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What's on in Baton Rouge this weekend
Baton Rouge · Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18 · 124 confirmed · 117 unconfirmed · times CT124 confirmed listings in Baton Rouge, LA for Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18, plus 117 not confirmed yet: Sports (TV) 102 · Family 7 · Fair & market 4 · Activities & outdoors 3 · Sports 1 · Festival 1 · Concert 1 · Comedy 1 · Film 1 · Classes & workshops 1 · Nightlife 1 · Show 1.
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FridayOct 16
3:00 AM
DP World India Championship, second round (DP World Tour)
9:30 AM
Baby Rhyme Time – Members Only
1:00 PM
SAS Championship, first round (PGA Tour Champions)
1:45 PM
Frosinone vs Sassuolo (Serie A)
2:00 PM
Deportivo La Coruña vs Levante (La Liga)
4:30 PM
Boucherie & Balloon Festival
5:00 PM
ALCS Game 4: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
5:00 PM
Live After Five: The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.
5:30 PM
Boo-Gie Bash
5:30 PM
Merry-Not-Scary Halloween
6:00 PM
A Galaxy of Games
6:00 PM
Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ers (NBA preseason)
6:00 PM
Columbia at Penn (college football, FCS)
6:00 PM
Florida at Texas A&M (women's volleyball)
6:00 PM
Maryland at Michigan (men's soccer)
6:00 PM
The Wicked Little Dollhouse Haunted House DIY
6:00 PM
Wine & Wheel: Italian Wine & Cheeses
6:30 PM
Louisville at Clemson (men's soccer)
6:30 PM
Memphis at Tulane (college football)
6:30 PM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix Raceway
7:00 PM
Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina (college football)
7:00 PM
LSU Tigers volleyball vs South Carolina
7:00 PM
Racing Louisville FC at Boston Legacy FC
7:00 PM
Washington at Purdue (college football)
7:00 PM
Wine Lips with Heathers and Blue Widow
7:05 PM
Baton Rouge Kingfish vs Monroe Moccasins (home opener)
7:30 PM
Corpse Bride (Films at Manship)
7:30 PM
Family Dinner Improv Comedy Troupe (Shows at the Studio)
8:00 PM
Jo Koy: Koy Meets World Tour
8:00 PM
Jo Koy: Koy Meets World Tour
8:00 PM
Michigan at Oregon (women's soccer)
8:00 PM
NLCS Game 5: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary)
8:00 PM
Silly Rabbit Comedy Club Presents Two Goats: Rude Jude & Shaddy Feel Good
9:00 PM
HalloEMO
9:00 PM
Ohio State at USC (women's volleyball)
9:30 PM
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA preseason)
9:30 PM
Get Out (10th anniversary screening)
10:00 PM
Buick LPGA Shanghai, third round (LPGA)
10:00 PM
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 (main card)
10:00 PM
Washington at UCLA (women's soccer)
TBD
Live After Five - The Rumble
TBD
Our Town
TBD
The Hope Gala 2026
TBD
Washington at Purdue
SaturdayOct 17
3:00 AM
DP World India Championship, third round (DP World Tour)
6:30 AM
Everton vs Chelsea
7:00 AM
Birding at Burden
7:00 AM
Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid (La Liga)
8:00 AM
Venezia vs Napoli (Serie A)
9:00 AM
Brentford vs Liverpool
9:00 AM
Fulham vs Hull City
9:00 AM
Manchester City vs Ipswich Town
9:15 AM
Villarreal vs Elche (La Liga)
9:30 AM
Boo at the Zoo
9:30 AM
Boo at the Zoo
10:00 AM
Family-Hour Stargazing
10:00 AM
Family-Hour Stargazing at Irene W. Pennington Planetarium
10:00 AM
Studio Saturday: San Carlin Studio Sketch
11:00 AM
Ball State at Bowling Green (college football)
11:00 AM
Bologna vs Inter Milan (Serie A)
11:00 AM
Charleston Southern at Clemson (college football)
11:00 AM
Cincinnati at West Virginia (college football)
11:00 AM
Florida at Texas (college football)
11:00 AM
Florida Atlantic at Army (college football)
11:00 AM
Georgia State at James Madison (college football)
11:00 AM
Kansas at Kansas State (college football)
11:00 AM
LSU Tigers football vs Mississippi State (Homecoming)
11:00 AM
Northwestern at Michigan State (college football)
11:00 AM
Ohio State at Indiana (college football)
11:00 AM
Pittsburgh at Boston College (college football)
11:00 AM
Virginia at SMU (college football)
11:30 AM
Gotham FC at Washington Spirit
11:30 AM
Newcastle United vs Aston Villa
11:30 AM
Real Betis vs Barcelona (La Liga)
11:30 AM
Rutgers at Maryland (college football)
12:00 PM
Charlotte at Temple (college football)
12:00 PM
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals
12:00 PM
The Citadel at Texas A&M (college football)
12:00 PM
UMass at Buffalo (college football)
