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⭐ This Week at a GlanceAfter-Mother's Day Cleanup Monday, May 11, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · New Orleans City Park Monday morning at City Park: grab a pair of gloves and help restore green space alongside neighbors and staff. |
| Dog Park Painting Project Tuesday, May 12, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · New Orleans City Park Tuesday 9 AM–noon: bring the whole family to refresh a local dog park with fresh paint and genuine community spirit. |
| NOMA Museum Shop Book Sale Tuesday, May 12 – Sunday, May 17 • 10:00 AM · NOMA Museum Shop Tuesday through Sunday: deep discounts on art, design, and literary titles—one of the season's best browsing opportunities. |
| Studio KIDS!: Make Your Own Sketchbook Saturday, May 16 • 10:30 AM · New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119 Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! |
| Blue Star Museums Kickoff Cookout Saturday, May 16, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM · National WWII Museum, New Orleans Saturday afternoon at the National WWII Museum: free admission and a cookout celebrating military families and museum access all summer. |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Tue, May 12 • 9:00 AM · New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Tuesday, May 12, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at New Orleans City Park. Bring your kids to help refresh a community dog park with paint and brushes. A hands-on way to teach kids about civic pride while getting them outside. |
| | 📚 | Friday–Saturday, May 15–16 throughout the day at Louisiana Children's Museum. Pick your activity: water games, nature exploration, storytelling, and art projects for all ages. No registration required for most programs; drop in anytime. |
| | 🏃 | Sun, May 17 • 8:00 AM · New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Sunday, May 17, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at New Orleans City Park. Browse fresh produce, local crafts, and prepared foods while kids explore the market stalls. Free to attend; a relaxed way to spend a Sunday morning. |
| | ⏰ | Sat, May 16 • 10:30 AM · New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119 · New Orleans Saturday, May 16, 10:00 AM at New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle). Kids create and decorate a custom sketchbook to take home. A perfect one-hour activity for children who like hands-on art projects. |
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⚠️ What Affects Your Week| 🌧 | Sat, May 9 — Neutral ground parking allowed in New Orleans as severe storms, flash flooding threaten area |
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🌟 This Weekend · May 15 – May 17Oath of Enlistment Ceremony NOLA Sat, May 16 • 10:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Community Engagement 05/16/2026 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM New recruits from across the US Armed Forces will publicly take the Oath of Enlistment before family, friends, and community members. Register KID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
| Family Garden Walks NOLA Sat, May 16 • 11:00 AM Longue Vue House & Gardens · New Orleans Guided all-ages walk through Longue Vue's gardens on Saturday mornings discovering seasonal plants, design, and landscape history. KID-FRIENDLY |
| Blue Star Museums Kickoff Cookout NOLA Sat, May 16 • 12:00 PM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Community Engagement 05/16/2026 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Veterans, current military personnel, and their families are invited to enjoy a cookout-style lunch and family-friendly activities to kick off… KID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
| Curator Walkthrough JEA Sat, May 16 • 2:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · Jean Charles Ogden Museum Curator of Photography Richard McCabe leads a guided tour of 'I Am The Face,' exploring portraiture in Southern photography history. |
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👨👩👧 Family Picks (7)Kids & Family (5)Museums, playgrounds, and kid-focused programs that let parents actually enjoy their weekend too. Storytime at the Museum NOLA Tue, May 12 • 10:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Kids & Families 05/12/2026 | 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Spark your child's love of history with our WWII-themed storytime experience. KID-FRIENDLY |
| Wild Wonderers in the Edible Garden NOLA Wed, May 13 • 9:30 AM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Louisiana Children's Museum program exploring gardens through observation, planting, and discovery of how food grows. RECURRING |
| | Discover Quests Location Varies NOLA Wed, May 13 • 2:00 PM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Louisiana Children's Museum self-guided exploration activity encouraging families to discover and learn across museum spaces. RECURRING |
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Library Programs (2)Teen Book Club 2026 NOLA Wed, May 13 • 4:30 PM New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA, 70119 · New Orleans NOMA summer reading and discussion group for teens ages 13–18 centered on books related to art and culture. KID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (15)Arts, Culture & Music (6)NOMA Museum Shop Book Sale NOLA Tue, May 12 • 10:00 AM NOMA Museum Shop · New Orleans Discounted art books, design catalogs, and literary titles from the museum shop—prime browsing for design lovers and collectors. |
| | Craft Happy Hour NOLA Wed, May 13 • 6:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Celebrate the season with a creative, hands-on Spring workshop. In this guided class, participants will design and paint a traditional float flower—now with added leaves for an even fuller, more… RSVP REQ'D |
| | Art Studi-O NOLA Sat, May 16 • 10:00 AM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Join ceramist MaPó Kinnord for a special sculpture workshop exploring meditative clay techniques. Learn how to form pinch pots using contemplative clay techniques. Participants will create sculptural… OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
| Traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate NOLA Sun, May 17 • 10:00 AM Longue Vue House & Gardens · New Orleans Join black belt Allan Laskey for a course designed for seniors, but open to all! Wellness benefits include flexibility, improved balance and posture, cardiovascular health, stress relief,… RSVP REQ'D |
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Community Events (6)Volunteer cleanups, neighborhood gatherings, and civic initiatives that remind you why we show up for each other. Half-day Itinerary NOLA Mon, May 11 • 1:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Half-Day In a bit of a time crunch? You can still have an amazing experience and get the best of the Museum with this streamlined, customizable itinerary. |
| Three-Hour Itinerary NOLA Mon, May 11 • 1:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans 3-Hour Experience The National WWII Museum in just three hours with this itinerary based on our Best Value Package. |
| Two-day Itinerary NOLA Mon, May 11 • 1:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans 2-Day Savor the full Museum experience with two days to immerse yourself in everything our campus has to offer. Spend time in each gallery, enjoy lunch and/or treats, spoil you or your loved ones… |
| | Thursday Garden Volunteers NOLA Thu, May 14 • 8:30 AM Longue Vue House & Gardens · New Orleans Volunteer opportunity to work alongside Longue Vue garden staff maintaining the estate's eight acres of cultivated landscape. RSVP REQ'D |
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Volunteer & Civic (1)After-Mother’s Day Cleanup NOLA Mon, May 11 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans After-Mother’s Day Cleanup As an extension of the Park’s litter-abatement campaign, volunteers will come together to clear our greenspace after a busy weekend in the Park |
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📌 Save the DateNotable events, festivals, and deadlines coming up in the next 3 months.
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