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This Week in New Orleans: French Quarter Fest, San Holo & Earth Fest

Hello New Orleans! What beautiful weather we’ve been having! This weekend celebrates the 36th annual French Quarter Fest, but there’s also a ton of other events going on all over the city! 

Here’s your River Beats Guide to a fantastic weekend ahead! We’ve compiled a bunch of our favorite events into one place! 

River Beats Event Guide Edition 10: April 11 – 14, 2019 

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Thursday | Friday | Saturday |Sunday

Weekend-long Events

French Quarter Fest

Where: French Quarter
When: April 11 – 14

French Quarter Festival


Thursday, April 11


MessQueen Festival-Wear Pop-up!

Where: Glitter Box N.O.
When: 11 am – 6 pm
*FREE*

Free Wine Tasting: Organic Wines of Oregon

Where: Pearl Wine Co.
When: 5 – 7 pm
*FREE*

Tuba Skinny 10th Year Anniversary / CD Release Party

Where: The Happyland Theater
When: 6 pm – 10 pm
More information

Pitch Dark: an immersive performance series in total darkness

Where: Music Box Village
When: 7:30 pm
More information

Godsmack

Where: Fillmore New Orleans
When: 7 pm
More information

The Groove Orient + Hash Cabbage

Where: Gasa Gasa
When: 9 pm
More information


Friday, April 12


Art Klub Presents: Where We’ve Been Before

Where: Art Klub
When: 8 pm
More information

New Orleans La An Evening with David Sedaris

Where: Orpheum Theater
When: 8 pm
More information

Steve Aoki

Where: Metropolitan Nightclub
When: 9 pm

Steve Aoki

Trail to the Woods – New Orleans – Battle for Backwoods

Where: Santos Bar
When: 9 pm
*FREE ENTRY*

Nola Dance United: Bollywood, Latin & Afrobeats Night

Where: Cafe Istanbul
When: 9 pm – 2 am

Gimme A Reason w/ Jeniluv(Dusk Camp)

Where: Poor Boys Bar
When: 10 pm – 4 am
More information

Dion Timmer & Dubloadz Neon Phantom Tour

Where: Republic NOLA
When: 10 pm – 3 am
More information

Lost Bayou Ramblers & Sweet Crude

Where: Tipitina’s
When: 10 pm
More information

Bluetech and Shanook

Where: Banks St Bar
When: 10 pm – 4 am
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Techno Club presents Spektrum feat. Dave Jinx

Where: Techno Club
When: 11 pm – 5 am
*FREE ENTRY*


Saturday, April 13


Record Store Day

Where: Euclid Records
When: 10 am – all day!
*FREE*

Trapical Pool Party Vol. 8

Where: The Drifter Hotel
When: 4 pm – 8 pm
More information

5th Annual Rosé Soirée

Where: Martin’s Wine Cellar
When: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
More information

Tori Kelly: The Acoustic Sessions

Where: The Fillmore New Orleans
When: 7 pm
More information

DMX – 20 Year Anniversary Tour: It’s Dark and Hell is Hot

Where: House of Blues
When: 8 pm
More information

San Holo – album1 tour

Where: Joy Theater
When: 8 pm

San Holo – album1 tour

PSYCHEMAGIK plus DIRTY DAVE

Where: House of Blues (Parish Room)
When: 9 pm
More information

Techno Club presents We Love Techno feat. Pete Board

Where: Techno Club
When: 10 pm


Sunday, April 14


3rd Annual NOLA Herb Gathering

Where: Grow Dat Youth Farm
When: 9 am – 6 pm
More information

Earth Fest

Where: Lafreniere Park
When: 11 am – 4 pm

Neighbor Namaste

Where: Audobon Park
When: 11 am – 12:30 pm

Techno Club presents THINK DEEP, The Poolside Sessions

Where: The Drifter Hotel
When: 12 pm – 8 pm
More information

Astrology, The Chakras, & The Cosmic Core

Where: Swan River Uptown
When: 12:30 – 2 pm

Rewind w/ Unicorn Fukr

Where: Santos Bar
When: 10 pm
*FREE ENTRY*

Enjoy your weekend New Orleans!

We will keep this list updated as the week goes on! Feel free to submit your events to info@riverbeats.life to be considered for our Weekly Event Guide! Don’t forget to follow River Beats New Orleans to stay updated on all this art, culture and music!

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