French Quarter Events on Saturday, December 20, 2025
PJ's Coffeehouse - Canal
Dec
20
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Dec
20
Drum Circle with Mama Jamilah
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 04:30 pm
Bamboula's
Dec
20
Aaron Levinson & Friends
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Dickie Brennan’s Tableau
Dec
20
New Orleans Spice Jazz Brunch Trio
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Steamboat Natchez
Dec
20
Steamboat Stompers
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 05:00 pm
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge
Dec
20
Legends of the Dew Drop: Road to Rock & Roll
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 06:00 pm
December 20, 2025
Legends of the Dew Drop: Road to Rock & Roll is the evoluntion of music: LIVE! It's an immersive tribute to the legendary artists and groundbreaking sounds that transformed American music. Hosted and Narrated by actress Tanyell Quian (from tv show Queen Sugar and movie Ma), led by acclaimed pianist Jesse McBride, a protégé of Harold Battiste and educator at Tulane University, and featuring a band of New Orleans' finest musicians, this immersive show takes you on a musical journey through the evolution of Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll. Tickets start at $59.54 (includes live performances of music and storytelling, narratives tracing the roots of America’s most influential music genres, a Creole brunch buffet, and a tour of the Dew Drop Inn’s historic exhibit and legendary stage).
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Dec
20
Steve DeTroy Band
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
Dec
20
Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Maison, The
Dec
20
Giselle Anguizola
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Café Negril
Dec
20
Decaturadio
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 07:30 pm
Steamboat Natchez
Dec
20
Steamboat Stompers
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:00 pm
Bamboula's
Dec
20
James McClaskey & The Rhythm Band
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:15 pm
Preservation Hall
Dec
20
Creole Christmas with the Preservation All Stars
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:30 pm
d.b.a.
Dec
20
Young Lion Showcase
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 08:30 pm
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Dec
20
Stephen Walker N'em
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 09:00 pm
21st Amendment
Dec
20
John Lisi & Delta Funk
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 09:00 pm
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Dec
20
Naomie April Trio
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 09:00 pm
Maison Bourbon Jazz Club
Dec
20
The Leroy Marshall Band
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 09:15 pm
Preservation Hall
Dec
20
Creole Christmas with the Preservation All Stars
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 09:45 pm
Café Beignet on Royal
Dec
20
Bob Macy
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Snug Harbor
Dec
20
Preservation Hall
Dec
20
Preservation All-Stars
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Bratz Y'all
Dec
20
Sunpie Barnes & Dean Zucchero
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Dec
20
Bourbon Matinee Jazz Band with Chuck Brackman
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Polo Club at The Windsor Court, The
Dec
20
John Royen
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:30 pm
BMC
Dec
20
Rug Cutters
Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Dec
21
Delta Festival Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Dec
21
Natural Light All-Stars
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Café Negril
Dec
21
Jason Neville Funky Soul Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Siberia
Dec
21
Strange Daisy Christmas Show
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Spotted Cat
Dec
21
Panorama Jazz Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Kermit's Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge
Dec
21
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
d.b.a.
Dec
21
Tuba Skinny
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Riverboat City of New Orleans
Dec
21
Dukes of Dixieland
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
House of Blues - Foundation Room
Dec
21
Or Shovaly Plus
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:15 am
December 21, 2025
Or Shovaly Plus channels the *golden era of soul-jazz*, delivering groovy rhythms and upbeat energy that is both vintage and familiar, while also incorporating improvisation that brings a new, vibrant and uplifting energy to the crowd.
Preservation Hall
Dec
21
Preservation All-Stars
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:15 am
Bamboula's
Dec
21
Ed Wills Blues 4 Sale
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12:30 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Dec
21
Gerald French Trio
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Dec
21
Barbarin Family Foundation of Jazz Christmas Fundraiser
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
Three Muses
Dec
21
Tyler Thompson
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
NOLA Brewing
Dec
21
Noah Young Trio Featuring Mahmoud Chouki
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
Tropical Isle Bourbon
Dec
21
Mark Barrett & The First Calls
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
Lori Tequila House, The
Dec
21
Daphne Parker Powell
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
MRB
Dec
21
Wolfe Johns Blues Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:00 am
Preservation Hall
Dec
21
Preservation All-Stars
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:30 am
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
Dec
21
It's a Wonderful Life, Y'all
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:30 am
Jazz Playhouse
Dec
21
The Nayo Jones Experience
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:30 am
Snug Harbor
Dec
21
Yusa World of Rhythms
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:30 am
Blue Nile
Dec
21
George Brown Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 01:30 am
Davenport Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
Dec
21
Jeremy Davenport
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
Hurricanes Sports Bar
Dec
21
Marigny Brasserie
Dec
21
No Drama
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
Maple Leaf
Dec
21
Walter "Wolfman" Washington's 92nd Heavenly Birthday Party ft. The Roadmasters, Leo Nocentelli & More!
