French Quarter Events on Sunday, November 8, 2026
Chemin à la Mer at Four Seasons Hotel
Nov
08
Ross Hoppe
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Oak Street (OUTDOORS)
Nov
08
Oak Street Po-Boy Festival ft. Douggie's All-Star Band, George Porter Jr. & His Runnin' Pardners, Keiko Komaki & More!
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 04:00 pm
November 8, 2026
*10am-6pm | *18th Annual Oak St Po Boy Festival! Presented by Tony Chachere's and benefitting Son of a Saint, Po Boy Festival is a family friendly festival featuring live music, a kids zone, local art market, a Saints watch area during the game, and the highly anticipated Po-Boy contest in addition to offering over 100 different po-boys to try! *Entertainment Lineup:* *Leonidas Street/Nola Douggie Stage* *9:50-10:40am:* School of Rock House Band *11am-12:15pm:* MP3 - Marc Paradis Trio with Josh Paxton & Eric Golson *12:30-1:45pm*: River Eckert Band *2-3:15pm*: Douggie's Allstar Band ft. Tony Hall, Ari Teitel, Brad Walker, Aurelian Barnes, Raymond Weber & Special Guests *3:30-4:45pm:* George Porter Jr and his Runnin' Pardners *Eagle Street/James Clesi's Stage* *9:50-10:40am:* DJ-TBD *11am-12:15pm:* T-Marie & Bayou Juju *12:30-1:45pm: *KJD Trio ft. Keiko Komaki *2-3:15pm:* Poboy Fest Brass Band *3:30-4:45pm: *Pollo Asado - The Music of Ween! *Dublin Street/Blue Plate Activation* *11am-12:15pm: * DJ - TBD *12:30-1:45pm:* Nina Hungerland *TBD:* Egg Yolk Jubilee *8400 Block/Piano Truck* *11am-12:30pm:* Ross Hoppe *12:30-1:45pm: *Tom Worrell *2-3:15pm: *Joe Ashlar *3:30-4:45pm: *Keiko Komaki *8600 Block Front Porch Jams* Presented by School of Rock *11am-11:45pm: *Chicken Full of Whiskey *12:15-1pm:* Final Tap *1:30-1pm:* S.O.R. Instructors *2:30-3:15pm:* Chicken Full of Whiskey *3:45-4:30pm: *Final Tap The VIP/Hospitality area features a private lounge with complimentary food and beverages. *Free & Open to the Public, but attendees must have a wristband to purchase po-boys. * Advanced Wristbands: $8 GA | $25 Fast Pass | $125 VIP
Maple Leaf
Nov
08
Dave Jordan's Almost Acoustic
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 04:30 pm
November 8, 2026
During Oak Street PoBoy Fest!
Downtown Covington (OUTDOORS)
Nov
08
Ozone Songwriter Festival
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 05:00 pm
November 8, 2026
*November 6-8th, 2026 *| 8th Annual Ozone Songwriter Festival! The Ozone Songwriter Festival is a free, all-ages celebration of original music in historic downtown Covington. Presented by Ozone Music Foundation, the festival showcases songwriters and performers from Louisiana, Mississippi, Nashville, the Gulf Coast, Texas, and beyond while advancing the Foundation's mission of Education, Enterprise, and Experiences. Saturday & Sunday are Free & Open to the Public, whereas the Friday concert is ticketed [1]. A full festival schedule, performer lineup, and stage map will be available at ozonemusic.org [2]. [1] https://wwoz.org/events/1388876 [2] https://ozonemusic.org/2025-festival
Buffa's
Nov
08
Traditional Jazz Brunch with Some Like it Hot!
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 05:00 pm
Crescent City Brewhouse
Nov
08
The Andrew Salow Jazz Quartet
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Seawitch Restaurant & Oyster Bar (OUTDOORS)
Nov
08
Bayou Manouche
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Café Negril
Nov
08
Sunday N The Red Zone• Live Reggae Jam Hosted by Preach & Righteous Wrong Band
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Nov
08
Doyle Cooper Band
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Nov
08
Juan Tigre
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Spotted Cat
Nov
08
Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 08:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Nov
08
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Nov
08
Smoking Time Jazz Club
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 08:30 pm
Old Point Bar
Nov
08
Freudian Slips
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
BJ's Lounge
Nov
08
All-Day Cajun Music Party ft. The Holiday Playgirls, The Gina Forsyth Trio with Effie Michot & Jan Boney + More!
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
November 8, 2026
All-Day Cajun Music Party ft. The Holiday Playgirls, Gina Forsyth Trio w/ Effie Michot & Jan Boney, Amis Du Teche, T-Marie & Bayou Juju, and Nat & Kat Cajun String Band
BMC
Nov
08
Deej Flava & Mother Ruckus
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Broadside (Outdoor Stage)
Nov
08
Bennaroo ft. Sweet Crude, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars, Margie Perez & Muévelo + More!
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
November 8, 2026
*Doors 2:30pm | Music 3pm* | Bennaroo: A Music Festival benefitting Ben Franklin High School with Music, Food & Drinks! Featuring performances by Sweet Crude, Sally Baby's Silver Dollars, James Andrews & the Crescent City All Stars, Margie Perez & Muévelo, Bogue Chitto, School Of Rock, Davis Rogan, the Ben Maygarden Duo, Ben Brown & Eliot Guerin, and the Eternal East Lion Dance Team, with a special guest appearance by Carl Lacoste & the Franklin Student Jazz Ensemble. Plus Live Music by John Boutté during the Patron Party!
