Second Weekend of NOLAxNOLA 2026 is HERE!

NEW ORLEANS – For its sixth year, NOLAxNOLA is bringing more than 300 performances to 50 venues across New Orleans for 11 days to showcase New Orleans musicians and cultural artists while supporting the venues and creative community that help define the city’s live entertainment scene.

The second weekend, which starts tonight, includes these incredible shows below along with the free NOLAxNOLA Talks sponsored by Relix taking place Friday, October 2 at the Jazz Museum:

• October 2 at Chickie Wah Wah:
  Erica Falls Presents A Night of Marvin Gaye Donald Ramsey, Chris Adkins, Raymond Weber, Sam Muslin, Roger Lewis & Gregory Davis (from Dirty Dozen Brass Band), Kristen Diable & more (Chickie Wah Wah)

• October 2 at Tipitina’s:
  River Eckert Generations of Groove 
  Cyril Neville, Omari Neville, Dave Malone & Reggie Scanlan (The Radiators) , John Boutte, Deacon John, Jelly Joseph & Robert Mercurio (Galactic), (Tipitina’s)

• October 2 at the Orpheum:
  Louisiana Philharmonic with Tank & The Bangas + Dawn Richard

• October 3 at Le Bon Temps Roule:
  NOLAxNOLA Jam-Ola hosted by Steve Kelly
  Alfred Jordan, Robert Mercurio, Jelly Joseph, Jordan Anderson, Derrick Freeman, Pete Murano, Danny Abel, Shawan Rice, Renee Gros, Tiago Guy, Dalton Steiffel, Noah Young + more

• October 4 at Café Istanbul:
  Malibar w/James Singleton 
  Featuring Johnny Vidacovich, Ashlar Evans, Brad Walker and Dr. Sick. (Café Istanbul)

Check out the fully daily schedule here. 

And don’t forget about NOLAxNoCover presented by Stella Artois.

Over 80 of the 300 shows are FREE! Look for shows with the NOLAxNoCover logo!

And once again Relix has joined forces with NOLAxNOLA to curate NOLAxNOLA Talks taking place Friday, October 2 at the Jazz Museum.