What's on in New Orleans

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What's on this weekend in New Orleans

Sat, Oct 17

Bingo Loco · Oct 17

The Joy Theater · New Orleans

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Sat, Oct 17

ELEW "The Top Professor" & Herlin Riley featuring Max Moran

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $58

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Sat, Oct 17

Bingo Loco · Oct 17

The Joy Theater · New Orleans

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Sat, Oct 17

J & The Causeways (Late Start Post Fest)

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

From $27

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Sun, Oct 18

Nickel-A-Dance: Jamil Sharif New Orleans Extravaganza

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

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Sun, Oct 18

Minx Burlesque

Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans

From $19

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Sun, Oct 18

Desert Nudes

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $36

Sun, Oct 18

Gasa Gasa Presents Bayonne - The ‘Filters’ Tour

Gasa Gasa · New Orleans

From $25

Sun, Oct 18

The Grammy Winning Hot 8 Brass Band

Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans

From $25

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Mon, Oct 19

Charmaine Neville Band

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $36

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Mon, Oct 19

MagNifico - John Magnie (Lil Queenie & The Percolators)

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

From $27

Mon, Oct 19

Machine Girl

Civic Theatre · New Orleans

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About New Orleans

New Orleans built its identity on live music, Creole and Cajun cooking, and a festival calendar anchored by Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest. The French Quarter's balconied streets, streetcars along St. Charles Avenue and second-line parades give it a rhythm found nowhere else in the US.

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