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What's on in New Orleans this weekend
New Orleans · Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18 · 126 confirmed · 133 unconfirmed · times CT126 confirmed listings in New Orleans, LA for Fri, Oct 16 – Sun, Oct 18, plus 133 not confirmed yet: Sports (TV) 101 · Concert 6 · Sports 3 · Nightlife 3 · Local event 3 · Classes & workshops 2 · Festival 1 · Fair & market 1 · Theater & Broadway 1 · Activities & outdoors 1 · Convention 1 · Family 1 · Show 1 · Other 1.
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FridayOct 16
3:00 AM
DP World India Championship, second round (DP World Tour)
10:00 AM
Boo at the Zoo
11:00 AM
Praise Fest on the Bayou
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)
5:00 PM
ALCS Game 4: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
5:00 PM
Ghosts in the Oaks
5:00 PM
Preservation All-Stars ft. Andrew Baham
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)
6:30 PM
Louisville at Clemson (men's soccer)
6:30 PM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Phoenix Raceway
6:30 PM
Tulane Green Wave football vs. Memphis
7:00 PM
Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina (college football)
7:00 PM
K. Michelle
7:00 & 9:00 PM
Mohanad Elshieky: Green Books
7:00 PM
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards (preseason)
7:00 PM
Racing Louisville FC at Boston Legacy FC
7:00 PM
Washington at Purdue (college football)
7:30 & 9:30 PM
Brian Haas and Mike Dillon
7:30 PM
PIECEWORK
8:00 PM
Kawaii Rave
8:00 PM
Michigan at Oregon (women's soccer)
8:00 PM
NLCS Game 5: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary)
9:00 PM
Ohio State at USC (women's volleyball)
9:30 PM
Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA preseason)
10:00 PM
Buick LPGA Shanghai, third round (LPGA)
10:00 PM
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs Bishop 2 (main card)
10:00 PM
Said The Sky
10:00 PM
Washington at UCLA (women's soccer)
10:30 PM
John "Papa" Gros B3 Funk Set with special guest June Yamagishi
Doors 11:00 PM
Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire
11:59 PM
Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire (NOLA Funk Fest @ Nite)
TBD
Episodic Memory with virtue signal, Mere of Light, Lingua Lucem
TBD
Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days
TBD
Mean Green, Gatsu, and Hiraeth
TBD
NOLA Funk Fest
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
Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid (La Liga)
8:00 AM
Gretna citywide yard sale, Art Walk, German Beer Garden and Pumpkin Patch
8:00 AM
Pelican Greenhouse Plant Sale
8:00 AM
Venezia vs Napoli (Serie A)
8:00 AM
Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Saturday
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)
10:00 AM
Storytime at the Museum
10:00 AM
Wooden Boat Festival
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
LPO Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
11:00 AM
Mississippi State at LSU (college football)
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)
11:00 AM
World Oddities Expo
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
Public Tours of the Museum Every Saturday
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
Wendell Brunious and the Preservation Hall Legacy Band
2:30 PM
WNBA Finals Game 1: Atlanta Dream at Golden State Valkyries
3:00 PM
Florida at Texas
3:00 PM
Illinois State at Southern Illinois (college football, FCS)
3:00 PM
Mississippi State at LSU
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
Preservation All-Stars
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
Bingo Loco
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)
6:30 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
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 & 9:30 PM
ELEW
7:30 PM
FC Dallas at Houston Dynamo
7:30 PM
Pilobolus
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
Doors 8:00 PM
DJ Soul Sister's 80's Party - No Parking On The Dance Floor
8:00 PM
El Paso Locomotive vs Sacramento Republic (USL Championship)
8:00 PM
San Jose State at UTEP (college football)
9:00 PM
d.b.a. 40th Birthday Bash with Dark Matter & Special Guests ft. Khris Royal
9:00 PM
Monterey Bay FC vs Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL Championship)
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
Bingo Loco
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
J and the Causeways
10:30 PM
Kentucky at Oklahoma
10:30 PM
Notre Dame at BYU
10:30 PM
UCLA vs Wisconsin
11:00 PM
The Rumble ft. Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. - Vinyl Release Party
TBD
Boxing: Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2
TBD
Dent May
TBD
Penn State at USC (women's volleyball)
TBD
Purdue at Nebraska (women's volleyball)
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
City Park, Sunday Market
8:00 AM
Crescent City Farmers Market – City Park (Sundays)
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)
8:30 AM
Playbook Sports Day
9:15 AM
Celta Vigo vs Alavés (La Liga)
10:30 AM
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
10:30 AM
Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden Every Sunday
11:00 AM
AC Milan vs Atalanta (Serie A)
11:00 AM
ANIMALIA: Ecstatic Dance
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
New Orleans Saints at New York Giants
12:00 PM
New Orleans Saints vs. Giants
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
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)
2:30 PM
Preservation Hall Legacy Band
3:00 PM
Freakshow New Orleans: After the Fall
3:00 PM
NHRA Texas FallNationals: finals
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
5:00 PM
Preservation Legacy Band ft. Gregg Stafford
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
Bayonne
TBD
Rolex Shanghai Masters (ATP Masters 1000): singles final
TBD
Tashi Delay with Lisbon Girls
TBD
Vivacious Burlesque Experience: DEVIL'S NIGHT
Running all month
Sat, Sep 19 – Sun, Nov 1
New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House (2026 season)
Thu, Oct 1 – Sun, Oct 18
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Sat, Oct 3 – Sat, Oct 24
Gretna Festin' fall concert series
Thu, Oct 8 – Sat, Oct 24
The Curse of the Mummy (The NOLA Project)
Fri, Oct 9 – Sat, Oct 24
Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest
Sun, Oct 11 – Sun, Oct 25
Frenchmen Art Market
Mon, Oct 12 – Wed, Oct 21
Tai Chi in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Mon, Oct 12 – Sat, Oct 24
Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Tue, Oct 13 – Tue, Oct 20
Comedy Beast
Tue, Oct 13 – Tue, Oct 20
Crescent City Farmers Market – Uptown (Tuesdays)
Tue, Oct 13 – Sat, Oct 24
Halloween events, cocktails, hauntings and Day of the Dead celebrations
Tue, Oct 13 – Sun, Oct 18
Hurricane Diane (Tulane Theatre & Dance)
Wed, Oct 14 – Wed, Oct 28
Evenings With Enrique
Thu, Oct 15 – Thu, Oct 29
Art Studi-O Dreams, Visions and Bricolage
Thu, Oct 15 – Thu, Oct 22
Comedy Gumbeaux
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 New Orleans
Sat, Nov 28, 2026
Bayou Classic (Southern vs Grambling State)
Jan 6 – Feb 9, 2027
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Fri, Jan 15, 2027
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Apr 8–11, 2027
French Quarter Festival
Apr 22 – May 2, 2027 (provisional)
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Expected Sep 2–6, 2027
Southern Decadence
Date not announced
Essence Festival of Culture
Nature near New Orleans
Barataria Preserve, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge
Fontainebleau State Park