French Quarter Events on Saturday, October 18, 2025
PJ's Coffeehouse - Canal
Oct
18
John Rankin
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Special Venue
Oct
18
HomeFest ft. Tonya Boyd-Cannon, DJ Captain Charles, DJ RQ Away & More!
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 03:00 pm
October 18, 2025
*Oct 17th 5-9pm & Oct 18th 10am-5pm |* HomeFest: A Festival Celebrating local history, culture, and commerce! *Location:* 2300, 2400 & 2500 Blocks of Bayou Road Featuring msuic, crafts, food, resources, wellness, children's activations, panel talks + more! Performances by Tonya Boyd-Cannon, DJ Captain Charles, DJ RQ Away, Where My Girls At? (Legatron Prime & DJ Jess), and DJ Raj Smoove. Shop the Free People's Farmer's Market! Free & Open to the Public | All Ages Welcome
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Oct
18
Drum Circle with Mama Jamilah
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 03:30 pm
New Orleans African American Museum
Oct
18
Dickie Brennan’s Tableau
Oct
18
New Orleans Spice Jazz Brunch Trio
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 04:00 pm
City of New Orleans Riverboat
Oct
18
The Steamboat Stompers
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 04:00 pm
Bamboula's
Oct
18
Aaron Levinson & Friends
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 04:00 pm
Bourbon Street Drinkery
Oct
18
Shawan Rice Trio
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 04:30 pm
Broadside (Outdoor Stage)
Oct
18
Louisiana Shrimp Fest ft. John Boutté, Britti, Trombone Shorty Academy & More!
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 19, 2025
*12-7:30pm | *Shrimp Fest* *is back Oct 18th & 19th to help spread awareness and save our shrimping industry in Louisiana! Celebrate with live music, great food, children’s activities, panel discussions, cooking demos and community action to help save our shrimpers! *Saturday Entertainment Lineup* *12:30:* C'estFunk *2pm:* Britti *3:30pm:* Trombone Shorty Academy* * *5pm:* John Boutté *6:30pm:* The Little Shrimp and the Terrible Noise Puppet show! Tickets $17 GA Single Day | $30 Weekend Pass | Kids 10 & Under enjoy free admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult *Free tickets to those in the shrimp industry!- Apply Here if you are in the shrimping industry [1] [1] https://forms.gle/PLzVWwrgBA6vAY1JA
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge
Oct
18
Legends of the Dew Drop: Road to Rock & Roll
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 18, 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).
Bayou Beer Garden (OUTDOORS)
Oct
18
The Bayou Gardens Art Market with Music by Alyssa Marina & Ben Thomas
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 18, 2025
*12-5pm* | Once Around the Kitchen Presents: The Bayou Gardens Art Market with Music by Alyssa Marina & Ben Thomas
LASPCA New Orleans Campus
Oct
18
Carnival 2025 ft. Lost Bayou Ramblers + Original Pinettes Brass Band
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 18, 2025
*12-1pm Patron Party | 1-4pm General Admission* Dance with friends and family to live music from Lost Bayou Ramblers and Original Pinettes Brass Band, bring the kiddos to the kid’s zone with special activities just for them, enjoy food and drink options from food trucks and local vendors, browse and bid on silent auction items, play with your pup in the play area designated just for them, meet adoptable animals looking for a furever home, and much more! All proceeds will help us give animals in our community a second chance. Tickets start at $25 GA
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oct
18
Twenty-Eighth Oktoberfest (Day 1)
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 18, 2025
*Saturday Oct 18th & Sunday Oct 19th 12pm-5pm* | Twenty-Eighth Oktoberfest in Old Algiers Point Enjoy live music each day, with Oom Pa Pa music on Sunday! Lunches featuring bratwurst, German potato salad, sauerkraut, pumpernickel bread and apple strudel are available each day. Plus German beers on tap, wine, cold drinks, water and hot pretzels! (LSU and Saints Games will be shown live on TV)
Spanish Plaza (OUTDOORS)
Oct
18
NOLA Funk Fest ft. Master P with The Soul Rebels, Big Chief Juan Pardo's Tribal Gold & More!
