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Arts Calendar: May 2026 Events in New Orleans

Through May 3 | “Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity”
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, noma.org

Through May 10 | “Degenerate! Hitler’s War on Modern Art”
National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., nationalww2museum.org

Through June 7 | “The Trail They Blazed”
Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St., hnoc.org

Through July 9 | “Festival of New Works”
Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., cacno.org

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Through July 12 | “Herman Leonard: Images of Jazz”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., ogdenmuseum.org

Through July 12 | “Focus: Noel Rockmore
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., ogdenmuseum.org

Through July 19 | “Vicinal Visions: Dusti Bongé, Ida Kohlmeyer & Dorothy Hood”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, ogdenmuseum.org

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Through July 19 | “In the Beloved: A New Body of Work by Alexis McGrigg”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, ogdenmuseum.org

Through July 31 | “Pioneers of Women’s Carnival”
Louisiana State Museum, Presbytere, Jackson Square, louisianastatemuseum.org

Through July 31 | “The Katrina List: The Untold Story of Hurricane Katrina”
New Orleans African American Museum, 1417-1418 Gov. Nicholls St., noaam.org

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Through Aug. 30 | “I Am the Face”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, ogdenmuseum.org

Through Sept. 30 | “Michalopoulos: Mystical Expressionism”
Louisiana State Museum, The Cabildo, Jackson Square, louisianastatemuseum.org

Through Oct. 31 | “Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA”
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, noma.org

Through Dec. 4 | “The Moss Mystique: Southern Women and Newcomb Pottery”
Newcomb Art Museum, Woldenberg Art Center, Tulane University Campus, newcombartmuseum.tulane.edu

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, noma.org

Through Jan. 3, 2027 | “Sèvres Magnifique: French Porcelain from the Collection of Thomas B. Lemann”
New Orleans Museum of Art, One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, noma.org

Through Jan. 10, 2027 | “Burke’s Delight: The Stacey and Michael Burke Collection”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St, ogdenmuseum.org

Through Jan. 17, 2027 | “American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition”
Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St., hnoc.org

Through Feb. 27, 2027 | “From the Nile to the Mississippi: King Tutankhamun and the Giovanni Amin Collection”
Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art, 6400 Press Dr., suno.edu/landing-page/SUNOMA

Through May 15, 2027 | “Origins of New Orleans Black Carnival Society: The Story of the Illinois Clubs”
Louisiana State Museum, The Presbytere, Jackson Square, louisianastatemuseum.org

Through May 15, 2027 | “Galvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution”
Louisiana State Museum, The Cabildo, Jackson Square, louisianastatemuseum.org

Through May 16, 2027 | “New Orleans Musicians in Art”
Historic New Orleans Collection, 520 Royal St., hnoc.org

May 1 | Wilco
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., saengernola.com

May 1 | Ravi Coltrane
Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., chickiewahah.com

May 1 | Robert Cray Band
House of Blues, 225 Decatur St., neworleans.houseofblues.com

May 1 | Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit
The Fillmore, 6 Canal St., thefillmorenola.com

May 1 | Scott Sharrard’s Endless Road Live
The Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., jazzandbluesmarket.com

May 2 | Terence Blanchard and Special Guests
Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal St., chickiewahah.com

May 2 | Kenny Garrett
The Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., jazzandbluesmarket.com

May 2 | Tank and the Bangas, Big Freedia and Dawn Richard
Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., thejoytheater.com

May 2 | Anders Osborne’s Birthday Bash
Civic Theatre, 510 O’Keefe Ave., civicnola.com

May 4 | River Eckert
Maple Leaf Bar, 8316 Oak St., mapleleafbar.com

May 7 | Thursdays at Twilight: Ladies of Soul
City Park, Pavilion of Two Sisters, 1 Victory Ave., neworleanscitypark.org

May 7 | The Queens: Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills
Smoothie King Center, 1501 Dave Dixon Dr., smoothiekingcenter.com

May 7 | Alison Krauss & Union Station
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., saengernola.com

May 7 | “The Firebird”
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, lpomusic.com

May 7-24 | “Primary Trust”
Crescent City Stage, Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., crescentycitystage.com

May 8 | The Soul Rebels
Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., tipitinas.com

May 8-24 | “Irma Meets Etta at the Dew Drop Inn”
Anthony Bean Community Theater, Dew Drop Inn, 2836 Lasalle St., anthonybeantheater.com

May 9 | Market Nights: Pell
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, The Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., lpomusic.com

May 9-10 | “Cinderella”
New Orleans Ballet Theatre, Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, neworleansballettheatre.com

May 12-17 | “The Book of Mormon”
Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., saengernola.com

May 14 | Thursdays at Twilight: Chucky C and Friends
City Park, Pavilion of Two Sisters, 1 Victory Ave., neworleanscitypark.org

May 15-30 | “Medea”
The NOLA Project, Greenway Station, 436 Norman C. Francis Pkwy., nolaproject.com

May 15-31 | “Cinderella”
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner, rivertowntheaters.com

Through May 17 | “God of Carnage”
Le Petit Theatre, 616 St. Peter St., lepetittheatre.com

May 21 | Thursdays at Twilight: Mark Monistere
City Park, Pavilion of Two Sisters, 1 Victory Ave., neworleanscitypark.org

May 22 | Juvenile’s “Boiling Point” Album Release Tour
The Fillmore, 6 Canal St., thefillmorenola.com

May 22-June 7 | “King Lear”
Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, Lupin Theatre at Tulane, 150 Dixon Hall Annex, neworleansshakespeare.org

May 23 | Kandace Springs
The Jazz & Blues Market, 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., jazzandbluesmarket.com

May 27 | “The Fools Ensemble”
Shakespeare Festival at Tulane, Lupin Theatre at Tulane, 150 Dixon Hall Annex, neworleansshakespeare.org

May 28 | Thursdays at Twilight: The Wiseguys
City Park, Pavilion of Two Sisters, 1 Victory Ave., neworleanscitypark.org

May 29 | Bingo Loco
Joy Theater, 1200 Canal St., thejoytheater.com

May 31 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Orpheum Theater, 129 Roosevelt Way, orpheumnola.net

May 31 | Fais Do-Do with Bruce Daigrepont Cajun Band
Tipitina’s, 501 Napoleon Ave., tipitinas.com

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