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⭐ This Week at a GlanceTuesdays at Twilight Tuesday, September 29 • 6:00 PM · New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park Live music on the lawn as the heat finally breaks, with mint juleps for the grownups and room for kids to burn off the last of the day. |
| Fried Chicken Festival Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4 • 3:30 PM · New Orleans Lakefront Three days of wings, thighs and tenders from dozens of kitchens on the Lakefront, with a different music lineup each day and enough open grass that strollers actually work. |
| Movies in the Park Friday, October 2 • 6:00 PM · Lafitte Greenway A blanket, bug spray and a screen on the Lafitte Greenway: the low-effort family Friday that requires no reservation and no babysitter. |
| Fall Garden Festival Saturday, October 3, starting at 9 a.m. • 9:00 AM · New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park Ten acres of plant nerds, growers and live music in the Botanical Garden, and the right morning to buy the satsuma tree you have been thinking about since spring. |
| Family Folklife Day Saturday, October 3 · Louisiana Children's Museum Louisiana tradition handed straight to kids through music, craft and storytelling, the kind of hands-on day that sticks better than any field trip. |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Mon, Sep 28 • 5:00 PM · New Orleans at Central City Library's programming space. An hour of unstructured play after daycare pickup, indoors and air-conditioned, no registration mentioned. |
| | 📚 | Wed, Sep 30 • 4:30 PM · New Orleans Wednesday, September 30 at East New Orleans Regional Library's Large Meeting Room. Heritage School of Music instructors work with kids and teens on singing technique, which is real training for free. |
| | 🏃 | Thu, Oct 1 • 5:30 PM · New Orleans on the Lafitte Greenway. A walk-and-roll group outing that doubles as a way to wear out the kids before dinner. |
| | ⏰ | Sat, Oct 3 • 10:00 AM · National WWII Museum · New Orleans Saturday, October 3 at the National WWII Museum. A read-aloud built for younger kids inside one of the city's best museums, an easy first stop before the galleries. |
| | 🌳 | Sun, Oct 4 • 8:00 AM · New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Sunday, October 4 at the City Putt Plaza in City Park. Produce, meat, dairy and baked goods, plus enough open space that the kids can wander while you shop. |
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⚠️ What Affects Your Week| ⚠️ | Entergy crews are replacing 94 electrical poles in Leonidas and Holly Grove as part of a $4 million grid project. Expect equipment, lane blockages and short outages on side streets in those neighborhoods. |
| ⚠️ | The Fried Chicken Festival takes over the Lakefront Friday through Sunday. If you normally drive or run along Lakeshore Drive, budget extra time and expect parking near the site to be gone by midday. |
🌟 This Weekend · Oct 2 – Oct 4Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project NOLA Fri, Oct 2 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Participate in activities including weeding, removal of plant debris, mulching, shoveling, and more needed to restore and maintain the trail |
| O First Friday NOLA Fri, Oct 2 • 10:00 AM Ogden Museum of Southern Art · New Orleans On the first Friday of every month, college students can explore the world’s largest collection of Southern art free of charge. The discount is redeemable on-site. |
| Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise NOLA Fri, Oct 2 • 5:30 PM National WWII Museum · New Orleans When two strangers meet by letter during World War II, a love story begins. Playwright Ken Ludwig tells the joyous, heartwarming story of his parents’ wartime courtship. RECURRING |
| | Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sun, Oct 4 • 10:30 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A free docent-led walk through the Besthoff Sculpture Garden's collection, a solid hour of context on works most people stroll past without a second look. FREE |
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👨👩👧 Family Picks (8)Kids & Family (6)Storytimes, STEAM clubs and outdoor space to run, all the ammunition you need for the question about what to do after school. | Storytime NOLA Tue, Sep 29 • 10:30 AM New Orleans KID-FRIENDLY |
| | Toddler Time ALG Wed, Sep 30 • 10:30 AM Algiers Regional Library · Algiers KID-FRIENDLY |
| Stories in the Swamp in Dig Into Nature NOLA Wed, Sep 30 • 3:00 PM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Nature-themed storytelling inside the Children's Museum's Dig Into Nature exhibit, pitched at preschoolers and tied to Louisiana wetlands and the creatures in them. RECURRING |
