Events in New Orleans in October 2026
Everything on in New Orleans, 22–31 Oct.
Today22
Thursday, 22 October
10 events
22OctNetworking & Meetups · ThuNOLA French Language Meetups1:30 PM · PJ's Coffee
22OctConferences & Expos · ThuVeterans Technology Conference5:00 PM · Tulane University
22OctBusiness · ThuWeekly autumn forest therapy walks5:30 PM · Tree of Life
22OctEvent · ThuGrowing Down: Curious Krewe - October 2026 Gathering6:00 PM · NOLA Brewery
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuCLUTCH: US Fall Tour6:30 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
22OctConcerts & Music · ThuPhillip Manuel & Adonis Rose — Live at Jazz Ascona Record Release7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $41.30
22OctEvent · ThuBlack Joe Lewis & JD Simo With Luther Dickinson8:00 PM · Tipitina'sFree
22OctEvent · ThuSnarky Puppy8:00 PM · The Joy Theater - New Orleans
22OctTheatre & Arts · ThuComedy Gumbeaux8:00 PM · Howlin' Wolffrom $13.29
22OctEvent · ThuRNB NIGHT with MISS MEXIA, ARI B, DREAMIE DAZE9:00 PM · Gasa Gasafrom $13.05
Tomorrow23
Friday, 23 October
14 events
23OctEvent · FriOyster Happy Hour at St Roch's Reprieve4:00 PM · St. Roch Market
23OctEvent · FriPeelingFlesh6:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
23OctEvent · FriTulsa Golden Hurricane at Tulane Green Wave Womens Volleyball6:30 PM · Devlin Fieldhouse
23OctEvent · FriThe 3rd Annual Fat Cats' Ball7:00 PM · Howlin' Wolffrom $133.66
23OctEvent · FriMahmoud Chouki New World Ensemble7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $46.95
23OctFamily & Kids · FriRoald Dahl's Matilda The Musical JR.7:30 PM · Jefferson Perf Arts Center
23OctEvent · FriThe Rocky Horror Picture Show7:30 PM · Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
23OctConcerts & Music · FriMemphis - The Musical - Metairie7:30 PM · Jefferson Performing Arts Center
23OctConcerts & Music · FriSap's 'Erasure Tour' with Sludge Mother, and El Jumbotron8:00 PM · Gasa Gasafrom $18.70
23OctEvent · FriMac Sabbath8:00 PM · Tipitina'sFree
23OctTheatre & Arts · FriHot In Herre: 2000s Dance Party9:00 PM · The Joy Theater
23OctEvent · FriKels9:00 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $39.29
23OctEvent · FriJUNO DUNES with CHILL BUDDY & CIARA ELISE10:00 PM · Santos Barfrom $12.28
23OctEvent · FriDeathpact10:00 PM · Republic NOLA
Saturday24
Saturday, 24 October
17 events24OctEvent · SatWriting critique meeting10:15 AM · Panera Bread
24OctBusiness · SatNext Step Business Womens Network Event11:00 AM · Berean Bible ChurchFree
24OctEvent · SatGiulia Coba Trio4:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
24OctEvent · SatWe Came As Romans6:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
24OctEvent · SatTulane Green Wave Football vs. Texas San Antonio Roadrunners Football7:00 PM · Yulman Stadium
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatHannibal Buress -- Comedy Special Taping7:00 PM · Civic Theatre
24OctEvent · SatMatt Fraser7:00 PM · The Fillmore New Orleans
24OctConcerts & Music · SatCeCe Winans - COME WORSHIP! Tour7:00 PM · Smoothie King Center
24OctEvent · SatKirk Whalum7:00 PM · New Orleans Jazz Market
24OctConcerts & Music · SatAmina Figarova Sextet with Matsiko World Orphan Choir7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $35.65
24OctEvent · SatBAAB Presents: Unholy Mountain w/ The Devil's Horns9:00 PM · The Joy Theater
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatThePixelCinema presents NOLA SPOTLIGHT: LIVE9:00 PM · The Porch at The Howlin Wolffrom $19.09
24OctEvent · SatJourdan Thibodeaux9:00 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $26.96
24OctConcerts & Music · SatSorry Ghost: The Insufferably Indie Tour9:00 PM · Gasa Gasafrom $17.20
24OctTheatre & Arts · SatPapa Plays The Nite Tripper - A John "Papa" Gros Tribute to Dr. John9:00 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $40.06
24OctEvent · SatJaeloX w/ High Heal Doula & Pro$per Jone$11:00 PM · The Den at Howlin' Wolffrom $13.29
24OctConcerts & Music · SatSábado Gigante Hosted by Don Sevilla with VDJ Emotion & DJ Danny11:00 PM · New Orleans Jazz Market
Sunday25
Sunday, 25 October
9 events25OctEvent · SunSaints in Paris Watch Party7:30 AM · The Broadside
25OctBusiness · SunEconDev Camp 202611:00 AM · Urban League of LouisianaUSD 29
25OctConcerts & Music · SunSunday Youth Music Labs1:00 PM · Tipitina's
25OctEvent · SunEast Carolina Pirates at Tulane Green Wave Womens Volleyball1:00 PM · Devlin Fieldhouse
25OctTheatre & Arts · SunNickel-A-Dance: A Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton with Steve Pistorius and the Southern Syncopators3:00 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
25OctConcerts & Music · SunFais Do-Do With Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band5:15 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $21.83
25OctConcerts & Music · SunThe New Orleans Jazz Vipers7:00 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $14.63
25OctEvent · SunBrad Walker Quartet with Stanton Moore7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $41.30
25OctConcerts & Music · SunThe Grammy Winning Hot 8 Brass Band10:30 PM · Howlin' Wolffrom $24.94
Monday26
Monday, 26 October
3 events
