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Jazz trio playing in a garden for an audience on picnic blankets — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Adonis Rose Live at Jazz Ascona: The Music of Gregg Hill featuring Phillip Manuel

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $41

Snarky Puppy - Somni US Tour '26

Thu, Oct 22

Snarky Puppy - Somni US Tour '26

The Joy Theater · New Orleans

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Black Joe Lewis & JD Simo With Luther Dickinson

Thu, Oct 22

Black Joe Lewis & JD Simo With Luther Dickinson

Tipitina's · New Orleans

From $34

PeelingFlesh

Fri, Oct 23

PeelingFlesh

House of Blues New Orleans · New Orleans

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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Mahmoud Chouki New World Ensemble

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $47

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Sap's 'Erasure Tour' with Sludge Mother, and El Jumbotron

Gasa Gasa · New Orleans

From $19

Mac Sabbath

Fri, Oct 23

Mac Sabbath

Tipitina's · New Orleans

From $34

Guests arriving in a bright glass-walled event venue foyer — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Snake Eyes: Improvised Stand-Up Comedy

The Den at Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans

From $13

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

**Sold Out** Kels

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

From $39

A hand pulls a teal vinyl record from a crate in warm light. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Giulia Coba

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

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We Came As Romans

Sat, Oct 24

We Came As Romans

House of Blues New Orleans · New Orleans

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Matt Fraser

Sat, Oct 24

Matt Fraser

The Fillmore New Orleans · New Orleans

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Hannibal Buress -- Comedy Special Taping

Sat, Oct 24

Hannibal Buress -- Comedy Special Taping

Civic Theatre · New Orleans

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CeCe Winans - COME WORSHIP! Tour

Sat, Oct 24

CeCe Winans - COME WORSHIP! Tour

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans

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Kirk Whalum

Sat, Oct 24

Kirk Whalum

New Orleans Jazz Market · New Orleans

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Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Amina Figarova Sextet with Matsiko World Orphan Choir

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $36

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Jourdan Thibodeaux

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

$27–$45

Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Papa Plays The Nite Tripper - A John "Papa" Gros Tribute to Dr. John

Tipitina's · New Orleans

From $40

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Sorry Ghost: The Insufferably Indie Tour

Gasa Gasa · New Orleans

From $17

Sun, Oct 25

Sunday Youth Music Labs

Tipitina's · New Orleans

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People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at night — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Minx Burlesque

Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans

From $19

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Brad Walker Quartet with Stanton Moore

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $41

The Grammy Winning Hot 8 Brass Band

Sun, Oct 25

The Grammy Winning Hot 8 Brass Band

Howlin' Wolf · New Orleans

From $25

A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 26

Charmaine Neville Band

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $36

PROF

Mon, Oct 26

PROF

The Joy Theater · New Orleans

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Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27

Roland Guerin's PROG: Funk

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $41

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour

Tue, Oct 27

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny for the Masses 2026 Tour

Lakefront Arena · New Orleans

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Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27

Playlunch

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

From $27

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

James Rivers Tribute with Peter Cho

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

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Cameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear Tour

Wed, Oct 28

Cameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear Tour

House of Blues New Orleans · New Orleans

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Orchestra chairs, music stands and string instruments on an empty stage — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

The Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrence Taplin

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $53

Atlanta Rhythm Section

Wed, Oct 28

Atlanta Rhythm Section

The Joy Theater · New Orleans

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Rakim

Wed, Oct 28

Rakim

Tipitina's · New Orleans

From $42

Daniel Sloss: BITTER (Brand New Tour!)

Thu, Oct 29

Daniel Sloss: BITTER (Brand New Tour!)

The Fillmore New Orleans · New Orleans

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Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Harold Battiste Birthday Tribute with Jesse McBride & the Next Generation

Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro · New Orleans

From $41

Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS

Thu, Oct 29

Osees ft. Brigid Dawson with Traps PS

Civic Theatre · New Orleans

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Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Susan Cowsill's Covered in Vinyl Series Presents Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark

Chickie Wah Wah · New Orleans

$39–$81

Saosin: 20 Years of Self-Titled

Fri, Oct 30

Saosin: 20 Years of Self-Titled

House of Blues New Orleans · New Orleans

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WIDESPREAD PANIC FRIDAY

Fri, Oct 30

WIDESPREAD PANIC FRIDAY

Lakefront Arena · New Orleans

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Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Saint Social & Rare Seed

The Porch at The Howlin Wolf · New Orleans

$11–$16

Rooftop concert at sunset with a city skyline behind — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

DEATHCHARGE with COME TO RUIN

Santos Bar · New Orleans

From $12

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Autumn arts season

October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.

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