Swamp Fest: November 5-6

Head down to the Audubon Zoo on November 5-6, 2011 for Swamp Fest. The event celebrates Louisiana’s Cajun culture and heritage with food, live music, demonstrations and arts and crafts. Some of this year’s performers include: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas, Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, Pine Leaf Boys, Lafourche Cajun Band, Jenny Brooks, Washboard [...]

Save $55 on Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon entry (Today only!)

The Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon has been running a special promotion where when the Saints win, you can save the point spread difference on your registration fee. On a good week that might be $7-$20 but with last night’s record-smashing victory against the Colts, you can save a whopping $55 on your registration [...]

Rockin’ Dopsie plays FREE show at Lafreniere Park today

Today is the last day of the Live at Lafreniere Sunset Concert Series and you can catch Rockin’ Dopsie. The event takes place at the Lafreniere Park Pavilion every Thursday at 6 p.m. and features live music along with great food from restaurants such as Drago’s, Plum Street Snowballs, Lucky Dog, Zea’s Restaurant, Mellow Mushroom [...]

FREE concert with Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Jon Cleary

Head to Lafayette Square today at 5 p.m. for a FREE concert with Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Jon Cleary’s Filthy Few. It is part of the Harvest the Music concert series. Along with great music, there is food, arts and fun, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the Second Harvest Food [...]

Park-a-Boo at Lafreniere Park: October 28-30

Celebrate Halloween at Lafreniere Park on October 28-30, 2011, for Park-a-Boo. It’s a 3-day Halloween celebration for children under 13 years old with trick or treating, face-painting, games, a “boo house” and plenty of spooky activities for the kids. It is FREE for children under 3, $5 for children ages 3 through 12 and $7 [...]

Meschiya Lake at Concerts in the Courtyard: October 15

Head to the Historic New Orleans Collection on October 15 for Concerts in the Courtyard. It’s their monthly concert series and features music by Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns (October 21) and Tin Men (November 16). The concerts are $10 at the door and FREE for TNOC members. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. [...]

Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest in Rivertown: October 14-16, 21-23

Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Deutsches Haus in Rivertown on October 14-16 and October 21-23, 2011. They moved the fest to Rivertown in Kenner this year because their temporary clubhouse in Metairie was not big enough to host the event. The good thing is that there will be a lot of space this year to accommodate [...]

Gretna Fest: October 7-9

Head to the Best Bank from October 7-9, 2011, for Gretna Fest. Over 130,000 people attended the event last year and it is growing bigger with every passing year. Some of this year’s performers include: Galactic, Grand Funk Railroad, Sara Evans, Dash Rip Rock, Molly Hatchet, New Orleans Bingo Show, Cowboy Mouth, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kyle [...]

Angola Prison Rodeo: Sundays, October 2-30

Head out to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for the 2011 Angola Rodeo every Sunday from October 2-30, 2011. The rodeo, which has been noted as the country’s largest prison rodeo, puts inmates against beasts in such events as Bull-Dogging, Bust-Out, Bareback Riding and Bull Riding. Convict Poker is one of the most popular events. [...]

Voice of the Wetlands Festival: October 7-9

Take a ride down to Houma for the annual Voice of the Wetlands Festival from October 7-9, 2011. The event takes place on the grounds of Southdown Plantation and is FREE. There is plenty of food, arts and crafts and live music. Some of this year’s performers include: Tab Benoit, Anders Osborne, Dave Malone, Christian [...]

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