French Quarter Events on Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Steamboat Natchez
Oct
28
Steamboat Stompers
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
28
Richard "Piano" Scott
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 06:00 pm
Steamboat Natchez
Oct
28
Steamboat Stompers
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 07:00 pm
Spotted Cat
Oct
28
Chris Christy Band
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 07:00 pm
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Oct
28
Arrowhead Jazz Band with Michael Torregano, Jr. – Mahalia Jackson Tribute
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 08:00 pm
Pat O'Brien's
Oct
28
Victoria Amato & Matt Hayden + Jim Lockwood & Natalie Mae
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 09:00 pm
City Park - Botanical Garden (OUTDOORS)
Oct
28
Evenings with Enrique ft. Imox Latin Jazz Group from Guatemala with Special Guests Patrice Fisher & Pat Casey
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Maison, The
Oct
28
Justin Donovan
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Longue Vue House and Gardens (OUTDOORS)
Oct
28
Twilight Concert Series ft. Nat & Kat Cajun String Band
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm
October 28, 2026
*5-7pm | *Twilight Concert Series Tickets: $17 GA | $10 for Members
Snug Harbor
Oct
28
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
28
Bourbon Street Stars
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Picnic Provisions & Whiskey (OUTDOORS)
Oct
28
Davenport Lounge at The Ritz-Carlton
Oct
28
Jeremy Davenport
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Special Venue
Oct
28
Les Femmes Farouches
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:30 pm
October 28, 2026
*5:30-7:30pm* | *Location:* St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 (3421 Esplanade Ave) Live Music by Les Femmes Farouches
Broadside (Outdoor Stage)
Oct
28
2nd Annual WWNO Benefest ft. Tank & Norman (of Tank & the Bangas) + Helen Gillet + Leyla McCalla
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:30 pm
October 28, 2026
*Doors 5pm | Benefest 5:30-7:30pm |* 2nd Annual WWNO Benefest! Join WWNO for the 2nd Annual Benefit Concert in celebration of Public Radio Music Day! Bring your dancing shoes, your kids, and get ready to boogie to the sounds of Leyla McCalla and Helen Gillet plus Tank and Norman of Tank and the Bangas. Tickets $30 Advance | $35 At the Door
Polo Club at Windsor Court, The
Oct
28
David Boeddinghaus
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:30 pm
New Marigny Theatre
Oct
28
Shadow Hours' Haunted House ft. The No Quarter Sea Shanty Choir + JunkGuy & the DumpTruck Gang
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
October 28, 2026
Shadow Hours is an immersive, theatrical haunted house project, storytelling through puppetry, performance, sculpture, masks, practical effects, and classic analog techniques of illusion. Plus musical entertainment! *6pm:*/ /The No Quarter Sea Shanty Choir *8:45pm:* JunkGuy & DumpTruck Gang Tickets $20
Steamboat Natchez
Oct
28
Dukes of Dixieland
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Mayfield's 208 Bourbon presented by Felix's
Oct
28
Irvin Mayfield ft. Kermit Ruffins
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Crescent City Brewhouse
Oct
28
Thomas Dunford Jazz Trio
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
d.b.a.
