Through July 9 | Robust Moribund & The Charnel House by Basquo Bim
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, 900 Camp St., 504-528-3800, cacno.org
2 | The Ricky Sebastian Quintet
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, 1901 Bartholomew St., 504-940-3400, ellismarsaliscenter.org
4-7 | Essence Festival of Culture – Presented by Coca-Cola
Caesars Superdome, Sugar Bowl Dr., essence.com/festival2024
This summer marks the 30th ESSENCE Festival of Culture, an annual Fourth of July weekend tradition in New Orleans. To mark the special anniversary, the Caesars Superdome welcomes an all-star celebratory weekend lineup including Janet Jackson, Usher, Victoria Monét, Charlie Wilson, SWV, The Roots, Tank and the Bangas, cultural offerings, and much more.
11 | Thomas Dolby and Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey
The Fillmore, 6 Canal St., 504-881-1555, livenation.com
11-14 | Anything Goes
Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University, 100 Dixon Hall, liberalarts.tulane.edu/summer-lyric-theatre
11-21 | Mean Girls – High School Version
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., 504-461-9475, rivertowntheaters.com
12 | Bastille Day Fête
Alliance Française of New Orleans, 1519 Jackson Ave., af-neworleans.org/bastilleday2024
12-21 | Julius Caesar
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, Lupin Theatre, neworleansshakespeare.org
13 | New Orleans Beatles Fest
Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Dr., 504-731-4700, jeffersonpac.com
13 | Arts Market New Orleans
Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn at City Park, 8 Victory Ave., artsneworleans.org
18 | Book Club Discussion: Chasing Me to My Grave: An Artist’s Memoir of the Jim Crow South
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
18 | Ogden After Hours
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org
20 | Tom Papa: The Good Stuff Tour
The Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., 504-766-8051, thejoytheater.com
27 | Lindsey Stirling: The Duality Tour
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., 504-525-1052, saengernola.com
31 | Iron and Wine: Light Verse 2024
The Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, 504-274-4871, orpheumnola.net
AUGUST __________________________
3 | Fidelity Bank White Linen Night
300-600 Julia St. and surrounding area, artsdistrictneworleans.com
3-4 | Satchmo Summerfest
New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave., satchmosummerfest.org