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 05:00 pm
October 18, 2025
NOLA Funk Fest! Powered by the Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience *Friday Oct 17th - Sunday October 19th* *Entertainment Lineup for Saturday 10/18:* *12pm: *Funk Monkey *1pm: *Uncut *2pm: *River Eckert *3pm: *Honey Island Swamp Band with Mark Mullins *4pm: *New Orleans Suspects with Jennifer Hartswick *5pm: *Big Sam's Funky Nation with Jelly Joseph *6pm: *George Porter Jr & Runnin' Pardners *7pm:* Big Chief Juan Pardo's Tribal Gold *8pm: *Master P ft. The Soul Rebels Tickets start at $56.36 (Single Day) More information at https://www.nolafunkfest.com/ [1] [1] https://www.nolafunkfest.com/
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Oct
18
Christen Spencer
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 06:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
18
Steve DeTroy Band
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 06:00 pm
Deutsches Haus (OUTDOORS)
Oct
18
Oktoberfest ft. The Klaberheads + Prost + Bier Musikanten
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 06:00 pm
October 19, 2025
*Oktoberfest 2025!** October 10–11, 17–18, and 24–25, 2025 | *Fridays 4 p.m.–11 p.m. | Saturdays 1 p.m.–11 p.m. This year’s celebration features more than *800 kegs of beer*, with *20 brews on tap*—including imported classics from *Warsteiner, Paulaner, Spaten, Franziskaner, Hofbräu,* and *Bitburger*, alongside German-style craft creations from *Urban South Brewery*. Guests can also sample *10 German wines* and *22 flavors of schnapps*, plus traditional fare such as bratwurst, schnitzel, pretzels, stuffed cabbage rolls, roasted nuts, and strudel. *Saturday Oct 18th Entertainment Lineup* *1:15-3pm:* Bier Musikanten *3:20-6:20pm:* Prost **4pm Start:* NOTC Oktoberfest 5k Race **6:30pm:* NOTC Awards **6:45pm:* 610 Stompers - World's Largest Chicken Dance *7-10pm:* The Klaberheads *$*10 Admission | Free for children 12 and under
Maison, The
Oct
18
Giselle Anguizola
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 06:00 pm
Café Negril
Oct
18
Decaturadio
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 06:30 pm
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Oct
18
Bruno Elisabetsky Trio
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Fillmore, The
Oct
18
Lenny Pearce's USA Toddler Techno Tour
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:00 pm
National WWII Museum - BB's Stage Door Canteen
Oct
18
Josephine Baker: From Creole Goddess to Siren of the Resistance
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:00 pm
City of New Orleans Riverboat
Oct
18
The Steamboat Stompers
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:00 pm
30/90
Oct
18
Organami
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:00 pm
Bamboula's
Oct
18
James McClaskey & The Rhythm Band
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:15 pm
Bourbon Street Drinkery
Oct
18
Josh Benitez Band
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:30 pm
Preservation Hall
Oct
18
d.b.a.
Oct
18
Young Lion Showcase
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 07:30 pm
Domino Sound Record Shack
Oct
18
DJ Preservation
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 08:00 pm
21st Amendment
Oct
18
John Lisi & Delta Funk
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 08:00 pm
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Oct
18
Stephen Walker N'em
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 08:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Oct
18
Press Room at The Eliza Jane Hotel
Oct
18
Or Shovaly Plus
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 09:00 pm
Maison, The
Oct
18
Smoking Time Jazz Club
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 09:00 pm
30/90
Oct
18
Belle & Her Twisted Katz
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
18
Bourbon Matinee Jazz Band with Chuck Brackman
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Bratz Y'all
Oct
18
Jerry Dugger Trio with Dean Zucchero
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Oct
18
Preservation All-Stars
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Snug Harbor
Oct
18
Yusa
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm
BMC
Oct
18
The New Orleans Rug Cutters
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:30 pm
Polo Club at Windsor Court Hotel
Oct
18
John Royen
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:30 pm
Spotted Cat
Oct
18
Panorama Jazz Band
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Beanlandia
Oct
18
Ayu Bakehouse
Oct
18
CLUB CAFE ft. DJs Chore Boys, Parcera & Faux Pas!
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
October 18, 2025
CLUB CAFE, a non-alcoholic, all ages dance party ft. local DJs Chore Boys, Parcera & Faux Pas! Pastries and caffeinated bevs included. Tickets $15 - $30 (sliding scale presale)
Gasa Gasa
Oct
18
Stay Outside Series Vol. 20 ft. Early Birds
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
d.b.a.
Oct
18
Tuba Skinny
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Kermit's Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge
Oct
18
Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Café Negril
Oct
18
Bon Bon Vivant
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Roosevelt Hotel - Fountain Lounge
Oct
18
Leslie Martin
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Oct
18
Preservation All-Stars
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:15 pm
Wild Bush Farm & Vineyard - Bush
Oct
18
Spoonfed Jr.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Bamboula's
Oct
18
Johnny Mastro Blues
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:30 pm
Bacchanal (OUTDOORS)
Oct
19
Raphael Bas
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
Jazz & Blues Market, The
Oct
19
Larry Carlton: Greatest Hits & Steely Dan
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
Three Muses
Oct
19
Tyler Thomson
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
Lori Tequila House, The
Oct
19
Soul of Sam
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
Rizzuto's Prime
Oct
19
Tim Nielsen
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
MRB
Oct
19
Mike Doussan, Chris Roberts & Chris Leblanc
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
NOLA Brewing
Oct
19
Washboard Chaz Blues Trio
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
October 19, 2025
Free & Open to All Ages
Tropical Isle Bourbon
Oct
19
Mark Barrett & The First Calls
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Oct
19
Paul Longstreth Trio
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
New Orleans JCC
Oct
19
The Music of Laura Nyro
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:00 am
October 19, 2025
Celebrate the legacy of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Jewish-American singer-songwriter Laura Nyro. Our live concert features a powerhouse selection of New Orleans women performers including Ainsley Matic, Alizah, Hannah Kreiger-Benson, Katarina Boudreaux, and Meryl Zimmerman. This heartfelt musical evening explores Nyro’s unique voice in music and her unmistakable influence on generations of artists.