Loyola University - Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall
Nov
08
2nd Annual Big Easy Band Fest Finale Concert ft. The Bourgeois Honor Band
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
November 8, 2026
*Sat Nov 7th & Sun Nov 8th, 2026* It is Loyola's pleasure to invite students from more than 20 area high schools to participate in the 2nd Annual Big Easy Band Fest's Bourgeois Honor Band! Free & Open to the Public
Okay Bar
Nov
08
Irish Folk Jam & Coffee
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
21st Amendment
Nov
08
Matt Wilson & Sinking City
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Maison, The
Nov
08
Eight Dice Cloth
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Maple Leaf
Nov
08
Alvin Ford & Friends ft. Jelly Joseph
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:30 pm
November 8, 2026
During Oak Street PoBoy Fest!
Preservation Hall
Nov
08
Leroy Jones & The Preservation Jazz Masters
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 09:45 pm
Snug Harbor
Nov
08
Brad Walker & Willis Delony
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Café Negril
Nov
08
John Lisi & Delta Funk
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Nov
08
Sazerac Jazz Band
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Constantinople Stage (OUTDOORS)
Nov
08
Jamey St. Pierre
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Nov
08
Preservation Legacy Band ft. Gregg Stafford
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Ruby's Roadhouse
Nov
08
Ozone Songwriter Festival Wrap Party ft. Spoonfed Jr. + Open Mic
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Pat O'Brien's
Nov
08
Hannah Krieger-Benson, Lisa Bittick-Lowe & Matt Hayden
Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 11:30 pm
100 Men Hall - Bay St. Louis
Nov
09
Red & The Revelers - Cigars Under the Stars
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Maple Leaf
Nov
09
Compulsion Trio with Stanton Moore, Skerik, Brian Hass
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
November 9, 2026
Following Oak Street PoBoy Fest!
BMC
Nov
09
J.A.M Brass Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Old Arabi Lighthouse Records & Books
Nov
09
Open Mic Night with host Tom Andes
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Crescent City Brewhouse
Nov
09
The Anna Helms Jazz Trio
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
d.b.a.
Nov
09
Paradise Jazz Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Neutral Ground Coffeehouse
Nov
09
Open Mic Night Hosted by Aleah Hyer
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
House of Blues
Nov
09
Hawthorne Heights - 20th Anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Nov
09
Big Joe Kennedy
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Maison, The
Nov
09
Jenavieve & The Winding Boys
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Spotted Cat
Nov
09
Treme Brass Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:00 am
Preservation Hall
Nov
09
Preservation Legacy Band ft. Gregg Stafford
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:15 am
Favela Chic
Nov
09
Hypno Nun
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 12:30 am
Land of Dreams
Nov
09
Ten Spencer Quintet
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Nov
09
Noah Young
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Snug Harbor
Nov
09
Charlie & the Tropicales
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center
Nov
09
Silent Movie Sunday : "The Bat" with a Live Piano Soundtrack by David Bradley
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Buffa's
Nov
09
Charlie Wooton
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Twilight Room at The Allways Lounge
Nov
09
The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque Musical
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:00 am
Maison Bourbon Jazz Club
Nov
09
The Leroy Marshall Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:15 am
Three Muses
Nov
09
Perry Gordon
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:30 am
Preservation Hall
Nov
09
Preservation Legacy Band ft. Gregg Stafford
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:30 am
Church at Hotel Peter & Paul, The
Nov
09
Emily Mikesell’s Ambient Orchestra
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 01:30 am
November 9, 2026
*Doors 7pm | Performance 7:30pm* Emily Mikesell’s Ambient Orchestra - an improvised quartet of strings and trumpet with effects. Featuring: Emily Mikesell (Trumpet), Gabrielle Fischler (Violin), Helen Gillet (Cello), and Amina Scott (Bass) Tickets $15
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Nov
09
Santos Bar
Nov
09
Drop That Beat feat. DJ Kidd
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Nov
09
Fritzel's All Star Band with Mike Fulton
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
Okay Bar
Nov
09
Moon Soda + Scally + Mira Lazuli
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
Dos Jefes
Nov
09
Mikayla Braun
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
AllWays Lounge
Nov
09
Sunday Swing with High Society Jazz Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
Chickie Wah Wah
Nov
09
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Nov
09
Mahogany Hall Swingsters ft. Roderick Paulin
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
21st Amendment
Nov
09
Big Mike & the R&B Kings
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 02:00 am
Spotted Cat
Nov
09
Pat Casey & The New Sound
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
Café Negril
Nov
09
Ado Soul & the Tribe
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
Snug Harbor
Nov
09
Charlie & the Tropicales
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
BMC
Nov
09
The Funky Soles
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
Blue Nile
Nov
09
Juice presents Sypher Sundays
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
Maison, The
Nov
09
Higher Heights
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:00 am
d.b.a.
Nov
09
The Jump Hounds
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:30 am
Favela Chic
Nov
09
Piper & The Pickled Peppers
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:30 am
BJ's Lounge
Nov
09
James McClaskey & the Rhythm Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 03:30 am
Blue Nile
Nov
09
Street Legends Brass Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 04:30 am
Howlin' Wolf
Nov
09
Hot 8 Brass Band
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 04:30 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!