12:30 PM
Western Michigan at Central Michigan (college football)
1:00 PM
SAS Championship, second round (PGA Tour Champions)
1:00 PM
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott
1:30 PM
Charlotte FC at Philadelphia Union
1:45 PM
Roma vs Genoa (Serie A)
2:00 PM
Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M (college football, FCS)
2:00 PM
Valencia vs Athletic Club (La Liga)
2:30 PM
Akron at Miami (Ohio) (college football)
2:30 PM
Alabama at Tennessee (college football)
2:30 PM
Arizona State at Texas Tech (college football)
2:30 PM
Auburn at Georgia (college football)
2:30 PM
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (college football)
2:30 PM
Missouri at Ole Miss (college football)
2:30 PM
North Carolina at Duke (college football)
2:30 PM
Northern Illinois at Wyoming (college football)
2:30 PM
Penn State at Michigan (college football)
2:30 PM
Toledo at Eastern Michigan (college football)
2:30 PM
UNLV at Air Force (college football)
2:30 PM
WNBA Finals Game 1: Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries
3:00 PM
Florida at Texas
3:00 PM
Great Family Campout
3:00 PM
Illinois State at Southern Illinois (college football, FCS)
3:00 PM
Northwestern at Michigan State
3:00 PM
Virginia at SMU
3:30 PM
NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying (Phoenix)
3:30 PM
St. Louis CITY SC at Minnesota United
3:30 PM
Tulsa at Rice (college football)
4:00 PM
Troy at Louisiana (college football)
5:00 PM
Washington State at Oregon State (college football)
5:30 PM
Kansas City Current at Utah Royals FC
6:00 PM
AEW WrestleDream
6:00 PM
Arkansas at Vanderbilt (college football)
6:00 PM
Arkansas State at Southern Miss (college football)
6:00 PM
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
6:00 PM
Florida State at Miami (college football)
6:00 PM
Hartford Athletic vs Brooklyn FC (USL Championship)
6:00 PM
Kent State at South Florida (college football)
6:00 PM
Louisville City vs Indy Eleven (USL Championship)
6:00 PM
Miami FC vs Charleston Battery (USL Championship)
6:00 PM
Nevada at North Dakota State (college football)
6:00 PM
San Diego Wave FC at North Carolina Courage
6:00 PM
TCU at Baylor (college football)
6:00 PM
The Haunted Book Society: A Gothic Altered Book Workshop
6:30 PM
Alabama at Tennessee
6:30 PM
Auburn at Georgia
6:30 PM
Chicago Fire FC at New England Revolution
6:30 PM
D.C. United at Orlando City
6:30 PM
Elon at Stanford (college football)
6:30 PM
Inter Miami CF at Atlanta United
6:30 PM
Kentucky at Oklahoma (college football)
6:30 PM
LAFC at New York City FC
6:30 PM
Louisville at Syracuse (college football)
6:30 PM
Missouri at Mississippi
6:30 PM
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Timberland Pro 200 (Phoenix)
6:30 PM
Notre Dame at BYU (college football)
6:30 PM
Oklahoma State at Houston (college football)
6:30 PM
Rhode Island FC vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL Championship)
6:30 PM
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs Detroit City FC (USL Championship)
6:30 PM
The Room & Big Shark Double Feature with Greg Sestero
6:30 PM
Toronto FC at New York Red Bulls
6:30 PM
Wisconsin at UCLA (college football)
7:00 PM
ALCS Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians (if necessary)
7:00 PM
FC Tulsa vs Oakland Roots (USL Championship)
7:00 PM
Louisiana Tech at ULM (college football)
7:00 PM
Navy at UTSA (college football)
7:00 PM
PBC boxing: Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
7:30 PM
FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo
7:30 PM
Real Salt Lake at Sporting Kansas City
7:30 PM
San Antonio FC vs New Mexico United (USL Championship)
7:30 PM
Vancouver Whitecaps at Austin FC
7:45 PM
Angel City FC at Denver Summit FC
8:00 PM
El Paso Locomotive vs Sacramento Republic (USL Championship)
8:00 PM
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
8:00 PM
San Jose State at UTEP (college football)
Doors 9:00 PM
Baton Rouge Latin Nights Halloween
9:00 PM
Monterey Bay FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL Championship)
9:00 PM
Obsession Dance Party
9:00 PM
Ohio at Sacramento State (college football)
9:00 PM
Orange County SC vs Phoenix Rising (USL Championship)
9:15 PM
Utah at Colorado
9:15 PM
Utah at Colorado (college football)
9:30 PM
CF Montréal at Seattle Sounders
9:30 PM
Colorado Rapids at Portland Timbers
9:30 PM
Fresno St. at San Diego St.