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
December 21, 2025
Walter "Wolfman" Washington's 92nd Heavenly Birthday Party ft. The Roadmasters, Leo Nocentelli, Rockin Dopsie Jr, Joe Krown, Papa Mali, Jason Ricci, Alex McMurray, Mia Borders and more!
21st Amendment
Dec
21
Buffa's
Dec
21
Joy Theater
Dec
21
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Dec
21
Jordan Anderson
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
Maison, The
Dec
21
Big Easy Brass Walker
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
Howlin' Wolf - The Den
Dec
21
Sydney and the SAMS & Friends
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:00 am
BJ's Lounge
Dec
21
Toulouse Theatre
Dec
21
Big Freedia + Hasizzle Present: Christmas in New Orleans - A Fundraiser for Local Families in Need
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:30 am
December 21, 2025
*7:30pm Doors | 8:30pm Show * $30 Advanced | $35 Day of Show ($5 off DOS Tickets with Item Donation)
May Baily's Place
Dec
21
Silver Lining Serenaders
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:30 am
Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl
Dec
21
The Chee Weez
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:30 am
Preservation Hall
Dec
21
Preservation All-Stars
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 02:45 am
Tuff Break Loser's Lounge
Dec
21
Tuff Break's Xmas Costume Party ft. DJ Erion Williams & DJ Khris Royal
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Carrollton Station
Dec
21
Whisper Party + Hunks of Coal Holiday Fundraiser for Bike Easy
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Bar Redux
Dec
21
Hobo Gadget Junk Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Blue Nile - Balcony Room
Dec
21
Kyle Turley: Legend of the Game Pre-Party
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Dos Jefes
Dec
21
The Afrodiziac's Jazz
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Polo Club at The Windsor Court, The
Dec
21
Bean N' The Boys
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Dec
21
Fritzel's All Star Band with Jamil Sharif
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Tropical Isle Bourbon
Dec
21
Bryan Ory & The Deacons
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Chickie Wah Wah
Dec
21
Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Okay Bar
Dec
21
Boot, Nina, Leest
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
House of Blues
Dec
21
Steel Panther
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
December 21, 2025
*Doors 8pm | Show 9pm* Tickets start at $39 | Ages 18+ with ID
Old Point Bar
Dec
21
Robert Torme Christmas Show
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
Tipitina's
Dec
21
Jazz Playhouse
Dec
21
The Nayo Jones Experience
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:00 am
BMC
Dec
21
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Dec
21
Mahogany Hall Jazz Band ft. Kid Chocolate with Midnight Burlesque
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:30 am
Snug Harbor
Dec
21
Yusa World of Rhythms
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:30 am
Rabbit Hole, The
Dec
21
CLUB CHIDO: CARINO
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Three Muses
Dec
21
Rumpshakers
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Santos Bar
Dec
21
Ragency & Mijita Present: Heaux Heaux Heauxs featuring Souljunk, NAADA, Myguybry b2b NILLA & Lazer Gator
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Dec
21
Jordan Anderson
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Holy Diver
Dec
21
Filth Abyss with DJs Mange & Scythe
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Bamboula's
Dec
21
Paggy Prine & Southern Soul
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Spotted Cat
Dec
21
The Jumphounds
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Arora
Dec
21
Modestep + ZIIKA + YODUH
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Café Negril
Dec
21
d.b.a.
Dec
21
James Andrews & Crescent City All Stars
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Blue Nile
Dec
21
Afrobeat NOLA
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:00 am
Apple Barrel
Dec
21
Smoky Greenwell Blues Band
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 04:30 am
Le Bon Temps Roulé
Dec
21
Reverend Rob B. Mortimer
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 05:00 am
Maison, The
Dec
21
DJ Dot Dunnie
Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 05:00 am
Things to do in the French Quarter
There are always plenty of exciting things going on when you are in New Orleans traveling. With the many festivals, celebrations, and events that happen year-round, our city is always lively, welcoming, and the perfect place to have a good time. Bring your family on an enchanting cemetery tour through the historic graves found in the old St.Louis Cemetery or get the full view of New Orleans and all of the distinct city neighborhoods with a Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour with City Sightseeing New Orleans. If you are looking for things to do while on while vacation in the French Quarter, find an event from the list below and have a celebration with old friends or new friends. Discover local jazz band schedules and more. As we often say in New Orleans, laissez les bon temps rouler – let the good times roll!
