Weekly Happenings

in the French Quarter’s Cultural Corridor

Every day of the week, the French Quarter’s Cultural Corridor offers regularly scheduled concerts, history talks, museum tours and cooking demos.

This page compiles them all – sorted by day of the week!

  • Scroll down for venue info and map.

  • For curated special events in the Quarter and surrounds – including our popular Don’t Miss list – visit our FQ Events page.

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Monday
Monday
A group of street musicians playing brass instruments during a lively outdoor festival or event, with a crowd of onlookers in the background.

  • Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    BK House: Tours daily 10am, 11am, 1–3pm, CLOSED WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS, Tickets required but reservations optional, varied pricing

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • None Today

Tuesday
Tuesday
People dancing on a checkered floor at an outdoor festival with a band playing in the background, stars and sky overhead.

  • HNOC: 11–11:30am and 3–3:30pm Aeolian organ demos

    New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park visitor center: 3pm live music performances

    NO Jazz Museum: 5–6pm Live! From the Jazz Museum Balcony

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    BK House: Tours daily 10am, 11am, 1–3pm, CLOSED WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS, Tickets required but reservations optional, varied pricing

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l History Park visitor center: Tue., Wed., Th., Fri.: 10am History talk by a park ranger

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 11am–4pm, self-guided tours, no reservations required. Guided tours must be booked in advance: Sept. thru May, Thur.–Sun. 10am; June, Fri.–Sun. 10am; July & Aug., Sat., Sun. 10am TICKETS

    Old Urseline Convent, 1112 Chartres Street Tues.–Sat. 10am–2pm. Self-guided, docent (based on availability), and group tours available

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • None today

Wednesday
People gather in a historic courtyard with yellow walls, arched doorways, and multiple balconies. The area is illuminated with warm lighting at dusk.

  • French Market Farmers Market: 2–3pm, live performances 

    New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park visitor center: 3pm live music performances

    NO Jazz Museum: 1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 2–3pm presented by Jazz Foundation of America (3rd floor performance center)

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    HNOC: 10am, 60-min. guided Civil Rights tour “The Trail They Blazed.” TICKETS

    HNOC: 2pm, 20-min. “Shortcut Talks,” free, no registration required, offering brief insights into HNOC’s exhibitions and artifacts

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l Historical Park visitor center: Tue., Wed., Th., Fri.: 10am History talk by a park ranger

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 11am–4pm, self-guided tours, no reservations required. Guided tours must be booked in advance: Sept. thru May, Thur.–Sun. 10am; June, Fri.–Sun. 10am; July & Aug., Sat., Sun. 10am TICKETS

    Old Urseline Convent: Tues.–Sat. 10am–2pm. Self-guided, docent (based on availability), and group tours available

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • NO Jazz Nat’l Hist. Park: 12pm every other Wednesday, What’s Cooking Wednesday with Dianne Honoré. Closing for reno Aug. – Sept., back in Oct.

Thursday
A woman and a man cooking in front of a fireplace. The woman is smiling and making a peace sign with her fingers, while the man is chopping green herbs on a wooden table.

  • New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park visitor center: 3pm live music performances

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    BK House: Tours daily 10am, 11am, 1–3pm, CLOSED WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS, Tickets required but reservations optional, varied pricing

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    HNOC: 10am, 60-min. guided Civil Rights tour “The Trail They Blazed.” TICKETS

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l History Park visitor center: Tue., Wed., Th., Fri.: 10am History talk by a park ranger

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 11am–4pm, self-guided tours, no reservations required. Guided tours must be booked in advance: Sept. thru May, Thur.–Sun. 10am; June, Fri.–Sun. 10am; July & Aug., Sat., Sun. 10am TICKETS

    Old Urseline Convent: Tues.–Sat. 10am–2pm. Self-guided, docent (based on availability), and group tours available

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • French Market Farmers Market 12–1pm live storytelling with cooking demo

Friday
Museum exhibit with large colorful murals of houses and sky painted on the walls, illuminated displays and informational plaques in a dark room.

