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⭐ This Week at a GlanceLove Our Waterways Cleanup Tuesday, September 15, 9:00 am - 11:00 am · New Orleans City Park Two hours with gloves and grabbers along the park's lagoon edges, the kind of morning that permanently changes how you look at City Park water. |
| Bruno Mars Thursday, September 17 • 6:00 PM · Caesars Superdome A stadium pop show from a performer who still treats a live band, a horn section and real choreography as the entire point. |
| US Air Force Birthday Friday, September 18, starting 9:00 am · The National WWII Museum The museum marks the Air Force's 79th birthday with programming built around the aircraft and the crews who flew them, and a 9 a.m. start that beats the afternoon crowds. |
| | Studio KIDS!: Nature Detectives Saturday, September 19 • 10:30 AM · New Orleans Museum of Art Join us at the museum on select Saturday mornings for Studio KIDS! |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Mon, Sep 14 • 2:00 PM · New Orleans Monday, September 14, online through the New Orleans Public Library. Lucky Diaz, the children's musician and author, talks about music, art and neighborhood in a session you can stream from the kitchen table while dinner cooks. Register through the library link. |
| | 📚 | Wed, Sep 16 • 6:00 PM · New Orleans An hour of music-driven movement outdoors on the trail. Bring water, and the grass is right there if the younger ones would rather run than follow along. |
| | 🏃 | Sat, Sep 19 • 10:00 AM · National WWII Museum · New Orleans Saturday, September 19 at The National WWII Museum in the Warehouse District. A read-aloud geared to younger kids, and a gentle way into a museum that can otherwise overwhelm a five-year-old. |
| | ⏰ | Sun, Sep 20 • 1:30 PM · New Orleans Movement and games designed for grown-ups and kids to do together outdoors, and a decent way to burn off Sunday before the school-night reset. |
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⚠️ What Affects Your Week| ⚠️ | Mayor Helena Moreno's 2027 budget town halls are moving neighborhood to neighborhood, and residents in Gentilly and the Lower 9th used theirs to push for drainage, street repairs and small-business support. If you want your block's infrastructure on that list, find the meeting nearest you and come with specific addresses and photos, not general complaints. |
🌟 This Weekend · Sep 18 – Sep 20 | | Bunny Day NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 10:30 AM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans A daylong symposium and reception honoring cartoonist Bunny Matthews, the man who gave us Vic and Nat'ly, running 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at HNOC. |
| Crescent City Farmers Market NOLA Sun, Sep 20 • 8:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans City Putt Head out to the City Putt Plaza for fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy, baked goods and a variety of ready-to-eat foods |
| Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sun, Sep 20 • 10:30 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A guided loop through NOMA's sculpture garden with context on the works tucked among the lagoons and live oaks, roughly an hour on your feet and entirely outdoors. FREE |
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👨👩👧 Family Picks (3)Kids & Family (3)Storytimes, art tables and open grass: the dependable stuff that gets a household from Monday to Sunday night intact. Bodyweight Boot Camp NOLA Tue, Sep 15 • 6:00 PM New Orleans A no-equipment group workout built on squats, pushups and intervals, scalable if you are easing back into exercise and genuinely punishing if you push it. |
| Stories in the Swamp in Dig Into Nature NOLA Wed, Sep 16 • 3:00 PM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Storytelling inside the Children's Museum's swamp-themed Dig Into Nature gallery, aimed at young kids and tied to Louisiana wetlands and the creatures living in them. RECURRING |
| Story Time in our Talk and Play Center NOLA Thu, Sep 17 • 3:00 PM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans A short read-aloud for toddlers and preschoolers in the Talk and Play Center, one of the Children's Museum's steadier daily programs and easy to work into a visit. RECURRING |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (22)Arts, Culture & Music (12)Public Tours of the Museum NOLA Wed, Sep 16 • 2:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · 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 |
| | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets NOLA Wed, Sep 16 • 8:00 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's Presents + Strange Lot + Blue Widow ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wed Sep 16, 2026 Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Ages 18 and Up Wed, Sep 16, 2026… |
| Hey Y'all Art Talk NOLA Thu, Sep 17 • 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 |
| Open Rehearsal: Rachmanioff Piano Concerto No. 2 NOLA Thu, Sep 17 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans Back to All Events Open Rehearsal: Rachmanioff Piano Concerto No. 2 Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00 AM 11:00 AM Orpheum Theater 129 Roosevelt Way New Orleans, LA, 70112 United States (map) Google… |
| Opening Night: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 NOLA Thu, Sep 17 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans The LPO opens at the Orpheum with Rachmaninoff's Second, the concerto most people recognize within four bars, wrapped in the extra ceremony an opening night brings. |
| Fall 2026 Educator Open House NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 11:30 AM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans New Orleans-area teachers get 90 minutes with HNOC's classroom resources, field trip options and lesson materials, plus staff on hand to answer curriculum questions. RSVP REQ'D |
| HBCU Art Showcase Celebration and Panel Discussion NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 1:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans The Ogden marks the 13th year of its HBCU Art Showcase with a 1 p.m. celebration and panel discussion built around the work and the artists behind it. |
| | | | Fais Do-Do With Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band NOLA Sun, Sep 20 • 5:15 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's Presents ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sun Sep 20, 2026 Doors: 4:45 pm / Show: 5:15 pm Ages 18 and Up Sun, Sep 20, 2026 Doors: 4:45 pm / Show: 5:15 pm… |
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Community Events (8)Gloves, grabbers, markets under the oaks and the unglamorous volunteer hours that keep this city's green space standing. The Victory Belles Salute to Hope Matinee NOLA Wed, Sep 16 • 11:45 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans The WWII Museum's resident trio sings 1940s standards in a daytime cabaret set, tight three-part harmony and period arrangements, in a matinee slot that avoids the evening drive home. FREEKID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
| Market March NOLA Thu, Sep 17 • 5:30 PM New Orleans A 5:30 pm group walk along the Lafitte Greenway timed to finish at the market, a low-stakes way to get steps in with neighbors after work. |
| Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project NOLA Fri, Sep 18 • 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 |
| Afro Caribbean Dance NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 9:00 AM New Orleans A dance class rooted in Afro-Caribbean movement and rhythm, more joyful workout than technique clinic, and welcoming if you have never taken a class before. |
| Urban Forest Support Initiative NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 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 |
| The Victory Belles Salute to Hope NOLA Sat, Sep 19 • 5:30 PM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Enjoy a three-course dinner after the delightful Victory Belles trio perform the popular and patriotic music of the 1940s in rich, three-part harmony. |
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Sports & Recreation (1)Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Mon, Sep 14 • 5:30 PM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans Yoga among the sculptures and oaks at NOMA's garden to start the week; bring your own mat and plan for September humidity that has not quit yet. OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
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Workshops & Classes (1)Art Thrives: Photography Workshop NOLA Thu, Sep 17 • 12:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans A hands-on NOMA session that pairs looking closely at works in the collection with making your own images, so bring whatever camera you actually use. RSVP REQ'D |
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🍷 Adult Nightlife (1)Live Music & Bars (1)Craft Happy Hour NOLA Wed, Sep 16 • 6:00 PM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore techniques used in quilt-making and sewn assemblage, including improvisational composition, appliqué stitching and hand quilting. 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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