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⭐ This Week at a GlanceTuesdays at Twilight Tuesday, October 13 • 6:00 PM · New Orleans Botanical Garden, City Park Live music in the Botanical Garden as the light goes gold, with mint juleps for the grown-ups and lawn enough for kids to burn off dinner. |
| Ghosts in the Oaks Thursday, October 15 • 5:00 PM · City Park City Park's Halloween for the small-fry goes cosmic this year: costumes under the live oaks, rides turning, and not a jump scare in sight. |
| New Orleans Pelicans vs. Washington Wizards Friday, October 16 • 7:00 PM · Smoothie King Center An early-season Friday night in the Smoothie King Center, which is the easiest way to find out whether your kid actually likes basketball or just likes nachos. |
| | Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular Saturday, October 17 · Roussel Hall, Loyola University The Louisiana Philharmonic in costume, playing spooky-but-not-scary repertoire at a kid-length 11 a.m. start, which is exactly the right dose of orchestra for a five-year-old. |
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👨👩👧 Parents’ Cheat Sheet| 🎠 | Tue, Oct 13 • 4:00 PM · New Orleans Tuesday, October 13, 4:00–4:30 PM at the Children's Resource Center programming space. Thirty free minutes of songs and wiggling for the toddler set, short enough to fit before dinner. |
| | 📚 | Wed, Oct 14 • 4:30 PM · New Orleans Wednesday, October 14 at East New Orleans Regional Library, Large Meeting Room. Free singing instruction from the Heritage School of Music, a real local music-education institution and not a craft-table filler. |
| | 🏃 | Story Time in our Talk and Play Center Thu, Oct 15 • 3:00 PM · Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Thursday, October 15 at the Louisiana Children's Museum in City Park. A short read-aloud in the Talk and Play Center, included with museum admission if you're already making the trip. |
| | ⏰ | Fri, Oct 16 · Louisiana Children's Museum · New Orleans Friday, October 16 at the Louisiana Children's Museum. If you have a preschooler who speaks fluent Gabby, this is the week to go; museum admission applies. |
| | 🌳 | Sat, Oct 17 • 10:00 AM · National WWII Museum · New Orleans Saturday, October 17 at The National WWII Museum. A morning read-aloud geared to little ones, and a gentler entry point to the museum than the full exhibit slog. |
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⚠️ What Affects Your Week| ⚠️ | Several New Orleans Public Library branches, including Nora Navra in the 7th Ward, have been closed for months. If you're planning a weekday story time or a hold pickup, confirm your branch is actually open before you load the car. |
| ⚠️ | Wednesday's "Preserving the Party" film and panel at the Historic New Orleans Collection is sold out. Do not plan on walking up at the door; look at the rest of the week's calendar instead. |
🌟 This Weekend · Oct 16 – Oct 18Playtime NOLA Fri, Oct 16 • 10:30 AM New Orleans KID-FRIENDLY |
| | | Educator Workshop NOLA Sat, Oct 17 • 10:00 AM The Historic New Orleans Collection · New Orleans A two-hour morning professional-development session at HNOC on teaching the American Revolution, with classroom-ready materials for Louisiana teachers. RSVP REQ'D |
| Public Tours in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Sun, Oct 18 • 10:30 AM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans A guided walk through NOMA's sculpture garden, covering the major works and the oak-shaded landscape design, for anyone who's wandered it before without context. FREE |
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👨👩👧 Family Picks (10)Kids & Family (5)Halloween season is in full swing for the under-ten crowd, plus story times and story-adjacent excuses to leave the house. Library Programs (5)NOPL at the Crescent City Farmer's Market NOLA Tue, Oct 13 • 8:00 AM The Batture · New Orleans Tuesday morning, 8 a.m. to noon, the public library sets up at the Batture market with library cards, sign-ups and programming info alongside the produce. KID-FRIENDLY |
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🌇 Around New Orleans (22)Arts, Culture & Music (11) | Public Tours of the Museum NOLA Wed, Oct 14 • 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 15 • 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 |
| Market Nights: Flagboy Giz NOLA Thu, Oct 15 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra · New Orleans Back to All Events Market Nights: Flagboy Giz Thursday, October 15, 2026 5:30 PM 9:30 PM New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard New Orleans, LA, 70113 United States (map)… OUTDOORS |
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Community Events (7)Neighborhood fundraisers, cleanups and markets: small-scale stuff that only works if people actually show up. US Navy Birthday NOLA Tue, Oct 13 • 9:00 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans The Museum will mark the US Navy's 251st birthday with free admission for active-duty and reserve members, retirees, and veterans of the Navy. FREE |
| | Evenings With Enrique NOLA Wed, Oct 14 • 5:00 PM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Every Wednesday in October, the Botanical Garden will extend its hours – offering all Louisiana residents free entry – courtesy of The Helis Foundation. Attendees will enjoy local Latin American… |
| $uicideboy$ NOLA Wed, Oct 14 • 6:30 PM Smoothie King Center · New Orleans |
| Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project NOLA Fri, Oct 16 • 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 |
| The Victory Belles Salute to Hope Matinee NOLA Fri, Oct 16 • 11:45 AM National WWII Museum · New Orleans The WWII Museum's Victory Belles perform a ticketed afternoon show of 1940s close-harmony standards in the Stage Door Canteen, with a lunch-hour start. |
| Plant Sale NOLA Sat, Oct 17 • 8:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Get your green thumbs ready for the Pelican Greenhouse plant sale! We offer annuals, perennials, tropicals, antique garden roses, succulents, and houseplants. We are also one of few local vendors… |
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Sports & Recreation (1)Yoga in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden NOLA Mon, Oct 12 • 5:30 PM Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden · New Orleans Monday morning mat practice among the sculptures and live oaks at NOMA's garden, outdoors and weather-dependent, so bring your own mat and water. OUTDOORSRSVP REQ'D |
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Workshops & Classes (2) | Art Thrives: Photography Workshop NOLA Thu, Oct 15 • 12:00 PM New Orleans Museum of Art · New Orleans A hands-on photography session at NOMA, working with camera basics and composition in the museum's galleries and grounds rather than in a lecture hall. RSVP REQ'D |
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Volunteer & Civic (1)Litter Cleanup Krewe NOLA Tue, Oct 13 • 9:00 AM New Orleans City Park · New Orleans Support the Park’s litter-abatement initiative by cleaning up throughout City Park |
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🍷 Adult Nightlife (4)Live Music & Bars (4)Bright Eyes NOLA Tue, Oct 13 • 7:30 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's Presents + Lullaby for the Working Class ------------------------------------------------------------------ Tue Oct 13, 2026 Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 7:30 pm Ages 18 and Up Tue, Oct 13, 2026… |
| Rock The Rafters: A Cajun & Creole Celebration NOLA Thu, Oct 15 • 7:30 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans NOLA Funk Fest takes over Tipitina's with Lost Bayou Ramblers, CC Adcock and others for a Cajun and Creole night built for dancing, not sitting. |
| Let Me Stand Next To Your Fire NOLA Fri, Oct 16 • 11:59 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's and NOLA Funk Fest @ Nite present a late-night show built around the Jimi Hendrix songbook, with local players handling the heavy lifting. |
| DJ Soul Sister's 80's Party - No Parking On The Dance Floor NOLA Sat, Oct 17 • 9:00 PM Tipitina's · New Orleans Tipitina's Presents ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sat Oct 17, 2026 Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm Ages 18 and Up Sat, Oct 17, 2026 Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm… |
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📌 Save the DateNotable events, festivals, and deadlines coming up in the next 3 months.
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