New Orleans, on cue · September
Friday through Sunday across downtown and Uptown: concerts, festivals, family mornings, and the one show everyone will be talking about Monday.
This weekend (September 25–27, 2026, times in Central Time), the top picks around New Orleans:
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Strong match
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Tipitina's · New Orleans, LA
+ Brass Tyrannosaurus
Tickets available
Strong match
Sun, Sep 27 ·
Tipitina's · New Orleans, LA
+ Paul Schalda
Tickets available
Strong match
Fri, Sep 25 ·
Tipitina's · New Orleans, LA
20th Anniversary Show
Tickets available
Local planning guide
The weekend is where New Orleans's calendar concentrates — club shows at Tipitina's and the city's club rooms, family programming at New Orleans Public Library branches, the occasional big night at the Smoothie King Center. This page holds Friday-to-Sunday only, refreshed daily against the source calendars.
Everything here starts between Friday evening and Sunday night — no month-out clutter, no stale weekday leftovers.
A strong New Orleans weekend usually pairs one anchor event with something low-commitment across downtown and Uptown; cost and distance signals make the pairing quick.
Saturday-morning decisions work here — listings carry their showtimes and ticket state, so a 9am check still leaves the day plannable.