Things to do in New Orleans
561+ things to do in New Orleans this month
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786 eventsAll venues in New Orleans
$95Sat · Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
DJ Knock Knock
DJ Knock Knock
d.b.a. · New Orleans
$10Mon · Oct 26 · 9:00 PM
OCTOPOULPE NIGHT BUTCHER REDUNDANT KORPSE
Octopoulpe +2
Holy Diver · New Orleans
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Vibe with Ayanna & Zahria
Vibe +2
Good Measure · New Orleans
$22.20Fri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Tribe Nunzio!!!
Tribe Nunzio
The Broadside · New Orleans
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Good Measure x Liquid Death Presents: Twin Peaks Halloween Bash
Good Measure x Liquid Death Presents : Twin Peaks Halloween Bash +1
Good Measure · New Orleans
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 10:01 PM
DJ WestBankRed (Balcony Room) • FRI OCT. 30 • @10PM
DJ WestBankRed
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$52.60Wed · Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
The Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrence Taplin
The Uptown Jazz Orchestra +1
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
Reserved…Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
NEW KIDS IN TOWN EAGLES TRIBUTE
New Kids In Town Eagles Tribute +2
Jefferson Perf Arts Center · Metairie
FreeWed · Oct 28 · 9:00 PM
New Breed Brass Band • WED OCT. 28 • @9PM
New Breed Brass Band
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 9:00 PM
CHAMBRE NOIR
tiger_ollies +2
Santos Bar · New Orleans
USD$31.37Oct 27 – Dec 30
Rebirth Brass Band Tuesdays @ The Rabbit Hole
Rebirth Brass Band
The Rabbit Hole · New Orleans
$41.30Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
Harold Battiste Birthday Tribute with Jesse McBride & the Next Generation
Jesse McBride & the Next Generation
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
$41.30Tue · Oct 27 · 9:30 PM
Roland Guerin's PROG: Funk
Roland Guerin
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
James Martin Band
James Martin Band
The Spotted Cat · New Orleans
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
Art Thrives: Photography Workshop
Instructor: biseat yawkal
New Orleans Museum of Art
Thu · Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
Culture & Cocktails Seeing, Seeking and Collecting Vernacular Art
Speaker: Selina McKane +1
Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans
$35.65Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
Halloween with Sally Baby's Silver Dollars
Sally Baby's Silver Dollars +1
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 12:00 PM
Market Morsels
Gumbo Queen of New Orleans
French Market Corporation
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:00 PM
Jumbo Shrimp
Jumbo Shrimp
The Spotted Cat · New Orleans
$46.95Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Jason Marsalis presents the Music of Ellis Marsalis
Jason Marsalis
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
FreeFri · Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Gov’t Majik feat. Ten Spencer
Gov’t Majik +1
Good Measure · New Orleans
Fri · Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
ZOLTAN KASZAS: WORLDWIDE (ish) TOUR
ZOLTAN KASZAS: WORLDWIDE(ish) TOUR +1
The Joy Theater · New Orleans
Wed · Oct 28 · 5:00 PM
James Rivers Tribute with Peter Cho
Peter Cho
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
$22.87 -…Fri · Oct 30 · 10:00 PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers • FRI OCT. 30 • @10PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringMon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
BLACK MASS KARAOKE with KJ*EJ
Host: Kj*Ej
Santos Bar · New Orleans
For Mezzanine…Sat · Nov 14 · 6:30 PM
Rev the Runway: You Night 2026
Rev the Runway: You Night 2026 +1
Jefferson Perf Arts Center · Metairie
$35.65Mon · Oct 26 · 7:30 PM
Charmaine Neville Band
Charmaine Neville Band
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
FreeFri · Nov 20 · 10:01 PM
DJ FTK • For the Kulture (Balcony Room) • FRI NOV. 20 • @10PM
DJ FTK
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$28.17 -…Thu · Oct 29
Grammy Award-Winning Irvin Mayfield's Music Church with Special Guests • THURS OCT. 29 • @9PM
Irvin Mayfield
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$22.20Sun · Nov 1 · 7:00 PM
Alborosie & Shengen Clan
Alborosie +1
The Broadside · New Orleans
$32.73Wed · Oct 28 · 5:30 PM
