French Quarter Events

Our curated list of upcoming neighborhood happenings is updated weekly, so check back often!

image: Riverfest 2023 by Melanie Cole for FQJ

FQJ’s Don’t-Miss List

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  • ~French Market - free and open to the public.

    ~ 11am - 4pm

    ~ The French Market has partnered with the Asian-Pacific American Society.

    The festival will at least six different food vendors, including Pho Orchid and Thai New Orleans

    Don’t miss an extraordinary line-up of dance performances by more than twenty different local performers and groups!

  • ~ Historic BK House

    ~5:30pm

    ~ Dining by Design is a multi-course dinner & design celebration supporting the BK House Furnishings & Decorative Arts Fund.

    ~ Featured designers will create lavish table decor representing “The Majesty of the French Quarter”.

    ~Seating is limited to 10 per table. Please select your top three choices for table assignment.

    ~Your $250 ticket includes passed hors d’oeuvres, a seated dinner, and desserts, with specially selected wines.

    ~Harpist Rachel Van Voorhees will provide entertainment during cocktails in the Courtyard

    ~Tickets

  • ~ Visit patios and courtyards in private French Quarter homes

    ~ noon - 4pm

    ~ Tickets may be purchased online for $35 (which is fee-inclusive) or purchased the day of the event (if available) for $40.

    ~ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to purchase tickets online in advance as it usually sells out.

    ~ Tickets may be picked up May 26th at The Cabildo in Jackson Square, 701 Chartres St, under the alcove from 11am – 3pm.

    ~ French Quarter homeowners are graciously opening their courtyards for viewing during a self-guided walking tour for this one day only event.

    The casual stroll offers a glimpse into how designers and residents take advantage of small spaces, adorned with greenery and flora to provide cool hideaways suited to the New Orleans climate.

    ~Due to narrow entrances, maneuvering strollers or wheelchairs may be difficult. Rain or shine.

Two Free Festivals, just blocks apart!

  • ~ The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, 1225 N. Rampart Street

    The festival kicks off with Sheryl Cormier & the Cajun Sounds and Jourdan Thibodeaux on Friday, indoors at the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. Doors open at 6pm and the concert begins promptly at 7pm.

    Tickets are $10, available here

    Seating is limited, so please register in advance. All proceeds from this concert series directly support the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

    Saturday Schedule

    3pm - 8:30pm

    ~The festival will be held outside in the parking lot of the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center. Doors open at 2pm and the first band starts at 3pm.

    ~ Free and open to the public

    ~3pm to 4pm – Waylon Thibodeaux

    4:30pm to 5:30pm – Rosie Ledet

    6pm to 7pm – Rockin’ Dopsie Jr.

    7:30pm to 8:30pm – Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie

    Savory and cold treats will be available for purchase.

  • ~ New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave

    ~ In addition to providing a variety of local cuisine and music performances, the Jazz Museum hosts several educational panels, walking tours, and children’s activities focused on the seafood industry, coastal restoration, and sustainability.

    ~12:00 - 1:00 (Second line starting in Jackson Square) with Treme Lafitte Brass Band featuring the N'awlins D'awlins Baby Dolls & Big Queen Mary Kay of the Original Wild Tchoupitoulas Indians

    1pm - 2:40pm – Egg Yolk Jubilee

    2pm - 2:40pm: Grayhawk Perkins & Friends

    3pm - 3:40pm. George Brown Band

    4pm - 4:40pm - Jason Neville Funky Soul Band

    5pm- 5:40pm – Britney Chauntae

    6pm - 7pm: Bobby Rush

  • ~ The Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal Street

    ~ A fascinating interactive show

    ~The exhibition displays portraits from The Historic New Orleans Collection’s holdings of people who are unidentified in the historical record. The sitters’ identities were lost or erased from history for a variety of reasons. When family estates were sold, beloved portraits were divorced from their historical narratives. Sometimes artists did not record the names of sitters, particularly when the sitter was a paid model.

    ~This particular portrait in the show was painted by Daniel Whitney. Read more about him in this FQJ story!

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