Oct
28
Johanna Rose & the Dreamboats
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Paulie's
Oct
28
Café Degas
Oct
28
Gizinti Trio
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Spotted Cat
Oct
28
Shotgun Jazz Band
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
30/90
Oct
28
Tetrad
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Lobby Lounge at JW Marriott
Oct
28
Raphael Bas
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Oct
28
Big Joe Kennedy
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Commons Club at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Oct
28
James Jordan Trio
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Preservation Hall
Oct
28
Preservation All-Stars ft. Branden Lewis
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:15 pm
B Mac's (OUTDOORS)
Oct
28
Gards Going Away Party ft. George Kilby Jr., Sam Price & Mike Harvey
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 11:30 pm
October 28, 2026
Café Negril
Oct
28
Tropical Isle Bourbon
Oct
29
Dave Ferrato
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 am
Maison, The
Oct
29
Gene's Music Machine
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 am
Buffa's
Oct
29
Beach Angel
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 am
LSU New Orleans - The Sandbar at The Cove
Oct
29
Jazz at the Sandbar: Yusa
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:00 am
Fat Catz
Oct
29
Cosmic Kannection
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:15 am
New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market
Oct
29
Mike Zito Band with Special Guest Jason Ricci + Jovin Webb
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
October 29, 2026
Mid-City Lanes Rock 'n' Bowl
Oct
29
Bier Musikanten
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
Saenger Theatre
Oct
29
Disney's The Lion King : The Musical
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
Church at Hotel Peter & Paul, The
Oct
29
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra : The Protecting Veil
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
October 29, 2026
Matthew Kraemer, Conductor | Jeanne Jaubert, featured cellist
Snug Harbor
Oct
29
Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrance Taplin
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
Preservation Hall
Oct
29
Preservation All-Stars ft. Branden Lewis
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 12:30 am
Fritzel's Jazz Club
Oct
29
Fritzel's All Star Band with Gunhild Carling & Kevin Ray Clark
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Mahogany Jazz Hall
Oct
29
Mahogany Hall All Stars ft. Tom Fischer
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Gretna Tavern
Oct
29
Adam Pearce
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Favela Chic
Oct
29
21st Amendment
Oct
29
Bar Redux
Oct
29
Vintage Halloween Music + Cartoons ft. DJ Deja Du
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Joy Theater
Oct
29
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Oct
29
Firm Roots ft. Peter Harris, The Groovemaster, Derek Douget, and Dwight Fitch Jr.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Holy Diver
Oct
29
The Amazing Henrietta
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Dew Drop Inn Hotel & Lounge
Oct
29
The Drop Inn Jam Session ft. Lady Satch
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
October 29, 2026
*Doors 7pm | Show 8pm* This week features Lady Satch. She is a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music and the band leader of Lady Satch and the Matriarch Mood. At the Drop Inn Jam Sessions any singer can grab the mic. Any musician can sit in. Come be a part of the room where New Orleans music history keeps happening. Free & Open to the Public
Maple Leaf
Oct
29
Ashlar Organ Time
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Three Muses
Oct
29
Bourbon O Bar at The Bourbon Orleans Hotel
Oct
29
Nina Hungerland
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Café Istanbul
Oct
29
Slow Burn Live : Violin-led Fusion
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Tipitina's
Oct
29
Maison Bourbon Jazz Club
Oct
29
The Leroy Marshall Band
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:00 am
Dos Jefes
Oct
29
Joe Krown
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:30 am
Vaughan's Lounge
Oct
29
Robin Rapuzzi's Glo Worm Trio
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:30 am
Broadside (Outdoor Stage)
Oct
29
Nosferatu Improvised Live Score (Night 1) ft. Mike Dillon, Brian Haas, Rurik Nunan & James Singleton
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:30 am
October 29, 2026
Preservation Hall
Oct
29
Preservation All-Stars ft. Branden Lewis
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 01:45 am
BJ's Lounge
Oct
29
Soft Opening ft. Christin Bradford & Anna Laura Quinn
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:00 am
Saturn Bar
Oct
29
Charlie & the Tropicales Zombie Jamboree
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:00 am
d.b.a.
Oct
29
The Next Level Band
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:00 am
Blue Nile
Oct
29
New Breed Brass Band
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:00 am
30/90
Oct
29
Kim In The Wind
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:00 am
Spotted Cat
Oct
29
Marty Peters & The Party Meters
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:30 am
Snug Harbor
Oct
29
Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrance Taplin
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 02:30 am
Bayou Bar at the Pontchartrain
Oct
29
Firm Roots ft. Peter Harris, The Groovemaster, Derek Douget, and Dwight Fitch Jr.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 03:00 am
Santos Bar
Oct
29
Chambre Noir with Paco
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 03:00 am
Café Negril
Oct
29
Typically Booked
Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 03:00 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!