Preservation Hall
Oct
19
Preservation All-Stars
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:30 am
Jazz Playhouse
Oct
19
Blue Nile
Oct
19
George Brown Band
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:30 am
Snug Harbor
Oct
19
Herlin Riley Quartet
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 12:30 am
Maison Dupuy
Oct
19
Cajun Night with Cameron Dupuy & The Cajun Troubadours
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Okay Bar
Oct
19
Stop Shack Line Dancing
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Holy Diver
Oct
19
Casket Kids & Dummy Dumpster
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Davenport Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
Oct
19
Jeremy Davenport
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Bourbon Street Drinkery
Oct
19
21st Amendment
Oct
19
The Funky Soles
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Buffa's
Oct
19
Crusty Jugglers
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Bombay Club
Oct
19
Anaïs St. John
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Hurricanes Sports Bar
Oct
19
Freudian Slips + Stone Cold Hippies
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Maple Leaf
Oct
19
Mikey B3
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
30/90
Oct
19
Hotline
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
Maison, The
Oct
19
Sierra Green & The Giants
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:00 am
May Baily's Place
Oct
19
Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:30 am
Preservation Hall
Oct
19
Preservation All-Stars
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 01:45 am
Good Measure at The Barnett
Oct
19
DJ Aliyuhhh Spins
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Bar Redux
Oct
19
T Marie Duo
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Tipsy Trumpet
Oct
19
Feral House Cats
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
19
Fritzel's All Star Band with Jamil Sharif
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Chickie Wah Wah
Oct
19
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Tropical Isle Bourbon
Oct
19
Bryan Ory & The Deacons
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Dos Jefes
Oct
19
Yoshitaka Z2 Trio
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Carrollton Station
Oct
19
Adiaj + Fake Coffee Club + Twin Sugar
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
BJ's Lounge
Oct
19
Kumasi
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
St. Roch Tavern
Oct
19
B-Sides Soul Club + Swamp Boogie + Shabbakano
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Jazz Playhouse
Oct
19
BMC
Oct
19
John Lisi & Delta Funk
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Oct
19
Double Bird ft. Peter Harris, Pedro Segundo, Oscar Rossignoli & More!
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
October 19, 2025
Double Bird ft. Peter Harris, Pedro Segundo, Oscar Rossignoli, and Rex Gregory Free & Open to the Public Reservations recommended, but not required
Tipitina's
Oct
19
Papa Plays The Nite Tripper: A John "Papa" Gros Tribute to Dr. John With The Original Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horns & Special Guests!
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Polo Club at Windsor Court Hotel
Oct
19
Bean 'N The Boys
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:00 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Oct
19
Mahogany Hall Jazz Band ft. Kid Chocolate with Midnight Burlesque
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:30 am
Jazz & Blues Market, The
Oct
19
Larry Carlton: Greatest Hits & Steely Dan
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:30 am
Double Dealer at Orpheum Theater
Oct
19
Snug Harbor
Oct
19
Herlin Riley Quartet
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 02:30 am
Saturn Bar
Oct
19
Spotted Cat
Oct
19
Dr. Sick & The Late Greats
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Howlin' Wolf - The Den
Oct
19
Oscillation Communications ft. DJs Javier Drada & Josh Sense
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
October 19, 2025
*10pm-2am* Tickets $13.27 | Ages 18+
Rabbit Hole, The
Oct
19
Blow the Whistle (2000’s Hip Hop Party!)
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Blue Nile - Balcony Room
Oct
19
The Next Level Band
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Café Negril
Oct
19
Zena Moses & Rue Fiya
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
d.b.a.
Oct
19
SOUL Brass Band
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Bamboula's
Oct
19
Paggy Prine & Southern Soul
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Prytania Bar
Oct
19
Stunning with Scissors
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Blue Nile
Oct
19
Afrobeat NOLA
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Santos Bar - Upstairs
Oct
19
Street Trash ft. DJs Interesting Results, OLE MIC ODD, Leisure Muffin, Krewe, Clandestine Syndicate
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Santos Bar
Oct
19
Nonlethal Weapons + Chromo Phase + Nail Club + Shining Fields
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:00 am
Three Muses
Oct
19
Rumpshakers
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:30 am
Apple Barrel
Oct
19
Smoky Greenwell Blues Band
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 03:30 am
Maple Leaf
Oct
19
AX3 with Ari Teitel, Alvin Ford Jr. & Andriu Yanovski
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 04:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Oct
19
Double Bird ft. Peter Harris, Pedro Segundo, Oscar Rossignoli & More!
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 04:00 am
October 19, 2025
Double Bird ft. Peter Harris, Pedro Segundo, Oscar Rossignoli, and Rex Gregory Free & Open to the Public Reservations recommended, but not required
30/90
Oct
19
Under The Covers
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 04:00 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!