| Story Time in our Talk and Play Center NOLA Thu, Oct 1 • 3:00 PM Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans A short read-aloud session for little kids in the Louisiana Children's Museum's Talk and Play Center, geared toward early language development and included with admission. RECURRING |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (22)Arts, Culture & Music (13) | Gallery Talk: Curator Brian Piper on George Valentine Dureau NOLA Wed, Sep 30 • 12:30 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans Curator Brian Piper unpacks the photographs and drawings of George Dureau, the French Quarter artist whose portraits shaped how the city sees itself, in a 30-minute gallery talk. FREE |
| Public Tours of the Museum NOLA Wed, Sep 30 • 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 |
| Hey Y'all Art Talk NOLA Thu, Oct 1 • 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 |
| | | LPO + Tank & The Bangas + Dawn Richard NOLA Fri, Oct 2 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans Back to All Events LPO + Tank & The Bangas + Dawn Richard Friday, October 2, 2026 8:00 PM 9:30 PM Orpheum Theater 129 Roosevelt Way New Orleans, LA (map) Google Calendar ICS Tank & The Bangas Dawn… |
| NOMA at Night: Second Nature Public Opening Celebration NOLA Fri, Oct 2 • 6:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans NOMA opens its Japanese Rinpa painting exhibition with an after-hours party featuring live music, specialty cocktails and hands-on art making throughout the galleries. OUTDOORS |
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Community Events (4)Neighbors pulling weeds, staffing tables and organizing their own block: the unglamorous work that keeps this city functioning. Fall Educator Appreciation Night NOLA Wed, Sep 30 • 5:00 PM National WWII Museum · New Orleans Teachers get after-hours run of the National WWII Museum, plus library staff handing out cards, resources and free books for classroom libraries. KID-FRIENDLYRSVP REQ'D |
| Move & Groove NOLA Wed, Sep 30 • 6:00 PM New Orleans An hour of group movement and dance on the Lafitte Greenway, outdoors and open to whoever shows up, no experience or coordination required. |
| The WWII Challenge: Easy Company NOLA Thu, Oct 1 • 10:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans From Currahee to victory, experience the remarkable journey of Easy Company in a whole new way with this unique virtual fitness challenge from the Crescent City Classic. |
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Sports & Recreation (2)Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Mon, Sep 28 • 5:30 PM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A Monday morning all-levels yoga session held outdoors among the sculptures, weather permitting, so bring your own mat and water. OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
| Bodyweight Boot Camp NOLA Tue, Sep 29 • 6:00 PM New Orleans A no-equipment group workout built on push-ups, squats and intervals, scalable for different fitness levels and short enough to fit around a workday. |
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Workshops & Classes (2) | Art Thrives: Photography Workshop NOLA Thu, Oct 1 • 12:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans A hands-on photography session at NOMA where participants work with museum staff on technique and composition, using the collection and grounds as subject matter. RSVP REQ'D |
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Volunteer & Civic (1)Love Our Waterways Cleanup NOLA Tue, Sep 29 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Join us for a Park-wide lagoon cleanup supporting Keep Louisiana Beautiful‘s Love Our Waterways – a month-long, statewide waterway and shoreline-cleanup initiative |
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🍷 Adult Nightlife (3)Live Music & Bars (3)Monsieur Periné - Instrucciones Para Ser Feliz Tour NOLA Tue, Sep 29 • 8:00 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's Presents + Los Güiros ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue Sep 29, 2026 Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Ages 18 and Up Tue, Sep 29, 2026 Doors: 7:00 pm /… |
| | Maggie Koerner NOLA Sat, Oct 3 • 9:00 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans NOLAxNOLA Presents + Gina Leslie ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sat Oct 3, 2026 Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm Ages 18 and Up Sat, Oct 3, 2026 Doors: 8:00 pm /… |
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📌 Save the DateNotable events, festivals, and deadlines coming up in the next 3 months.
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