  • HNOC: 5–7pm occasional French Quarter Fridays featuring musical performances, happy hour cocktails, and exhibition viewing. Check for dates and registration here.

    New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park: Dutch Alley Performance Space 916 N. Peters St., First Fridays of the month except August: 11am Family Music with Johnette Downing, immersive presentation for kids, families and groups on Louisiana roots music

    New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park visitor center: 3pm live music performances

    NO Jazz Museum: 2–3pm Gallatin Street Fridays (3rd floor performance center)

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    BK House: Tours daily 10am, 11am, 1–3pm, CLOSED WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS, Tickets required but reservations optional, varied pricing

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    HNOC: 10am, 60-min. guided Civil Rights tour “The Trail They Blazed.” TICKETS

    HNOC: 11:30am, 35-minute guided tour of French Quarter Galleries. TICKETS

    LGBT+ Archives: (Fri., Sat., Sun.) 1pm, Queer history walking tours, no reservations, suggested $20 donation, 2+ people req. for tour  

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l History Park visitor center: Tue., Wed., Th., Fri.: 10am History talk by a park ranger

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 11am–4pm, self-guided tours, no reservations required. Guided tours must be booked in advance: Sept. thru May, Thur.–Sun. 10am; June, Fri.–Sun. 10am; July & Aug., Sat., Sun. 10am TICKETS

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: Fri.–Sunday 10am guided tours, must book in advance. TICKETS

    Old Urseline Convent: Tues.–Sat. 10am–2pm. Self-guided, docent (based on availability), and group tours available

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • French Market Farmers Market 12–1pm live storytelling with cooking demo


Saturday
A man with dark curly hair and sunglasses plays a black grand piano outdoors with trees in the background.

  • French Market Farmers Market: 2–3pm, live performances 

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l. History Park visitor center: 10:30am Drum Circle with Congo Square Preservation Society, all welcome

    New Orleans Jazz Nat’l. History Park visitor center: 3pm live music performances

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    BK House: Tours daily 10am, 11am, 1–3pm, CLOSED WEDNESDAYS and SUNDAYS, Tickets required but reservations optional, varied pricing

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours. TICKETS

    HNOC: 10am, 60-min. guided Civil Rights tour “The Trail They Blazed.” TICKETS

    HNOC: 11:30am, 35-minute guided tour of French Quarter Galleries. TICKETS

    LGBT+ Archives: (Fri., Sat., Sun.) 1pm, Queer history walking tours, no reservations, suggested $20 donation, 2+ people req. for tour

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: 11am–4pm, self-guided tours, no reservations required. Guided tours must be booked in advance: Sept. thru May, Thur.–Sun. 10am; June, Fri.–Sun. 10am; July & Aug., Sat., Sun. 10am TICKETS

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: Fri.–Sunday 10am guided tours, must book in advance. TICKETS

    Old Urseline Convent: Tues.–Sat. 10am–2pm. Self-guided, docent (based on availability), and group tours available

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS.

  • None today

Sunday
A tour guide leading a group of people in a historic or art-rich room with ornate decor, paintings, and statues.

  • French Market: 2–3pm Live performances at the Farmers Market

    Preservation Hall: Nightly performances 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45pm, reservations required

  • 1850 House Museum store with Friends of the Cabildo: 10:30am and 1:30pm daily. 2-hour FQ walking tours. TICKETS

    Hermann-Grima House: Starting 10am, Urban Enslavement tours TICKETS

    Gallier House: Starting 10:30am, house and slave quarters tours. TICKETS

    HNOC: 11:30am, 35-minute guided tour of French Quarter Galleries. TICKETS

    LGBT+ Archives: (Fri., Sat., Sun.) 1pm, Queer history walking tours, no reservations, suggested $20 donation, 2+ people req. for tour

    New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: Fri.–Sunday 10am guided tours, must book in advance. TICKETS

    Storyville Museum: Daily at 2pm: 90-minute guided indoor, immersive storytelling experience through the recreated streets of Storyville. More info and TICKETS

  • None today

Venues
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