All Hallow's Eve is creeping toward the Crescent City, and the weekend is full of fun, festive — and maybe just a few freaky — things to do.
HaSizzle will perform at NOLA Reggae Fest.
Head over to Armstrong Park and Congo Square for NOLA REGGAE FEST, starting at 2 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday and Sunday. With music from HaSizzle, Ram, Claude Bryant and the All-Stars, Warrior King, The Human Rights and Sister Nancy, there's lots to enjoy. Plus, vendors will be offering a Caribbean celebration of food, crafts and more. Tickets start at $25. Check out the fun here.
Oktober Fest continues this weekend at Deutsches Haus.
It's the final weekend of Deutsches Haus' OKTOBERFEST, the Bavarian celebration of fall with brews, brats, bands and maybe a chicken dance or two. There's a daily masskrugstemmen (beer stein holding contest) and schnitzelbank (audience participation in a funny German song) plus live music from Holy Schnitzel and Johnny Koenig and The Brats. Besides the brats (to eat), there will be sauerkraut, cheeses, pretzels and desserts. And to keep things flowing, there are more than 20 different German beers and wines and more than 20 different schnapps. Wunderbar! Admission to the haus, at 1700 Moss St. in New Orleans, is $15. The fun runs Friday 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Get in on the fun here. Schnell!
One of the creepiest versions in the Dracula canon is the 1922 silent film that gets a real shot of the "undead" treatment with a "live" ensemble providing an improvised score for "NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR" Friday at The Broadside at 8 p.m. The showing of German director F.W. Murnau's cult classic will feature the musical talents of Brian Haas, Helen Gillet, James Singleton, James Evans and Otto Schrang at the 600 N. Broad St. location. Tickets are $20. Be spellbound by the terror here.
The Tucks Charitable Foundation's Umbrella Walk & Gumbo Gras includes a two-mile walk around Audubon Park Jan. 25.
It's still a tad warm for a steaming bowl of goodness, but that won't stop the Tucks Charitable Foundation from hosting its annual UMBRELLA WALK & GUMBO GRAS Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at Audubon Park's Shelter #10 near the Magazine Street side of the greenspace. The event benefits Children's Hospital, Magnolia Community Services, Up 21 Foundation, Krewe de Camp and Split Second Foundation. In addition to the second-line, there will be a gumbo competition, with servings starting at 11:45 a.m.. There will be kids' activities, awards and more. Admission is $25. Get a taste for the event here.
Visitors check out the various trucks and roadside utility vehicles during Touch-a-Truck at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.
Get up close and personal with some large equipment Saturday when the Junior League of New Orleans presents "TOUCH-A-TRUCK" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Williams Boulevard at the lake. Big-time fun is in store when little hands get a chance to feel the mammoth machines that help protect, serve and build the Crescent City. A costume contest, open to all, will be at 1:45 p.m. Tickets start at $12 and are required for everyone over age 1. The event is presented by Maritime Partners. Explore! Honk! Play! here.
"Tank" sports a chicken costume on stage during the 6th annual Barktoberfest Dog Costume Contest in the courtyard of Dat Dog's Magazine Street location in New Orleans on Sunday, October 17, 2021. The contested featured 12 contestants and benefited Zeus' Rescues to help animals in need after Hurricane Ida. Local breweries Urban South Brewery and Faubourg Brewing Co. brought prizes and helped judge the contest. (Photo by Brett Duke, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
Dress up the pooch (and the family) and head over to Dat Dog at 3336 Magazine St. Saturday for the HOWL-O-WEENIE COSTUME CONTEST with judging in five categories, including solo, group, couples, family and best in show. Registration, which means a donation to Zeus' Rescues, is noon to 3 p.m., followed by the contest. And don't forget to enjoy a 'dog while there. Check out the paw-siblities here.
Celtic Thunder
The sounds of the British Isles, both contemporary and vintage, come alive Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., when "CELTIC THUNDER: ODYSSEY" brings in a quartet of Irish and Scottish lads with a theatrical experience the melds the past and present. The current tour of the ensemble focuses on the sounds and heritage of Irish music and will have Ryan Kelly, Damian McGinty, Neil Byrne and Emmet Cahill raising their voices (and showing their legs in kilts) in "a journey through time, sound and culture, as educational as it is entertaining." Tickets start at $49. Lend an ear and be ready to set sail on this "Odyssey" here.
Symphony Chorus music director Steven Edwards leads a recent rehearsal.
A choral mass based on tango sounds? The intriguing premise is the foundation for the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans' Sunday performance of "MISATANGO" at 2 p.m. at the Nims Fine Art Center at the Academy of the Sacred Heart, 4301 St. Charles Ave. The 60-voice ensemble, with a chamber orchestra, will present Argentinian composer Martin Palmeri's work as well as recent works by Dan Forrest. Tickets start at $15. Get in on the tango beat here.
KIDZ BOP 'Never Stop' Live tour.
Billed as "Today's Biggest Hits Sung By Kids for Kids," KIDZ BOP: NEVER STOP LIVE TOUR heads to the Saenger Theatre Sunday at 4 p.m. The group has best-selling albums, music videos, tours and has been Billboard Magazine's #1 Kid Artist for 11 years with 24 Top 10 debut pieces. Tickets start at $39. Bop on over here for more information.
A still capture from Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice,' one of the movie scenes to be part of The Actor's Apothecary Halloween Cold Read Sunday.
It's a nightmare on Prytania Street (1506 to be exact) Sunday at 7:30 p.m. when The Actor's Apothecary stages HALLOWEEN COLD READ, a chilling journey into the world of horror film scene recreations with live actors. The macabre mashup features local thespians, plus special effects like blood, fog, strobe lights and blackouts, and creating some fun film festivities. There's a costume contest (everybody gets involved!) Tickets start at $15. Check out more on the fright night here.