Ghostly Gallivant 2026 Programming
Ghostly Gallivant Tours – The Saffron Scourage | Friday, October 23rd, 5-8pm, tours every 20 minutes from the 1850 House (523 St. Ann St.) | Tickets $25 GA / $20 Members / $15 Students
During the suffocating summer of 1853, yellow fever – the dreaded, “Saffron Scourage,” claimed over 8,000 lives in New Orleans, wiping out a tench of the city in a matter of months. Become immersed in the horror of the epidemic with the residents of the 1850 House as they mourn their dead, cope with the ravages of the disease, and deal with the terror of the unknown.
Historical Haunted Ghost Tours | Wednesday, Oct. 21st (Sold Out) | Thursday, Oct. 22nd | Wednesday, Oct. 28th (Sold Out) | All Tours leave from the 1850 House at 5pm
Ghostly Gallivant Online Auction | Use the Link to the Right | Includes great items that can be bid on until 6pm on Oct. 30
Neighborhood & Cultural Tours
Weekly Saturday Garden District Tour
Every Saturday | 10am | Departure: The Chicory House (2727 Prytania)
American 250 Tour – Spanish Louisiana & the American Revolution
Saturday | November 7th | 10am | Departure: 1850 House
Sicilian History Tour of the French Quarter
Sundays | 10 a.m. | Nov. 1st & 8th | Departure: 1850 House Museum Store (523 St. Ann St.)
Bywater Tour
Saturdays | Nov. 21st | 10:00 a.m. | Departure: Bywater Bakery (3624 Dauphine Street
New Orleans Jazz Origins Tour
Saturday | Nov. 14th | 10:00 a.m. | Departure: Armstrong Park (Congo Square Entrance, 701 N. Rampart St.)
Literary New Orleans Tour
Sundays | Nov. 15th | 10:00 a.m. | Departure: 1850 House Museum
Friends of the Cabildo Film Series
All Films start at 6pm at the New Orleans Jazz Museum (400 Esplanade Ave.) third floor performance space.
Tickets: Members $10, GA $20
Wednesday, November 4th – Irma: My Life in Music
Wednesday, January 13th – Dr. Norman C. Francis: A Legacy of Leadership
Wednesday, February 24th – The Sons of Tennessee Williams
Wednesday, March 17 – Big Charity
Wednesday, April 28th – 1970 Jazz Fest Films
Friends of the Cabildo Concert Series
All Concerts at 7pm | Location: New Orleans Jazz Museum Thursday Floor (400 Esplanade Avenue)(Only 100 Tickets/Show)
Tickets: Individual Tickets $30/$25 (Members)
The Friends of the Cabildo concert series takes place in the 100-Person New Orleans Jazz Museum Performance Space. All Concerts are at 7pm and season and regular are available now
2026 – 2027 Concert Series Line-Up
Friday, November 20th – The Walrus – New Orleans Beatles Tribute (Sold Out)
Friday, December 18th – Concert Celebration For James Booker and Professor Longhair Birthday with special guest John “Papa” Gros (Limited Tickets Left)
Friday, January 8th – Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars (Limited Tickets Left)
Thursday, March 25th – Kyle Roussel
2026-2027 Adult History Zoom Classes
History of Carnival Classes ( January 18-20) (Zoom and Recorded)
Tickets: $30 Members, $40 GA
January 18th – Origins of Carnival – Dr. Charles Chamberlain (4pm)
January 19th – Black Carnival Tradition and Origins – Dr. Kim Vaz-Deville (6pm)
January 20th – Mardi Gras Music, Cajun Carnival, Beads & Throws of Mardi Gras (4pm)
Neighborhoods of New Orleans (May 2027, 4pm & 6pm Dates TBA, 5 Classes)
Home Research Seminar (June 2027, 10am, Date TBD) (Zoom and In-Person at the NO Jazz Museum)
Yoga at the Cabildo
Yoga at the Cabildo will begin classes again starting Saturday, June 17th at 8:30 a.m. at the Cabildo (701 Chartres Street) on beautiful Jackson Square.
Layla Ross will be giving classes every Saturday morning for Friends of the Cabildo Members, locals and tourists.
Member cost for the class is $10 and non-members its $20. If you have a mat please bring one if not we have some available for free.
Friends of the Cabildo Annual Symposium – Los Islenos in Louisiana
Los Isleños and Early Colonial Spanish Louisiana Symposium (Dec. 12th)
Tickets: $25 for FOC/LIHCS Members, $40
Explore the vibrant history, cultural resilience, and geopolitical legacy of 18th-century Spanish Louisiana at the 2026 Los Isleños and Early Colonial Spanish Louisiana Symposium. Co-presented by the Friends of the Cabildo, Los Isleños Heritage & Culture Society, this two-day hybrid conference brings together leading scholars, community historians, and cultural advocates to examine the migration, settlements, and lasting impact of Canary Islanders (Los Isleños) and the broader Spanish colonial administration in the Gulf South.
Spanning historical foundations from Spain and the Canary Islands to settlement outposts like Galveztown and modern preservation efforts in St. Bernard Parish, this symposium offers both on-site attendees and virtual participants deep insight into Louisiana’s foundational Spanish heritage
- Saturday Day Symposium (New Orleans Jazz Museum)
- 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Morning Welcome & Opening Remarks Jason and Bill (In-Person & Streamed)
- 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM: Session 1: Ed Branley – The Canary Islands at the Time of European Exploration
- 10:10 AM – 11:15 AM: Session 2: Frances Turnbell Kolb – Louisiana – A Spanish Borderland? (Zoom)
- 11:20-12:15 PM: Session 3: Max Martin Alonson (In-Person) Galveztown- A Spanish Louisiana Ghost Town (In Person)
- 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: Lunch Break
- 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM: Session 4: Dr. Benjamin Groth – From Las Palmas to Louisiana: Catholicism and Race Across Spain’s Atlantic Empire (In Person)
- 2:10pm – 2:50 pm: Session 5: Dr. Charles Chamberlain – Famous Isleños (Zoom)
- 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Session 6: Los Isleños Society & Museum Founding (In Person)
Fall 2026 Friends of the Cabildo Member Lecture Series
November 10 – Kathleen Byrd – Natchitoches, Louisiana 1840-1865: A Creole Community in the Slave South
November 17th – Dr. Jonathan Earle – He Has the People: Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860
Friends of the Cabildo presents: 2026 Creole Christmas – December 26 & 27
Step back in time and join the Friends of the Cabildo for a tour of the French Quarter’s most cherished properties adorned in traditional Creole Christmas finery befitting the time and style of each historic residence!
The 48th– annual Creole Christmas will be December 26th & 27th from 10 a.m, – 3 p.m. Historic Houses include Beauregard-Keyes House, Gallier House, Hermann-Grima House,1850 House, Spring Fiesta and a bonus property. All houses will have their courtyards open to enjoy on the tour as well.
Second Thursday Lecture Series
Sponsored by Friends of the Cabildo Members
Second Thursday Lecture Series
St. Joseph’s Day in New Orleans with Laura Guccione