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What's on in New Orleans this weekend

New Orleans · Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18 · 6 confirmed · 13 unconfirmed · times CT

6 confirmed listings in New Orleans, LA for Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18, plus 13 not confirmed yet: Concert 6.

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FridayOct 16

5:00 PM
Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham
ConcertPreservation Hall · French Quarter5:00 and 7:30 PM available; 6:15 and 8:45 PM sold out
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7:00 PM
K. Michelle
Not confirmed yetConcertThe Fillmore New Orleans · CBD
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7:30 & 9:30 PM
Brian Haas and Mike Dillon
Not confirmed yetConcertSnug Harbor Jazz Bistro · Marigny (Frenchmen Street)
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10:00 PM
Said The Sky
Time not confirmedConcertRepublic NOLA · Warehouse DistrictDoors 10:00 PM
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10:30 PM
John "Papa" Gros B3 Funk Set with special guest June Yamagishi
Time not confirmedConcertChickie Wah Wah · Mid-CityLate show
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11:59 PM
Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire (NOLA Funk Fest @ Nite)
ConcertTipitina's · UptownDoors 11:00 PM; late show
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TBD
Episodic Memory with virtue signal, Mere of Light, Lingua Lucem
Time not confirmedConcertGasa Gasa · Freret
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TBD
Mean Green, Gatsu, and Hiraeth
Time not confirmedConcertSiberia · St. Claude21+ unless noted (venue policy)
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SaturdayOct 17

2:30 PM
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
ConcertPreservation Hall · French QuarterReserve Now; 2:30 and 3:45 PM sets available, 5:00 PM sold out
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5:00 PM
Preservation All-Stars
ConcertPreservation Hall · French Quarter
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7:30 & 9:30 PM
ELEW
Not confirmed yetConcertSnug Harbor Jazz Bistro · Marigny (Frenchmen Street)
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9:00 PM
d.b.a. 40th Birthday Bash with Dark Matter & Special Guests ft. Khris Royal
Not confirmed yetConcertd.b.a. · Marigny (Frenchmen Street)
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10:30 PM
J and the Causeways
Time not confirmedConcertChickie Wah Wah · Mid-CityLate show
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11:00 PM
The Rumble ft. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Vinyl Release Party
Time not confirmedConcertBlue Nile · Marigny (Frenchmen Street)21+
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TBD
Dent May
Time not confirmedConcertSiberia · St. Claude21+ unless noted (venue policy)
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SundayOct 18

2:30 PM
Preservation Hall Legacy Band
ConcertPreservation Hall · French QuarterReserve Now; sets at 2:30, 3:45, 6:15, 7:30 and 8:45 PM
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5:00 PM
Preservation Legacy Band ft. Gregg Stafford
ConcertPreservation Hall · French QuarterReserve Now; further sets at 6:15, 7:30 and 8:45 PM
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TBD
Bayonne
Time not confirmedConcertGasa Gasa · Freret
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TBD
Tashi Delay with Lisbon Girls
Time not confirmedConcertSantos Bar · French Quarter
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Plan ahead

Big dates worth booking early

Dates 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 New Orleans

Sat, Nov 28, 2026
Bayou Classic (Southern vs Grambling State)
SportsCaesars SuperdomeThe 53rd Bayou Classic
Official site
Jan 6 – Feb 9, 2027
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Set by the calendarFestivalParade routes across New Orleans, including St. Charles Ave and Canal St
Usually: Parades from Jan 6 (Twelfth Night) to Fat Tuesday, 47 days before Easter
Booking: Hotels on the parade routes can book up to a year ahead for the final weekend
Official site
Fri, Jan 15, 2027
Allstate Sugar Bowl
SportsCaesars SuperdomeCollege Football Playoff semifinal
Official site
Apr 8–11, 2027
French Quarter Festival
FestivalFrench Quarter
Official site
Apr 22 – May 2, 2027 (provisional)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
FestivalFair Grounds Race CourseDates from New Orleans & Company; the festival site still says spring 2027
Booking: Flights and hotels fill early; book as soon as you can
Official siteSource
Expected Sep 2–6, 2027
Southern Decadence
FestivalFrench Quarter
Usually: Labor Day weekend, Thursday to Monday
Official site
Date not announced
Essence Festival of Culture
FestivalCaesars Superdome and the convention center
Usually: Fourth of July weekend
Official site
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Nature near New Orleans

Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Barataria Preserve), Marrero, LAabout 12 mi away (straight line)
Visitor center and most trails closed for storm repairs from February 2026, for about two years; the Twin Canals trail and canoe launch stay open
Official site
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge
about 13 mi away (straight line)
Official site
Fontainebleau State Park
about 27 mi away (straight line)
Parts of the park flood from time to time
Booking: Cabins and campsites can be reserved ahead through Louisiana State Parks
Official site
Nature across the US →