WWNO Benefest Featuring Leyla McCalla, Helen Gillet, and Tank & Norman
Leyla McCalla +2
The Broadside · New Orleans
FreeFri · Nov 27 · 10:01 PM
DJ WestBankRed (Balcony Room) • FRI NOV. 27 • @10PM
DJ WestBankRed
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$12.28Fri · Oct 30 · 9:00 PM
DEATHCHARGE with COME TO RUIN
Deathcharge +3
Santos Bar · New Orleans
$1Sat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Beyond the Veil
Iceman Special +2
The Broadside · New Orleans
FreeSat · Oct 31
The Caesar Brothers' FunkBox • SAT. OCT 31 • @7:30PM
The Caesar Brothers' FunkBox
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Until May 30
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Tom Felton +1
Mahalia Jackson Theater · New Orleans
$22.87 -…Fri · Nov 20 · 10:00 PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers • FRI NOV. 20 • @10PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Until Jul 3
Hadestown
Ben Davis +5
Mahalia Jackson Theater · New Orleans
Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Mahmoud Chouki
Mahmoud Chouki
Good Measure · New Orleans
↻ RecurringFri · Oct 30 · 12:00 PM
Market Morsels
Gumbo Queen of New Orleans
French Market Corporation
$22.20Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Nosferatu Improvised Live Score: Thursday
Mike Dillon +3
The Broadside · New Orleans
Sun · Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Captain Spalding
Captain Spalding
Dos Jefe's Uptown Cigar Bar · New Orleans
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:30 PM
THE MARK COLEMAN BAND
The Mark Coleman Band
Dos Jefe's Uptown Cigar Bar · New Orleans
FreeFri · Nov 6 · 10:01 PM
DJ FTK • For the Kulture (Balcony Room) • FRI NOV. 6 • @10PM
DJ FTK
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$22.87 -…Fri · Nov 6 · 10:00 PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers • FRI NOV. 6 • @10PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Blue Nile · New Orleans
FreeFri · Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Ari Teitel Album Release Show, with opening act Sari Jordan
Ari Teitel Album Release Show +2
Good Measure · New Orleans
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Atlanta Rhythm Section
The Joy Theater · New Orleans
Until Jan 17
Other Desert Cities
Julia Louis-Dreyfus +4
Mahalia Jackson Theater · New Orleans
Thu · Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Ogden After Hours: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Celebration) Featuring Mariachi Los Primos
Los Primos Mariachi
Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans
Until Nov 28
Preservation All-Stars
Preservation All-Stars
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
↻ RecurringThu · Oct 29 · 10:00 AM
Carousel Bar Experience
Carousel Bar & Lounge · New Orleans
↻ RecurringSat · Oct 31 · 6:00 PM
Panorama Jazz Band
Panorama Jazz Band
The Spotted Cat · New Orleans
Sat · Oct 31 · 4:30 PM
Sly Watts
Sly Watts
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans
Until Nov 27
Preservation All-Stars ft. Mark Braud
Mark Braud
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 10:00 AM
Carousel Bar Experience
Carousel Bar & Lounge · New Orleans
Until Nov 26
Preservation All-Stars ft. Wendell Brunious
Wendell Brunious
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Thu · Oct 29 · 8:00 PM
Big Mike from the R&B Kings
Big Mike from the R&B Kings
Bourbon "O" · New Orleans
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 10:01 PM
The Next Level Band (Balcony Room) • SAT OCT. 31 • @10PM
The Next Level Band
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Until Nov 28
Preservation All-Stars
Preservation All-Stars
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Labyrinth in…Fri · Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert 40th Anniversary
Jefferson Perf Arts Center · Metairie
FreeThu · Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
Chloe Marie
Chloe Marie
Good Measure · New Orleans
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
THE DALE SPALDING TRIO w/ TOM HOOK
The Dale Spalding Trio +1
Dos Jefe's Uptown Cigar Bar · New Orleans
FreeSat · Oct 31 · 10:00 PM
AFROBEAT NOLA • SAT OCT. 31 • @10PM
Afrobeat NOLA +2
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Sat · Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
D.V.S. (Dillon, Vidacovich, Singleton)
D.V.S. (Dillon, Vidacovich, Singleton) +3
Good Measure · New Orleans
Oct 27 – Oct 29
Simply Ina
Author: Ina Garten
