Fidelity Bank White Linen Night
New Orleans’ summers can be brutal. Cool off with a cocktail and admire art at some of the Warehouse District’s finest galleries on Fidelity Bank White Linen Night on Aug. 5. ArtsDistrictNewOrleans.com
Satchmo Summerfest
Celebrate the birthday of New Orleans’ favorite son Louis Armstrong with live music and food at Satchmo Summerfest, Aug. 5-6 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. SatchmoSummerfest.com
Counting Crows
Nineties rock band Counting Crows of “Mr. Jones” fame will be coming to the Saenger on Aug. 18, along with Dashboard Confessional, as part of its Banshee Season Tour. SaengerNOLA.com
Christian Nodal
Latin Grammy-winning artist Christian Nodal performs at the Smoothie King Center on Aug. 31 for one night only as part of his FORAJI2 Tour. SmoothieKingCenter.com
Krewe of Krampus Presents the Barbegazi Snoball Fight
The snoball is one of the Crescent City’s most cherished delicacies, especially in the punishing New Orleans summers. Go to the French Market on August 19 for the Krewe of Krampus’ Barbegazi Snoball Fight and taste different varieties of snoballs. There will also be Carnival-style games for kids. KreweOfKrampus.com
Summer Movie Nights with the Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Movie night! On Aug. 4, the Jefferson Performing Arts Society will host a screening of Southern cinema classic “Steel Magnolias”, starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, and Dolly Parton at the Westwego Community Center on Sala Avenue. jpas.org
Disenchanted
This hit off-Broadway musical comedy features storybook heroines who are not too happy with the way they have been portrayed in fairy tales and have decided to set the record straight. Note to parents: this musical is for adults, so get a babysitter and keep the kids at home. It is playing Aug. 11-20 at Rivertown Theatres in Kenner. RivertownTheatres.com
Stage Door Idol Finals
Come to BB’s Stage Door Canteen at the National World War II Museum on Aug. 15 for the finals of Stage Door Idol 2023. Finalists will be accompanied by the Victory Six Swing Band. NationalWW2Museum.org
Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel
African art aficionados should visit the New Orleans Museum of Art for “Field and Figure: Recent Gifts from Diane and Charles L. Frankel.” The exhibit highlights the Frankels’ recent gifts to the museum, which range from the historical to the contemporary. The exhibit ends on Aug. 20. NOMA.org
Dirty Linen Night
Dirty Linen Night, the sister event to White Linen Night, shines a spotlight on art galleries on Royal Street, Aug. 12 in the French Quarter. Enter a raffle for a chance to take some of the beautiful art home with you. DirtyLinen.org
Red Dress Run
Put on (maybe not your best) red dress and join this annual run/pub crawl favorite (you can run, but it’s OK if you just choose to stroll and socialize). The event starts at Crescent Park on Aug. 12. NewOrleansHash.com
Southern Decadence
New Orleans’ bawdy celebration of LGBTQ culture will take place throughout the French Quarter Aug. 31-Sept. 4. There will be street parties, concerts, a parade and much more. SouthernDecadence.com
Satchmo Summerfest
Celebrate the birthday of New Orleans’ favorite son Louis Armstrong with live music and food at Satchmo Summerfest, Aug. 5-6 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. 
Dirty Linen Night
Southern Decadence
New Orleans’ bawdy celebration of LGBTQ culture will take place throughout the French Quarter Aug. 31-Sept. 4. There will be street parties, concerts, a parade and much more.