French Quarter Events on Friday, September 18, 2026
Le Ponce
Sep
18
Manny Artega
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Bamboula's
Sep
18
Steamboat Natchez
Sep
18
Steamboat Stompers
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 04:00 pm
San Lorenzo Restaurant at Hotel St. Vincent
Sep
18
Coyote Anderson Trio
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 05:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Sep
18
Richard "Piano" Scott
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 05:30 pm
Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone
Sep
18
Royal Caravan Brass Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 05:30 pm
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Sep
18
David Sigler
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Pat O'Brien's
Sep
18
Victoria Amato + Hannah Kreiger-Benson
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 06:00 pm
French Market (OUTDOORS)
Sep
18
Margie Perez Quartet
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 06:30 pm
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Sep
18
Azuquita La Cubana
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 07:00 pm
September 18, 2026
*2-3pm |* Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration with Azuquita La Cubana Located in the Third Floor Performance Center Free & Open to the Public
Steamboat Natchez
Sep
18
Steamboat Stompers
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Spotted Cat
Sep
18
Paradise Jazz Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Bamboula's
Sep
18
Felipe Antonio Quarteto
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 07:15 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Sep
18
Sam Friend Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 07:30 pm
21st Amendment
Sep
18
Big Joe Kennedy Duo
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 08:00 pm
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Sep
18
Saskia Says ft. Dimitri Hanafin Reye
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 08:00 pm
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Sep
18
Khris Royal Trio
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 08:00 pm
Banks Street Bar
Sep
18
Honest Man Happy Hour with Domenic Fusca
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Favela Chic
Sep
18
Jass Hysteria
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Bourbon O Bar at The Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Sep
18
April Spain
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 09:00 pm
Rhorer Plaza (OUTDOORS) - Baton Rouge
Sep
18
Live After Five Concert Series ft. The Chris LeBlanc Band & Friends
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00 pm
September 18, 2026
*5-8pm | *Baton Rouge's Live After Five Concert Series highlights local food vendors, kids’ activities, and relaxing fun for the whole family. Free & Open to the Public
Maison, The
Sep
18
Shotgun Jazz Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00 pm
AllWays Lounge
Sep
18
Henrietta's Baudy Brothel Sing A-Long
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00 pm
30/90
Sep
18
Decaturadio
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Sep
18
Sam Lobley Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Polo Club at Windsor Court, The
Sep
18
David Boeddinghaus
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 10:30 pm
New Marigny Theatre
Sep
18
Batture Music Festival - Concert #1 ft. Quartetto Obrigado
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
September 18, 2026
*Doors 5:30pm | Show 6pm* Launched in 2025, Batture Contemporary is an annual new music festival showcasing the diverse array of composers and performers based in Louisiana. The festival includes concerts, workshops, and open rehearsals free and open to the public in venues throughout the city of New Orleans. *Concert #1 features **Quartetto Obrigado:* Griffin Campbell – soprano saxophone Taylor Barbay Assad – alto saxophone Jennifer C. Foret – tenor saxophone Brina Bourliea – baritone saxophone with: Ryan Lemoine – alto saxophone Paloma Gonzalez – piano
Crescent City Brewhouse
Sep
18
Ricky Knight Jazz Quartet
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Steamboat Natchez
Sep
18
Dukes of Dixieland
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Brutto Americano
Sep
18
Jazz to Table ft. Julian Lee Trio
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Apple Barrel
Sep
18
Bubbles Brown
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
BMC
Sep
18
Woody's Rampage
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Spotted Cat
Sep
18
New Orleans Cottonmouth Kings
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Pat O'Brien's
Sep
18
Matt Hayden & Lisa Bittick-Lowe + Jim Lockwood & Ben Michaels
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
d.b.a.
