Weekly concerts in City Park at Thursdays at Twilight

Head to the Botanical Gardens in City Park every Thursday through 10/07 for Thursdays at Twilight with live music, food, drink and good times. Upcoming performers include: New Orleans Moonshiners (9/02), Balsa Wood Flyers (9/09), Banu Gibson (9/16), Panorama Jazz Band (9/23), Julio and Cesar (9/30) and John Rankin (10/07). Admission is $8 for adults [...]

Music and fun at the Aquarium’s 20 birthday celebration

The Aquarium of the Americas is celebrating its 20th birthday this holiday weekend with live music and special events. The Aquarium’s 20th birthday festivities take place from 9/04 through 9/06 and include: art activities, baloon artists, meet and greets with Curious George and the New Orleans Zephyrs, African dance and drum presentations and live music [...]

FREE Saints gameday fun at Champions Square

If you don’t have a ticket to a Saints home game this year, you can still go downtown and have plenty of fun at the new Champions Square. The brand new state of the art outdoor festival space is a great place to hang out on game day. There’s usually live music, lots to drink [...]

Good times at the New Orleans Seafood Festival

Head to Lafayette Square from 9/10-9/12 for the New Orleans Seafood Festival. The event celebrates the great seafood of Louisiana with food, music and fun for everyone. Some of this year’s performers include: Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr., Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band, Amanda Shaw and the Boogiemen. You’ll also find great seafood dishes from the participating [...]

Crescent City Connection Road Race on 9/05

On 9/05 at 6:30 p.m., you’ll have a rare chance to run (or walk) across the Crescent City Connection Race Race. The 4-mile race starts on the Westbank in Gretna and ends on Convention Center Boulevard in the Warehouse District. There will be post-race festivities with live entertainment and refreshments and food including Smoothie King, Kentwood, [...]

Zephyrs season finale game on 9/05

Head to Zephyr Field on 9/05 at 6 p.m. and catch the last Zephyrs baseball game of the season. It’s a special fan appreciation and kids day with plenty of specials including $5 admission for kids, the first 500 kids eat free, tons of giveaways at the gates, fun-filled activities for everyone and, of course, [...]

Fifty For Five Celebration on Saturday in Lafayette Square

Head to Lafayette Square on Saturday 8/28 from 2-6 p.m. for the Fifty For Five block party celebration. The event will feature live music by the World Class Rockers (featuring former members of Santana, Journey, Boston, Steppenwolf, Toto and Lynyrd Skynyrd) along with the George French Band featuring Germaine Bazzle, Anders Osborne and Treme Brass [...]

Arts Market at Palmer Park on 8/28

The annual Arts Market of New Orleans takes place in Palmer Park this Saturday on 8/28. The market is presented by the Arts Council of New Orleans and features a few dozen stalls with everything from photography and paintings to sculptures and creative crafts. There’s also a a kid’s show at 10:30 a.m., live music [...]

Abita Grub Crawl on Friday!

Join Abita on 8/28/10 for a another great Abita Grub Crawl in the Warehouse District. The fun all started at 4:30 p.m. at 7 on Fulton where you’ll get Abita beer glazed barbecue shrimp and Pancetta paste served with Abita Amber. It then moves on to Grand Isle where you’ll get seafood cerviche with Abita [...]

Special discounted tickets to La Fete Cultural on 8/25

Readers of New Orleans on the Cheap are being offered a special discounted rate on tickets to La Fete Cultural on 8/25. Call the Contemporary Arts Center box office at (504) 528-3800 to order the tickets and mention the code word “CHEAP25.” You’ll get your tickets for only $25, saving $10 off the full price [...]

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