Dark Christmas Market presented by Über Krampus

Step into a festive world where creativity meets merry at the Dark Christmas Market presented by Über Krampus, Captain of the Krewe of Krampus.This one-day holiday market brings together some of New Orleans’ most imaginative local artists for a celebration of creativity, community, and gift-giving. Shop Local. Support Artists. Skip the Tariffs. Browse a curated […]

Fringe Festival Fundraiser

Join The New Orleans Fringe Festival team for a night of fundraising, food, music, and mini fringe performances! Pre-sale and door tickets are sliding scale $10-30 (No One Turned Away For Lack Of Funds) We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

 Ananda: The Joy of Music in Motion – A Fusion of Hindustani Music & Dance

Step into a night where the soul of India meets the rhythm of New Orleans. A Fusion of Hindustani Music & Dance brings together four acclaimed artists—Biplab Samadder (Violin), Prashant Minocha (Tabla and Vocal), Andrew Mclean (Sarod), and Joyce Varghese-Sohi (Bharatanatyam)—in an extraordinary collaboration that bridges North and South Indian traditions. Through soaring melodies, intricate […]

Animalia: Exploring the Body’s Intuitive Movement. NOLA Conscious Dance & Optional Dinner

Join the Nola Conscious Dance community in a deep and playful exploration of yourself through your most reliable resource, your animal body. Multidisciplinary somatic practitioner Kate Becker will facilitate a journey through your emotions, ego, relationship to self, others, and the world, all through movement. All you need to do is let your body express […]

Bread and Puppet Theatre

Ladles and Jellyspoons! The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back with Anti-Empire Art that acknowledges our beloved Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us, and who presents urgently needed domestic resurrection services for the victims of this latest genocide. Join us for a serious and silly circus: Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution In […]

Swampus Returns: Craft Workshop & FREE Eco-Resource Fair

Join us after the Swampus Returns Craft Workshop for a free community event focused on sustainable parade practices, creative alternatives to plastic throws, and how we can all make Carnival greener without losing its magic. This eco-resource fair brings together local artists, Krewe creatives, and environmental organizations to showcase hands-on solutions for reducing parade waste. […]

Transfer Of The Light: Krewe of Krampus Ball

+++++++++ January 5, 2026 • 7:00–10:30 PM 
New Marigny Theatre As Yule fades and Carnival begins to rise, the Krewe of Krampus gathers for one of our most meaningful traditions, the Transfer of the Light Ceremony, a symbolic moment that marks the turning of the season and the passing of celebratory spirit from one chapter […]

OperaCréole: Christmas Cantata “Ballad of the Brown King”

Join OperaCréole as we present the Christmas Cantata “Ballad of the Brown King”, composed by Margaret Bonds with lyrics by Langston Hughes. “Ballad of the Brown King” is a Christmas Cantata. There will be music and narration telling the story of one of the 3 Wise Men, King Balthazar; a dark-skinned man who traveled to […]