26OctConcerts & Music · MonCharmaine Neville Band7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $35.65
26OctEvent · MonPROF8:00 PM · The Joy Theater
26OctEvent · MonBoy Harsher8:00 PM · Republic NOLA
Tuesday27
Tuesday, 27 October
8 events
27OctConferences & Expos · Tue2026 Marketing & Distribution Convention7:00 AM · New Orleans Marriott
27OctNetworking & Meetups · TueNola French Language Meetup6:00 PM · 326 N Norman C Francis Parkway
27OctTheatre & Arts · TueLoyola-New Orleans Wolfpack at Tulane Green Wave Womens Basketball (Exhibition)6:30 PM · Devlin Fieldhouse
27OctConcerts & Music · TueMike Zito Band with Special Guests7:30 PM · New Orleans Jazz Market
27OctEvent · TueRoland Guerin's PROG: Funk7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $41.30
27OctEvent · TuePlaylunch8:00 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $26.96
27OctConcerts & Music · TueJohnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour8:00 PM · Lakefront Arena
27OctEvent · TueFlying Mojito Bros11:30 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $34.41
Wednesday28
Wednesday, 28 October
8 events28OctEvent · WedJames Rivers Tribute with Peter Cho5:00 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
28OctEvent · WedHeathen Hump Day Happy Hour - October5:30 PM · Paulie's Delicatessen Italiano NOLA
28OctEvent · WedAn Even Craftier Evening - Let's Get Crafty Again!6:00 PM · 5101 Canal Blvd
28OctConcerts & Music · WedCameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear Tour7:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
28OctEvent · WedDenver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans7:00 PM · Smoothie King Center
28OctConcerts & Music · WedThe Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrence Taplin7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $52.60
28OctEvent · WedAtlanta Rhythm Section8:00 PM · The Joy Theater
28OctEvent · WedRakim8:00 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $42.32
Thursday29
Thursday, 29 October
13 events
29OctTech & AI · ThuBioChallenge 20268:30 AM · New Orleans BioInnovation CenterFree
29OctBusiness · ThuSecuring Coastal Contracts10:00 AM · PropellerFree
29OctBusiness · ThuDaniel Sloss: BITTER (Brand New Tour!)6:00 PM · The Fillmore New Orleans
29OctConferences & Expos · ThuCongress the Band7:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
29OctEvent · ThuNew Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings7:00 PM · Smoothie King Center
29OctEvent · ThuThe Rocky Horror Picture Show (minors must be accompanied by a guardian)7:30 PM · Mahalia Jackson Theater
29OctConcerts & Music · ThuDONALD HARRISON'S QUANTUM LEAP MUSIC FEST MILES & TRANE TRIBUTE7:30 PM · New Orleans Jazz Market
29OctEvent · ThuHarold Battiste Birthday Tribute with Jesse McBride & the Next Generation7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $41.30
29OctEvent · ThuOsees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS8:00 PM · Civic Theatre
29OctTheatre & Arts · ThuNew Orleans Ballet Theatre: Dracula8:00 PM · Orpheum Theater
29OctEvent · ThuSusan Cowsill's Covered in Vinyl Series Presents Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark8:00 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $39.29
29OctEvent · ThuRafael9:00 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $46.42
29OctEvent · ThuNoelle Kay w/ Loniii Rahnaé & Friends10:00 PM · The Den at Howlin' Wolffrom $13.29
Friday30
Friday, 30 October
11 events30OctEvent · FriFreaky Deaky Halloween Festival5:00 PM · Mardi Gras World
30OctEvent · FriSaosin: 20 Years of Self-Titled6:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
30OctConcerts & Music · FriVictoria Monét: Frequency Of Love Tour7:00 PM · The Fillmore New Orleans
30OctEvent · FriSaint Social & Rare Seed7:00 PM · The Porch at The Howlin Wolffrom $11.24
30OctConcerts & Music · FriJason Marsalis presents the Music of Ellis Marsalis7:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $46.95
30OctEvent · FriHypno Nun w/ Summer With Monika & JADDER8:00 PM · The Den at Howlin' Wolffrom $8.16
30OctEvent · FriWIDESPREAD PANIC FRIDAY8:00 PM · Lakefront Arena
30OctEvent · FriDEATHCHARGE with COME TO RUIN9:00 PM · Santos Barfrom $12.28
30OctEvent · FriAll Hallows Eve Spooktacular! with The Soul Rebels9:00 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $34.41
30OctEvent · FriLow Cut Connie10:00 PM · Gasa Gasafrom $28
30OctEvent · FriNether Hour [Late Show]11:30 PM · Chickie Wah Wahfrom $26.96
Saturday31
Saturday, 31 October
8 events31OctEvent · SatKevin Scott's ZAMBI-Ween12:30 AM · The Joy Theater
31OctEvent · SatSly Watts4:30 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
31OctEvent · SatAtlanta Hawks at New Orleans Pelicans6:00 PM · Smoothie King Center
31OctConcerts & Music · SatDonald Harrison'S Quantum Leap Music Festival with Chuck Brown Band7:00 PM · New Orleans Jazz Market
31OctEvent · SatBrasshearts w/ Sunscape & Dizzy9:00 PM · The Den at Howlin' Wolffrom $13.29
31OctEvent · SatHalloween with Sally Baby's Silver Dollars9:00 PM · Snug Harbor Jazz Bistrofrom $35.65
31OctConcerts & Music · SatDJ RQ Away Presents LAGNIAPPE Halloween Edition9:00 PM · Tipitina'sfrom $34.41
31OctEvent · SatEndless Night Vampire Ball10:00 PM · House of Blues New Orleans
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