Through July 31, 2026 | Pioneers of Women’s Carnival
Louisiana State Museum, Presbytere, 800-568-6968, louisianastatemuseum.org
This exhibition focuses on pioneering women’s krewes that created a space for themselves in Carnival beginning in the late 1800s, inspiring dozens of other women’s krewes that were successfully founded in their wake. Pictured here: Costume design for Maid in the Krewe of Venus, 1957, depicting “Bachman’s Warbler,” designed by Kathryn Dyer.
3 – 6 | Essence Festival Presented by Coca-Cola
Caesars Superdome, essence.com/festival
10 – 13 | Company
Summer Lyric at Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 504-865-5269, liberalarts.edu/summer-lyric-theatre
11 | The Psychedelic Furs
House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., 504-310-4999, houseofblues.com/neworleans
11 – 27 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream
New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, Lupin Theater, Dixon Hall Annex, 69 Newcomb Circle, 504-865-05117, neworleansshakespeare.org
11 – 27 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company, Marquette Theatre, Loyola University, 504-264-2580, twtheatrenola.com
23 | Keyshia Cole
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., smoothiekingcenter.com
25 | The Wallflowers
House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., 504-310-4999, houseofblues.com/neworleans
26 | Creed – Summer of ’99 Tour
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., smoothiekingcenter.com
29 | “Weird Al” Yankovic + Puddles
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St.,504-525-1052, saengernola.com
30 | Counting Crows: The Complete Sweets! Tour with special guest The Gaslight Anthem
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St.,504-525-1052, saengernola.com
31 – Aug. 3 | Carousel
Summer Lyric at Tulane University, Dixon Hall, 504-865-5269, liberalarts.edu/summer-lyric-theatre
Through July 13 | Crescent Cityscapes: Images of New Orleans from the Permanent Collection
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org
Through July 14 | Delicate Sights: Photography and Glass
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
Through Aug. 10 | New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
Through September | From The Storms Of Our Souls: The Art of Ron Bechet
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., 504-528-3800, cacno.org
Through Sept. 7 | The Unending Stream: Chapter 1
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org
Through Sept. 21 | Hoa Tay (Flower Hands); Southern Artists of the Vietnamese Diaspora
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, 504-539-9650, ogdenmuseum.org
Through Oct. 5 | Making it Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans
Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St., 504-523-4662, hnoc.org
Through Oct. 19 | Edge of Tomorrow: Aerial Views of Louisiana’s Changing Coastline by Ben Depp
Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St., 504-523-4662, hnoc.org
Through Dec. 28 | Carlo Saraceni’s Our Lady of Loreto and Peruvian Viceregal Statue Paintings
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
Through Jan. 18, 2026 | Bienvenue Lafayette
Louisiana State Museum, Cabildo, 800-568-6968, louisianastatemuseum.org
Through Feb. 22, 2026 | Nicolas Floc’h: Fleuves-Océan, Mississippi Watershed
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, 504-658-4100, noma.org
