Happy Easter Weekend New Orleans! While the weather is working through its ups and downs this weekend, it’s looking like we will have temperate weather and sunshine over Saturday and Sunday. Friday might be a little breezy, but still looking good. Easter brings so many fun events to the city, the Gay Easter Parade and Adult Easter Egg Hunt to name a few.
Thanks for checking in with us again this week, we have all of your favorite (and eclectic) events going on around the Greater New Orleans area! Every week we post a new event guide with all the events you need to know in one easy to read place!
River Beats Event Guide Edition 11: April 18 – 21, 2019
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Thursday, April 18
Note: Some events on Thursday may be postponed/canceled due to weather. Please double check websites for updated information.
Free Wine Tasting: Wines for Spicy Food
Where: Pearl Wine Co.
When: 5 – 7 pm
*FREE*
7th Annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest
Where: Mudlark Public Theatre
When: April 18 – 22 // 6 pm – 11 pm
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Harp Night
Where: Silk Road
When: 6:30 pm
*FREE*
Intro to Energy Healing
Where: Rosalie’s Apothecary
When: 7 – 9 pm
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Celebrity Roast of Derrick Freeman & All-Star Jam
Where: Tipitina’s
When: 7 pm
Sequence 003
Where: The Art Garage
When: 7:30 pm – 12:30 am
*FREE*
Full Moon Circle – The Pink Moon – Drum Down the Moon
Where: Audobon Park – Tree of Life
When: 7 – 8 pm
*FREE*
Joey van Leeuwen Quartet
Where: Starlight Lounge
When: 8 – 10 pm
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Arty Party: The E&J EDITION
Where: Poor Boys Bar
When: 9 pm – 3 am
Blato Zlato at Siberia’s Eastern Bloc Party
Where: Siberian Lounge
When: 9 pm – 12 am
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Untitled Drag Show
Where: Allways Lounge
When: 10 pm
*FREE ENTRY*
Friday, April 19
Urban South Pool Party
Where: The Country Club
When: 4 – 8 pm
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Full Moon Party
Where: The Drifter Hotel
When: 6 pm – 2 am
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7th Annual Hootenanny
Where: GrowDAT Youth Farm
When: 6 pm – 10:30 pm
Night Paddle
Where: Bayou Paddlesports
When: 7 pm – 10 pm
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Chevelle
Where: The Fillmore NOLA
When: 7 pm – 10 pm
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10th Annual Bunnies in the Big Easy
Where: Sheraton Hotel
When: 7 pm – 9:30 pm
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Trap Bingo: The Homecoming
Where: Republic NOLA
When: 7 pm – 10 pm
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Parker Mccollum
Where: House of Blues
When: 8 pm
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The Pantry
Where: The Art Garage
When: 9 pm – 12 am
*FREE*
Sullivan King
Where: Republic NOLA
When: 10 pm – 3 am
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Shadow // Light // Disco [Full Moon afterparty]
Where: Okay Bar
When: 10 pm – 5 am
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Bonerama Plays Zeppelin Album Release Party + Sam Price & The True Believers
Where: Tipitina’s
When: 10 pm
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Techno Club presents Spektrum feat. Napier + Pass Lane
Where: Techno Club
When: 11 pm – 5 am
*FREE*
Saturday, April 20
1st Annual NOLA Cannabis Festival
Where: Washington Park
When: 10 am – 7 pm
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Art in the Bend
Where: 728 Dublin St
When: 10 am – 3 pm
*FREE*
Louisiana Hop Fest 2019
Where: The Courtyard Brewery
When: 11 am – 9 pm
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Midcity Art & Farmer’s Market
Where: Comisky Park
When: 12 pm – 4 pm
Rose Fest
Where: Bayou Wine Garden
When: 12 pm – 2 pm
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Red Cup Music Fest
Where: Congo Square Louis Armstrong Park
When: 12 pm – 8 pm
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Pinch A Palooza Festival & Crawfish Eating Contest 2019
Where: Deanie’s Seafood
When: 12 pm – 7 pm
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Purple Haze with Lady Lavender
Where: The Drifter Hotel
When: 1 pm – 5 pm
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10th Annual Easter Keg Hunt!
Where: Tchoup Yard
When: 2 pm – 7 pm
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Saturday Wine Tasting
Where: Bacchannal Wine
When: 3 – 5 pm
*FREE*
Gretna Food Truck Fest
Where: Downtown Gretna
When: 5 pm – 9 pm
We Can Discover the Wonders of Nature with Hallelujah Hat Rack.
Where: DMac’s Bar & Grill
When: 6 pm – 9 pm
*FREE*
Bunny Hops
Where: New Orleans City Park
When: 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
*SOLD OUT*
King Warbler w/ Kuwaisiana, Mikey Duran, Night Water
Where: Sidney’s Saloon
When: 8 pm – 1 am
*FREE*
Mystikal
Where: Howlin Wolf
When: 10 pm
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Boosie Badazz
Where: Republic NOLA
When: 10 pm – 2 am
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In the Den: Astro Hotel
Where: Howlin Wolf
When: 10 pm
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Dana Ives + Painted Hands + Indoor Creature
Where: Gasa Gasa
When: 10 pm
Raw Oyster Cult & Brian Stoltz
Where: Tipitina’s
When: 10 pm
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Techno Club presents We Love Techno feat. Marcus Lott
Where: Techno Club
When: 10 pm – 6 am
*FREE*
Gloria Ostaria! Dual Level Disco at Phoenix/Eagle
Where: Pheonix Bar
When: 11 pm – 5:30 am
*FREE ENTRY*
Bass Church* (420/Easter Part 1) – Elements Tour
Where: Santos Bar
When: 11:59 pm
*FREE*
Easter Sunday, April 21
Bass Church* (420/Easter Part 2) – The Pool Party
Where: The Drifter Hotel
When: 12 pm – 8 pm
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20th Annual Gay Easter Parade
Where: French Quarter
When: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
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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