Today ☁️ 90°/76° | Mon 🌦️ 91°/76° 100% | Tue ☁️ 94°/77° 80% | Wed ☁️ 91°/78° 100% | Thu ☁️ 92°/77° 91% |
⭐ This Week at a GlanceLove Our Waterways Cleanup Tuesday, September 8, 9:00–11:00 a.m. · New Orleans City Park Two hours of pulling trash out of the City Park lagoons alongside neighbors, and a concrete way to show kids where the litter on the street actually ends up. |
| Stories in the Swamp in Dig Into Nature Wednesday, September 9 • 3:00 PM · Louisiana Children's Museum Swamp-themed read-alouds staged right inside the Dig Into Nature exhibit, sized for the under-six crowd and their eight-minute attention spans. Museum admission applies. |
| Plant Sale Saturday, September 12, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. · Pelican Greenhouse, New Orleans City Park The Pelican Greenhouse crew opens the gates for a full day of natives, perennials and gingers, and the interesting stuff walks out the gate before lunch, so go early. |
| | Cash Money & No Limit Tour Saturday, September 12 · Smoothie King Center Birdman, Master P, Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, B.G. and Silkk the Shocker on one stage, a reunion of the two labels that rewrote what the rest of the country thought New Orleans sounded like. Get a sitter. |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Mon, Sep 7 • 2:00 PM · New Orleans Monday, September 7, online through the New Orleans Public Library. A free virtual talk from children's musician and author Lucky Diaz on neighborhood, music and art. Register through the library link and stream it after school. |
| | 📚 | Sat, Sep 12 • 1:00 PM · The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Free and all ages, with boards set up and no experience required. Good for the kid who has outgrown Candy Land but is not ready for a tournament. |
| | 🏃 | Sun, Sep 13 • 8:00 AM · New Orleans City Park · New Orleans at City Park near City Putt. Produce, prepared breakfast and space for kids to move, and you can bolt on a round of putt-putt if the morning is going well. |
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⚠️ What Affects Your Week| ⚠️ | Southern Decadence runs through Monday, September 7, and NOPD street closures and parking restrictions remain posted across parts of the French Quarter and Marigny. Build in extra time for Monday morning commutes through the Quarter, and do not park on blocks with temporary no-parking signs unless you want to meet the tow lot. |
| ⚠️ | The City Council voted unanimously to impose new $5,000 to $10,000 fees on Carnival krewes. If your household is writing dues checks this fall, ask your captain how the krewe plans to absorb it before you renew. |
🌟 This Weekend · Sep 11 – Sep 13Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project NOLA Fri, Sep 11 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Big Lake Participate in activities including weeding, removal of plant debris, mulching, shoveling, and more needed to restore and maintain the trail |
| The Victory Belles Salute to Hope Matinee NOLA Fri, Sep 11 • 11:45 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Enjoy a buffet lunch as the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony. |
| New Exhibition Opening NOLA Sat, Sep 12 Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Opening day at the Ogden Museum for In the Eyes, giving visitors the first look at the show before it settles into its run alongside the permanent Southern art galleries. |
| | Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sun, Sep 13 • 10:30 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A guided Sunday walk through the Besthoff Sculpture Garden covering the major pieces and how the collection is arranged among the oaks, bridges and lagoons. FREE |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (14)Arts, Culture & Music (9)Museum Closing at 3 p.m. NOLA Mon, Sep 7 Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Ogden Museum of Southern Art will be closing at 3 p.m. today to observe Labor Day. |
| | Public Tours of the Museum NOLA Wed, Sep 9 • 2:00 PM Louisiana · New Orleans NOMA provides guided tours of the museum every Wednesday at 2 PM. During these tours, you’ll learn about a range of works on view across all three floors of the museum. No registration is required. FREE |
| Exclusive Screening: "Band of Brothers: Legacy" NOLA Wed, Sep 9 • 5:00 PM National WWII Museum · New Orleans The National WWII Museum screens HBO Max's new Band of Brothers documentary at 5 p.m., an early look for anyone who grew up rewatching the original series. FREEKID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
| | Hey Y'all Art Talk NOLA Thu, Sep 10 • 1:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Join us for a participatory gallery tour every Thursday at 1 p.m. These sessions focus on current exhibitions and favorite artworks currently on view at Ogden Museum. FREE |
| Culture & Cocktails NOLA Thu, Sep 10 • 6:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans Join us for Culture & Cocktails, Ogden Museum’s evening series celebrating art, ideas and conversation. This evening, Amy Newell, Director of Exhibitions, will offer a special opportunity to explore… RSVP REQ'D |
| French Quarter Bohemia, 1926 NOLA Sat, Sep 12 • 2:00 PM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans An afternoon of lectures and live music from 2 to 7:30 p.m. on the writers, artists and assorted hangers-on who turned the 1920s French Quarter into a bohemian outpost. RSVP REQ'D |
| Swingin’ Soirée NOLA Sat, Sep 12 • 5:00 PM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans A reception with live music running 5 to 7:30 p.m. that caps the French Quarter Bohemia, 1926 program at the Historic New Orleans Collection. |
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Community Events (1)Volunteer mornings, a greenhouse sale and a market run: the unglamorous, deeply satisfying work of living here on purpose. Urban Forest Support Initiative NOLA Sat, Sep 12 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Master Naturalists and associated volunteers participate in various forestry projects within Couturie Forest and Scout Island |
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Sports & Recreation (2)Tai Chi in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Wed, Sep 9 • 9:00 AM Louisiana · New Orleans A weekly tai chi session set among the sculptures at NOMA's Besthoff garden, slow-moving and genuinely beginner-friendly, and a calmer way to spend time with the collection. OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
| Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sat, Sep 12 • 8:00 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A weekly Saturday yoga class held among the sculptures at the Besthoff garden, open to all levels; bring your own mat and expect real September humidity. OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
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Workshops & Classes (2)Art Thrives: Photography Workshop NOLA Thu, Sep 10 • 12:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans A hands-on photography workshop in NOMA's Art Thrives series, built around shooting time and instruction rather than a lecture, using the museum and its grounds as subject matter. RSVP REQ'D |
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📌 Save the DateNotable events, festivals, and deadlines coming up in the next 3 months.
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