9:30 PM
Fresno State at San Diego State (college football)
9:30 PM
Las Vegas Lights vs Lexington SC (USL Championship)
9:30 PM
Nashville SC at San Jose Earthquakes
9:30 PM
New Mexico at Hawaii
9:30 PM
New Mexico at Hawaii (college football)
9:30 PM
San Diego FC at LA Galaxy
9:30 PM
Wake Forest at California
9:30 PM
Wake Forest at California (college football)
10:00 PM
Buick LPGA Shanghai, final round (LPGA)
10:00 PM
Florida State at Miami
10:00 PM
Nebraska at Oregon
10:00 PM
Nebraska at Oregon (college football)
10:30 PM
Kentucky at Oklahoma
10:30 PM
Notre Dame at BYU
10:30 PM
UCLA vs Wisconsin
TBD
Baton Rouge Maker Faire
TBD
Boxing: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2
TBD
Love Impact Coalition
TBD
Penn State at USC (women's volleyball)
TBD
Purdue at Nebraska (women's volleyball)
TBD
Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk - Baton Rouge
SundayOct 18
1:15 AM
Utah at Colorado
1:30 AM
Wake Forest at California
3:00 AM
DP World India Championship, final round (DP World Tour)
5:30 AM
Udinese vs Lecce (Serie A)
5:30 AM
Wuhan Open (WTA 1000): singles final
7:00 AM
Osasuna vs Racing Santander (La Liga)
8:00 AM
AFC Bournemouth vs Sunderland
8:00 AM
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace
8:00 AM
Fiorentina vs Como (Serie A)
8:00 AM
Leeds United vs Manchester United
8:30 AM
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)
9:15 AM
Celta Vigo vs Alavés (La Liga)
10:30 AM
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
11:00 AM
AC Milan vs Atalanta (Serie A)
11:00 AM
Miami at Pittsburgh (women's volleyball)
11:00 AM
Ohio State at Purdue (women's soccer)
11:30 AM
Málaga vs Real Sociedad (La Liga)
12:00 PM
Arizona State at Kansas (women's volleyball)
12:00 PM
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
12:00 PM
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
12:00 PM
Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
12:00 PM
Love Your Bones!
12:00 PM
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
12:00 PM
New York Jets at New England Patriots
12:00 PM
Orlando Pride at Houston Dash
12:00 PM
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
12:00 PM
South Carolina at Ole Miss (women's volleyball)
12:00 PM
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
1:00 PM
LSU Tigers volleyball vs Georgia
1:00 PM
SAS Championship, final round (PGA Tour Champions)
1:00 PM
Wisconsin at Iowa (women's volleyball)
1:45 PM
Juventus vs Lazio (Serie A)
2:00 PM
LSU at Texas A&M (women's soccer)
2:00 PM
NASCAR Cup Series: Freeway Insurance 500 (Phoenix)
2:00 PM
Real Madrid vs Sevilla (La Liga)
2:30 PM
North Carolina at Wake Forest (women's soccer)
3:00 PM
NHRA Texas FallNationals: finals
3:00 PM
Nightmare on Court Street
3:00 PM
Rutgers at Oregon (women's volleyball)
3:05 PM
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
3:25 PM
Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders
3:25 PM
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
4:00 PM
Birmingham Legion vs Loudoun United (USL Championship)
4:00 PM
Portland Thorns FC at Bay FC
6:00 PM
Columbus Crew at FC Cincinnati
6:00 PM
Seattle Reign FC at Chicago Stars FC
7:00 PM
NLCS Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers (if necessary)
7:20 PM
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers (Sunday Night Football)
7:30 PM
Florida at Texas (women's volleyball)
TBD
Rolex Shanghai Masters (ATP Masters 1000): singles final
Running all month
Sat, Oct 3 – Sat, Oct 31
Corn Maze at Burden
Tue, Oct 13 – Sun, Oct 18
Marjorie Prime (LSU Theatre Lab Season)
Tue, Oct 13 – Tue, Oct 20
Red Stick Farmers Market (Tuesday, Main Library)
Wed, Oct 14 – Wed, Oct 21
Red Stick Farmers Market (Wednesday, ExxonMobil YMCA)
Thu, Oct 15 – Thu, Oct 22
Red Stick Farmers Market (Thursday, Pennington Biomedical)
Fri, Oct 16 – Fri, Oct 23
Swamp Haunted Hikes
Sat, Oct 17 – Sat, Oct 24
Red Stick Farmers Market (Saturday, downtown)
Plan ahead
Big dates worth booking earlyDates the organiser has announced are shown plainly. Expected dates are worked out from past years and set by the calendar ones from the calendar (Mardi Gras is 47 days before Easter); provisional ones come from a source other than the organiser. Date not announced means the organiser hasn't said yet; date not listed yet means we haven't found it. Check the official site before you book. Listed by date, never paid for.
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