The Purpose of Festivals in Louisiana
Things to do in and around New Orleans
Festivals in Louisiana

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October Events

Southshore

Northshore

FOOTBALL SCHEDULES

 

9/25 - 10/5 - NOLA x NOLA

10/03 - Gretna Fest

10/04 - Art for Art's Sake

10/04-05 - National Fried Chicken Festival

10/10-11-12 - Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival

10/10 - Gentilly Fest

10/10-11, 17-18, 24-25 - Oktoberfest

10/17-18-19 - NOLA FUNK FEST 2025

10/17-18-19 - Praise Fest

10/23 thru 27 - New Orleans Film Festival

10/24-25-26 - LGBT Halloween New Orleans (HNO)

10/24-25-26 - NOLA Reggae Fest

10/25 - Krewe of BOO!

10/25 - Treme Fall Fest

10/28-29-30 - NOLA MusiCon

10/31 - Halloween

11/1 - Bayou Bacchanal – White Party, 11/2 - Parade

11/01 - Freret Street Fall Festival

11/01 - NOLA Zydeco Fest

Oct. 1-5: St. Tammany Parish Fair 

Oct. 1-Nov. 6:  Oktoberfest at Middendorf’s in Slidell

Oct. 3: Covington SMH Foundation’s Rooftop Rendezvous 

Oct. 4: Slidell Wild Game, Seafood & BBQ Cook-off

Oct. 4: The Olde Towne Pumpkin Festival 

Oct. 4: Bluesberry Music & Art Festival at Covington’s Bogue Falaya Park

Oct. 10-11:  Abita Fall Fest 

Oct. 11: Covington Fall for Art, presented by the St. Tammany Art Association

Oct. 11:   Slidell’s ConnectFest in Heritage Park

Oct. 11:  Mop-Toberfest at the FUNK

Oct. 12: Mandeville Northshore Beer Festival 

Oct. 18: Northshore Oktoberfest at the Covington Trailhead

Oct. 18-19: The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival 

Oct. 24-26:  Mandeville  Festival of the Lake 

Oct. 25-26:  Olde Towne Slidell Fall Antique Street Fair

Oct. 31-Nov.2: Covington Ozone Songwriter Festival on the Northshore 

Nov. 1: WideWater Music & Arts Festival - Mandeville lakefront.

Nov. 1-3: The Native American Heritage Celebration, at the Bayou Lacombe Museum