Sep
18
Michael Watson & the Alchemy
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Lobby Lounge at JW Marriott
Sep
18
Raphael Bas
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Bamboula's
Sep
18
Les Getrex & Creole Cookin'
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:30 pm
Café Negril
Sep
18
Dana Abbott Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:30 pm
Blue Crawfish, The
Sep
18
Free Agents Brass Band
Friday, September 18, 2026 at 11:30 pm
B Mac's (OUTDOORS)
Sep
19
Busted on Bourbon
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Sep
19
Victor Campbell & Son del Sur
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Sep
19
Willie Green III
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
NOLA Brewing
Sep
19
Dead Magnolia String Band
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
New Orleans Jazz Museum
Sep
19
Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series: Kristin Diable
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
September 19, 2026
*7-9pm | *Located in the Third Floor Performance Center
Rabbit Hole, The
Sep
19
Vienna Notarianni + Rare Seed + The Hand Grenades
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
September 19, 2026
*Doors 6pm | Show 7pm* $10 Admission
Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou (OUTDOORS)
Sep
19
Or Shovaly Plus
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:00 am
Favela Chic
Sep
19
Venue Vapaille
Sep
19
Three Muses
Sep
19
Bad Penny Pleasuremakers
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:30 am
Snug Harbor
Sep
19
James Jordan with the Lawrence Sieberth Quartet
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 12:30 am
September 19, 2026
Bourbon O Bar at The Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Sep
19
Kid Merv
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
30/90
Sep
19
Strange Roux
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Holy Diver
Sep
19
Vacillator + The Pause + Malevitus
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
September 19, 2026
*Doors 8pm | Show 9pm* $10 Admission
Maple Leaf
Sep
19
Steve Kelly
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
21st Amendment
Sep
19
Dr. Sick & the Late Greats
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Sep
19
Oh Yeah! ft. Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Joe Ashlar, and Gerald Watkins
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Banks Street Bar
Sep
19
FOWK
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Davenport Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
Sep
19
Jeremy Davenport
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Marigny Opera House
Sep
19
CAIN : A Newly Reimagined Ballet-Opera
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
September 19, 2026
*Doors 7:30pm | Show 8-10pm* *CAIN* is a newly reimagined ballet-opera based on Alessandro Scarlatti’s 1707 oratorio /Caino, overo il primo omicidio/. Directed by Bogdan Mynka with original choreography by Amalia Najera, the production brings together singers, dancers, musicians, designers, and storytellers for a fresh retelling of the story of Cain and Abel. Tickets start at $44.43 GA | $129.71 VIP | $39.11 Student/Senior/Military
Blue Nile
Sep
19
The Rozes (Caribbean Funk)
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Santos Bar
Sep
19
Obsidian Cult Records Showcase
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Bar Redux
Sep
19
Nuddie Pipper + Mike Hazel + Pauly + Troy Duchane
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
Chickie Wah Wah
Sep
19
The Hawtsies
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:00 am
May Baily's Place
Sep
19
Bayou Manouche
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 01:30 am
Polo Club at Windsor Court, The
Sep
19
Bean 'N The Boys
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Old Point Bar
Sep
19
Basch Jernigan Trio
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Dos Jefes
Sep
19
Sax & the City with Tom Fitzpatrick
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
BJ's Lounge
Sep
19
T Marie & Bayou JuJu + Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
September 19, 2026
Dance Workshop & Live Music by T Marie & Bayou Juju + Horace Trahan
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Sep
19
Fritzel's All Star Band with Kevin Ray Clark
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Chapel Club at Hotel St. Vincent
Sep
19
BMC
Sep
19
Andre Lovett Band
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Good Measure at The Barnett
Sep
19
Zehrin Sims
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone
Sep
19
Nayo Jones Experience
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Maison, The
Sep
19
The Kazzettes
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Gasa Gasa
Sep
19
Third Fridays with Sweet Magnolia + Jamogi & the Jammers + Left Hook
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Kerry Irish Pub
Sep
19
Patrick Cooper
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:00 am
Brothers Three Lounge
Sep
19
Brother Tyrone & The Mindbenders with Special Guests
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:30 am
Double Dealer at the Orpheum Theater
Sep
19
The Satin Strings
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:30 am
Snug Harbor
Sep
19
James Jordan with the Lawrence Sieberth Quartet
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:30 am
September 19, 2026
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Sep
19
Mahogany Hall Jazz Band ft. Mike Fulton with Midnight Burlesque
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 02:30 am
Blue Nile - Balcony Room
Sep
19
DJ FTK
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Blue Nile
Sep
19
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Siberia
Sep
19
Club Hex - Witch House Dance Party
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Sep
19
Oh Yeah! ft. Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes "Warmdaddy" Anderson, Joe Ashlar, and Gerald Watkins
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Café Negril
Sep
19
Higher Heights
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Bamboula's
Sep
19
Bettis & the Third Degree Brass Band
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Spotted Cat
Sep
19
Kid Chocolate & the Free P.O.C
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Santos Bar
Sep
19
Electrique Circus ft. DJs Paco, Justintc, Free-U & More!
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
d.b.a.
Sep
19
Ashton Hines & Big Easy Brawlers
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
Favela Chic
Sep
19
Hypno Nun
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 03:00 am
30/90
Sep
19
Street Lyfe
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 04:00 am
Le Bon Temps Roulé
Sep
19
Jon Sheckler
Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 04:00 am
AllWays Lounge
Sep
19
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!
