrain Park (OUTDOORS)


Oct
12

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival ft. Bobby Rush, Little Freddie King, Joy Clark + More!

Sunday, October 12 at 11:00am

Venue: Lafayette Square (OUTDOORS)


Oct
12

Bacchanal Artisan Faire with Music by the Tangiers Combo

Sunday, October 12 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Venue: Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)


Oct
12

Gentilly Fest ft. Ladies of Soul, Nell Simmons, Mecca Notes & More!

Sunday, October 12 at 12:00pm

Venue: Pontchartrain Park (OUTDOORS)


Oct
15

Beets & Brine: Bar Takeover & Art Market with DJ. P. Filthy

Wednesday, October 15 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Venue: Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou (OUTDOORS)


Oct
16

Exhausted Paint: The Death of Van Gogh

Thursday, October 16 at 7:30pm

Venue: Big Couch



Oct
18

Saturdays @ NOAAM

Saturday, October 18 at 11:00am

Venue: New Orleans African American Museum


Oct
18

Community Day at the Dew Drop Inn with Tulane University Special Collections

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Venue: Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge


Oct
18

The Bayou Gardens Art Market with Music by Alyssa Marina & Ben Thomas

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Venue: Bayou Beer Garden (OUTDOORS)


Oct
18

Louisiana Shrimp Fest ft. John Boutté, Britti, Trombone Shorty Academy & More!

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Venue: Broadside (Outdoor Stage)


Oct
18

Carnival 2025 ft. Lost Bayou Ramblers + Original Pinettes Brass Band

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm

Venue: LASPCA New Orleans Campus


Oct
18

NOLA Funk Fest ft. Master P with The Soul Rebels, Big Chief Juan Pardo's Tribal Gold & More!

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm

Venue: Spanish Plaza (OUTDOORS)


Oct
18

Twenty-Eighth Oktoberfest (Day 1)

Saturday, October 18 at 12:00pm

Venue: Trinity Lutheran Church


Oct
18

CLUB CAFE ft. DJs Chore Boys, Parcera & Faux Pas!

Saturday, October 18 at 6:00pm

Venue: Ayu Bakehouse



Oct
19

Twenty-Eighth Oktoberfest ft. Oom Pa Pa Music & More! (Day 2)

Sunday, October 19 at 12:00pm

Venue: Trinity Lutheran Church


Oct
19

Louisiana Shrimp Fest ft. Honey Island Swamp Band, Kumasi, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars & More!

Sunday, October 19 at 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Venue: Broadside (Outdoor Stage)


Oct
19

NOCTURNE XXII Gala ft. Vadym Kholodenko

Sunday, October 19 at 5:00pm

Venue: Ritz-Carlton, The


Oct
20

3rd Annual Artivist Awards ft. Live Music by Dusky Waters + More!

Monday, October 20 at 6:00pm

Venue: Beanlandia


Oct
23

Haunted on Sixth Street with Music by John Lover Deal

Thursday, October 23 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Venue: Miel Brewery & Taproom


Oct
24

NOLA Reggae Fest (Day 1)

Friday, October 24 at 2:00pm

Venue: Congo Square (OUTDOORS)



Oct
25

Black Tech NOLA Creator + AI Summit

Saturday, October 25 at 9:00am - 3:00pm

Venue: Bolden Bar at The New Orleans Jazz Market


Oct
25

Rock & Rouge Women’s Music & Food Festival ft. Sweet Crude, Whisper Party!, Sheepy & Hen + More!

Saturday, October 25 at 10:00am

Venue: Lafayette Square (OUTDOORS)



Oct
25

Boo Carre Halloween Haunt ft. Music by Johnette Downing, Burris, Johanna Rose & The Dreamboats + More!

Saturday, October 25 at 11:00am - 4:00pm

Venue: New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - Dutch Alley


Oct
25

Matt Butler’s Reckless Son

Saturday, October 25 at 2:00pm

Venue: Lafon Performing Arts Center - Luling


Oct
25

NOLA Reggae Fest (Day 2)

Saturday, October 25 at 2:00pm

Venue: Congo Square (OUTDOORS)


Oct
26

Oct
26

NOLA Reggae Fest (Day 3)

Sunday, October 26 at 2:00pm

Venue: Congo Square (OUTDOORS)


Oct
31

37th Annual Anne Rice Vampire Ball ft. The Electric Yat Quartet

Friday, October 31 at 7:00pm - 11:30pm

Venue: Capital on Baronne


Nov
1

Freret Street Festival ft. Anjelika "Jelly" Joseph with Special Guest Nigel Hall, John "Papa" Gros & More!

Saturday, November 1 at 11:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: Freret Street (OUTDOORS), 4400-5200 Blocks


Nov
5

St. Mary’s Academy Open House

Wednesday, November 5 at 6:00pm

Venue: St. Mary’s Academy


Nov
8

2nd Annual Christmas Cookie Bake Off

Saturday, November 8 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Nov
12

Gallier Gatherings Book Club: Creole Italian

Wednesday, November 12 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Venue: Gallier House Shop


Nov
14

The Roots of Music "Home Sweet Home" Gala ft. Roots Studio Academy All Star Band & More!

Friday, November 14 at 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Venue: St. Gabriel the Archangel Church


Nov
15

Three Rivers Art Festival

Saturday, November 15 at 10:00am

Venue: Downtown Covington (OUTDOORS)


Nov
15

Beignet Fest ft. Marc Broussard, Rebirth Brass Band & More!

Saturday, November 15 at 10:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: City Park - Festival Grounds (OUTDOORS)


Nov
15

4th Annual Chateau Flamenco Festival ft. Maria Bermudez Flamenco - Sonidos Gitanos

Saturday, November 15 at 8:00pm

Venue: Jefferson Performing Arts Center


Nov
16

Three Rivers Art Festival

Sunday, November 16 at 10:00am

Venue: Downtown Covington (OUTDOORS)


Nov
16

Oak Street Po-Boy Festival ft. George Porter Jr. Trio ft. Chris Adkins, Tony's Boyz with Tony Hall, Pollo Asado & More!

Sunday, November 16 at 10:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: Oak Street (OUTDOORS), 8100-8800 Blocks


Nov
21

4th Annual Chateau Flamenco Festival ft. Rafael Ramirez's Chronicle of a Time that Was

Friday, November 21 at 8:00pm

Venue: Jefferson Performing Arts Center


Nov
26

A Tribute To Art Neville - The Specialty Years & More and Eddie Bo!

Wednesday, November 26 at 8:00pm

Venue: Tipitina's


Dec
6

Dec
21

French Quarter Holiday Home Tour​

Sunday, December 21 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Venue: Jackson Square - French Quarter (OUTDOORS)


Dec
21

Caroling in Jackson Square

Sunday, December 21 at 7:00pm

Venue: Jackson Square - French Quarter (OUTDOORS)


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