Mahalia Jackson Theater · New Orleans
Until Nov 30
Preservation Brass
Preservation Brass
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Until Nov 28
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
$22.20Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Nosferatu Improvised Live Score: Wednesday
Mike Dillon +3
The Broadside · New Orleans
Until Nov 29
Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham
Preservation All-Stars +1
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Wed · Oct 28 · 7:00 PM
Sarah Jakes Roberts: The Rogue Route Tour
Speaker: Sarah Jakes Roberts
Mahalia Jackson Theater · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
BLACK MASS KARAOKE with KJ*EJ
Host: Kj*Ej
Santos Bar · New Orleans
Until Nov 29
Leroy Jones and the Preservation Jazz Masters
Leroy Jones
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Thu · Oct 29 · 7:30 PM
And Then Came Humans
Then Came Humans
The Three Muses · New Orleans
Oct 31 – Nov 28
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
Wendell Brunious +1
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Sat · Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Zehrin Sims
Zehrin Sims
Good Measure · New Orleans
↻ RecurringWed · Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Shotgun Jazz Band
Shotgun Jazz Band
The Spotted Cat · New Orleans
Sat · Oct 31 · 9:00 PM
HALLOWEEN with FLESH PARADE & MORAL DISORDER
Halloween +1
Holy Diver · New Orleans
Until Nov 28
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
Wendell Brunious +1
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Mon · Oct 26 · 8:00 PM
PROF
Prof
The Joy Theater · New Orleans
Mon · Oct 26 · 6:00 PM
LAAPA Showcase Night at Coscino's
Louisiana Academy of Performing Art
Coscino's Italian Grill · Mandeville
Fri · Oct 30 · 4:00 PM
AL “LIL’ FATS” JACKSON TRIO
Al "lil' Fats" Jackson Trio
Carousel Bar & Lounge · New Orleans
Fri · Nov 27 · 8:00 PM
Justin Garner
Justin Garner
Good Measure · New Orleans
FreeThu · Oct 29 · 11:01 PM
Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy (Balcony Room) • THURS OCT. 29 • @11PM
DJ T-Roy
Blue Nile · New Orleans
$10Thu · Oct 29 · 9:00 PM
RADE DUMMY DUMPSTER STMBLR
Rade Dummy +2
Holy Diver · New Orleans
Fri · Oct 30 · 11:55 PM
Kevin Scott’s ZAMBI-Ween (10/30 LATE NIGHT)
Kevin Scott
The Joy Theater · New Orleans
↻ RecurringMon · Nov 2 · 8:30 PM
JOHN FOHL
John Fohl
Dos Jefe's Uptown Cigar Bar · New Orleans
Thu · Nov 5 · 8:00 PM
Helen Gillet
Helen Gillet
Good Measure · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringFri · Nov 6 · 10:00 PM
RESURRECTION GOTH NIGHT
evehillproductions +2
Santos Bar · New Orleans
Thu · Nov 12 · 1:00 PM
Art Studi-O Exploring Abstraction with Myron Solomon Jr. Sessions I & II
Instructor: Myron Solomon Jr
Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans
Until Nov 30
Preservation Brass
Preservation Brass
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Fri · Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
Jelly Roll Stompers
Jelly Roll Stompers
The Three Muses · New Orleans
$38.00Sat · Oct 31 · 7:00 PM
Frizzi2Fulci - Live at The Broad Theater
Fabio Frizzi
The Broadside · New Orleans
$22.87 -…Fri · Nov 13 · 10:00 PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers • FRI NOV. 13 • @10PM
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Blue Nile · New Orleans
Until Nov 11
Preservation All-Stars ft Aurélien Barnes
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
Oct 29 – Nov 26
Preservation All-Stars ft. Wendell Brunious
Wendell Brunious
Preservation Hall · New Orleans
$10Sat · Nov 21 · 11:00 AM
Sober Fest 2026
The Broadside · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringWed · Nov 4 · 9:00 PM
CHAMBRE NOIR
tiger_ollies +2
Santos Bar · New Orleans
Wed · Oct 28 · 12:30 PM
Gallery Talk: Curator Mel Buchanan on Sèvres Magnifique: French Porcelain from the Collection of Thomas B. Lemann
Speaker: Mel Buchanan
New Orleans Museum of Art
Wed · Oct 28 · 8:00 PM
Betty Shirley
Betty Shirley
The Three Muses · New Orleans
Free↻ RecurringFri · Dec 4 · 10:00 PM
RESURRECTION GOTH NIGHT
evehillproductions +2
Santos Bar · New Orleans
Events in New Orleans, LA
Concerts, comedy, theater, author readings and community happenings, collected straight from local venue calendars and updated daily. New Orleans has brass bands on Frenchmen Street most nights, traditional sets at Preservation Hall, and a festival calendar running from Mardi Gras through Jazz Fest.