Friends of the Cabildo Calendar

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)

Season Tickets: Front Row $200, Second Row $150, Regular Season Tickets $125/$100 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, September 18th – Kristin Diable
Friday, October 9th – Sonny Landreth
Friday, November 20th – The Walrus – New Orleans Beatles Tribute
Friday, December 18th – Concert Celebration For James Booker and Professor Longhair Birthday with special guest John “Papa” Gros
Friday, January 8th – Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars
Thursday, March 25th – Kyle Roussel

 

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, Season Pass $35 Member, $50 GA.

Wednesday, September 23th – Michalopoulos: The Art Of Celebration
Wednesday, October 14th – Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture
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

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

Sunday | September 13th | 10am | Departure: 1850 House

Sicilian History Tour of the French Quarter

Sundays | 10am | Sept. 6th & 13th | Departure: 1850 House Museum Store (523 St. Ann St.)

Literary New Orleans Tour

Saturday | TBA | 10:00 a.m. | Departure: 1850 House Museum

New Orleans Jazz Origins Tour

TBA | 10am | Departure: Congo Square Front Gate: 701 N. Rampart St.

Take a walking tour through the history of jazz music in New Orleans. Starting with the drums played by the enslaved in Congo Square to the brass horns of the New Orleans militias, the unique sound of New Orleans jazz came together in an eclectic way over the years. Take a walk back in time and hear the stories and soundtracks of the people who helped make our music

Fall 2026 Friends of the Cabildo Member Lecture Series 

Free for Members, $10 for Individual Lectures for Non-Members
Zoom | Recorded for Viewing After | All Lectures on Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
 
Galvez Regiment Series

August 4 – TBA

August 11 – Harold Marchand  – Creole & Black Soldiers in the Militia

August 18 – Bill Hyland – Los Islenos in the Militia 

August 25 – Dr. Kevin Harrell – Natives in the Militia 

Creole Heritage Month Series

October 6 – Dr. Phillip P. Fox  – Forging Faithful Subjects: Dynastic State Formation in Early Modern Spain

October 13 – Dr. Natasha L. McPherson –  Making Creole: Women and the Creole Community in Early Jim Crow New Orleans 

October – 20, 27 – TBA

2026-2027 Adult History Zoom Classes

Founding of New Orleans Class (September 14, 15, 17, 4pm)

History of Carnival Classes (Jan. 2027, Dates TBA, 6pm,  4 Classes)

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.

Second Thursday Lecture Series

Sponsored by Friends of the Cabildo Members 

Second Thursday Lecture Series
Inquisition for Blood: The Making of a Black Female Serial Killer in the Jim Crow South with Lauren Nicole Henry

Thursday, July 9th 
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central