TODAY
New Orleans Saints vs Las Vegas Raiders
TODAY 3:25 PM • $77+
“Home opener. 70,000 people screaming inside a dome. Who Dat, obviously.”
Shit worth leaving your apartment for in New Orleans this week
16 things happening in New Orleans over the next seven days, 3 of them free. Comedy, live music, art openings, food pop-ups, nightlife and the weird stuff nobody else bothers to list.
What’s on
TODAY
Third Annual Yacht Rock and Dinner in the Gardens
TODAY 6:00 PM • $70
“Dinner in a garden while a band plays Christopher Cross. Unironically great.”
TMRW
Byron Asher in the Bacchanal Backyard
TMRW 6:00 PM • FREE
“Free clarinet jazz in a Bywater backyard while you demolish a cheese board”
TMRW
John Boutte with Oscar Rossignoli, Nobu Ozaki & Caleb Tokarska
TMRW 8:00 PM • See Website
“The city's greatest living crooner, four feet from your table”
TUE
Monsieur Periné: Instrucciones Para Ser Feliz Tour
TUE 8:00 PM • $45.71
“Colombian swing-pop that will make you salsa with a stranger. Grammy-approved.”
TUE
Rebirth Brass Band with Special Guests
The Rabbit Hole, Warehouse District
TUE 10:00 PM • See Website
“Loudest brass band in America, 10pm Tuesday, no chairs required”
WED
Cha Wa ft. James Andrews + FireBrain
WED 8:00 PM • See Website
“Mardi Gras Indian funk that will absolutely ruin your Thursday morning”
WED
THU
THU
Pouya, Fat Nick, Ramirez & Black Smurf
The Fillmore New Orleans, Other
THU 8:00 PM • See Website
“Four SoundCloud rap goblins on one stage. Your teenage Tumblr era is fully back”
FRI
Bayside
House of Blues New Orleans, French Quarter
FRI 6:30 PM • $38+
“Emo elders still screaming about Long Island. You will know every word, embarrassingly”
FRI
Of Monsters and Men: The Mouse Parade Tour
Civic Theatre, Warehouse District
FRI 8:00 PM • See Website
“Icelandic indie folk anthems you forgot you loved until the hey-hos hit”
SAT
Art for Art's Sake
Julia Street & Magazine Street Galleries, Warehouse District
SAT 6:00 PM • FREE
“Every gallery in town opens at once with free wine. Art season starts here.”
SAT
Maggie Koerner
SAT 9:00 PM • $31+
“Louisiana soul belter at Tip's. Doors at 8, and yes you should get there early”
SUN
Jose Madero
House of Blues New Orleans, French Quarter
SUN 7:00 PM • See Website
“PXNDX frontman going solo. Expect an entire room screaming in Spanish, joyfully”
SUN
Hot 8 Brass Band
The Howlin' Wolf, Warehouse District
SUN 10:30 PM • $24+
“Grammy-winning brass at 10:30pm on a Sunday. Sleep is a choice you are not making”
Updated September 25, 2026