What's on in Baton Rouge this weekend
Baton Rouge · Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1 · 40 confirmed · 43 unconfirmed · times CT40 confirmed listings in Baton Rouge, LA for Fri, Oct 30 – Sun, Nov 1, plus 43 not confirmed yet: Concert 18 · Sports (TV) 4 · Family 4 · Fair & market 3 · Theater & Broadway 2 · Film 2 · Activities & outdoors 2 · Sports 1 · Festival 1 · Comedy 1 · Classes & workshops 1 · Seasonal 1.
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FridayOct 30
All day · 2 listings
5:00 PM
La Fete des Bayous (Oct. 29-Nov. 1)
8:00 PM
Clue (1985) with The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) double feature
8 AM – 10 AM · 2 listings
9:30 AM
Baby Rhyme Time – Members Only at Knock Knock Children's Museum
9:30 AM
Open Studio at Baringer at Baringer Art Center
10 AM – 12 PM · 1 listing
11:00 AM
Garney Gautreau Senior Sock Hop
4 PM – 6 PM · 1 listing
5:00 PM
Rouge Krewe
6 PM – 8 PM · 9 listings
6:00 PM
Live Music at Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar
6:00 PM
Live Music from The Rachael Hallack Duo
6:00 PM
Night Maze at Burden
6:30 PM
Victoria Lea
7:00 PM
MercyMe with Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons and Sam Wesley
7:00 PM
MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tim Timmons, Sam Wesley
7:00 PM
Zachary High School Varsity Football vs Destrehan
7:30 PM
Friday Night Lecture Series at Highland Road Park Observatory
7:30 PM
Hänsel und Gretel: Presented by the Turner-Fischer Center for Opera
8 PM – 10 PM · 7 listings
8:00 PM
Chris Leblanc Band
8:00 PM
Ghouls' Night Out ft. The Molly Ringwalds
8:00 PM
Sweet Southern Heat
9:00 PM
Emo Night Halloween with Dan Lion and Mookie Darden
9:00 PM
Karaoke at The Station
9:00 PM
Side Bar Karaoke at The Station Baton Rouge
9:00 PM
Zombie Prom w/ The Blueprint + More
10 PM – 12 AM · 1 listing
10:30 PM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Time not listed · 8 listings
TBD
Clue (Film)
TBD
Evening Sky Viewing at Highland Road Park Observatory
TBD
Friday Drink Specials at The Station
TBD
House of Halloween Bar Crawl 2026
TBD
Live After Five - Rouge Krewe
TBD
Louisiana Book Festival
TBD
WordShops
TBD
WordShops writing master classes
SaturdayOct 31
All day · 2 listings
TBD
Baton Rouge Home Show
TBD
Baton Rouge Home Show
6 AM – 8 AM · 1 listing
6:30 AM
Donaldsonville Run For a Cause
8 AM – 10 AM · 2 listings
9:00 AM
Zachary Farmers Market at HugYourPeople Park at Lee Street
9:30 AM
Little Picassos
10 AM – 12 PM · 4 listings
10:00 AM
Family-Hour Stargazing at Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
10:00 AM
Family-Hour Stargazing at Louisiana Art & Science Museum
10:00 AM
Paint Plaster Art Workshop – South Branch
11:00 AM
Fall Fest
12 PM – 2 PM · 1 listing
12:00 PM
Solar Viewing
2 PM – 4 PM · 1 listing
2:30 PM
STEM Expansion
4 PM – 6 PM · 1 listing
5:30 PM
Live music from Esco Soul Music
6 PM – 8 PM · 2 listings
6:00 PM
Live Music at Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar
6:30 PM
Joel Cooper
8 PM – 10 PM · 7 listings
8:00 PM
The Royal Mix at The Balcony
9:00 PM
Breadstick Space Opera Halloween Spectacular
9:00 PM
Karaoke at The Station
9:00 PM
Safe Sex Worldwide Halloween with Bandeaux Pat, K Strikez and Love Yourself
9:00 PM
The Chee Weez & The Chase Tyler Band Monster Mash-Up
9:00 PM
The Chee Weez & The Chase Tyler Band Monster Mash-Up
9:30 PM
Pants Party
Time not listed · 8 listings
TBD
4th Annual Trunk or Treat Car Show
TBD
Evening Sky Viewing at Highland Road Park Observatory
TBD
House of Halloween Bar Crawl 2026
TBD
HRPO Costume Contest
TBD
Karaoke & Game Day at The Station Baton Rouge
TBD
Louisiana Book Festival
TBD
One Book, One Festival: Interview with the Vampire discussion
TBD
Studio 4 Annual Halloween Car Show
SundayNov 1
10 AM – 12 PM · 1 listing
11:00 AM
Jazz Brunch w/ Justin Burdette Trio
12 PM – 2 PM · 4 listings
12:00 PM
Fall & Thanksgiving Craft Day | Free First Sunday
1:00 PM
First Free Sunday
1:00 PM
Free First Sunday: Southern Gothic
1:00 PM
Free First Sunday: Walter Anderson
2 PM – 4 PM · 1 listing
3:00 PM
Syreeta Neal Presents Sunday Chante
4 PM – 6 PM · 3 listings
4:00 PM
Music at the Mansion: Quartetto Obrigado
4:00 PM
Quartetto Obrigado
5:00 PM
Sunday Funday at The Station Baton Rouge
6 PM – 8 PM · 1 listing
6:00 PM
Back to the Feature Comedy Open Mic hosted by Jeremy Crawford
Time not listed · 1 listing
TBD
Mystery Kids Movie : Free Screening!
Running all month
Sat, Oct 3 – Sat, Oct 31
Corn Maze at Burden
Thu, Oct 22 – Sun, Nov 1
Greater Baton Rouge State Fair
Sat, Oct 24 – Sat, Oct 31
Red Stick Farmers Market (Saturday, downtown)
Tue, Oct 27 – Sun, Nov 1
Detroit '67
Tue, Oct 27 – Mon, Nov 30
Red Stick Farmers Market (Tuesday, Main Library)
Wed, Oct 28 – Wed, Nov 4
Red Stick Farmers Market (Wednesday, ExxonMobil YMCA)
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Big events in Baton Rouge
Sat, Oct 31, 2026
Louisiana Book Festival
Sat, Nov 7, 2026
LSU vs Alabama
Sat, Feb 6, 2027
Spanish Town Mardi Gras Parade
Apr 16–18, 2027 (provisional)
Baton Rouge Blues Festival
Nature near Baton Rouge
Atchafalaya Basin at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area
Tunica Hills Wildlife Management Area
Lake Martin rookery at Cypress Island Preserve