What's on today, tonight and this weekend · Updated Thursday, October 29
New Orleans' LGBTQ+ events are legendary — from Southern Decadence and Pride to bounce nights, drag spectaculars, and second-line parades that keep the queer spirit alive year-round. Browse upcoming queer events in New Orleans.
2 events today, 2 from 5 PM onward.
21 events from Friday through Sunday.
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8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Oz New Orleans, New Orleans
Queens and Queers of Comedy at Oz New Orleans in the French Quarter, New Orleans: a weekly Thursday LGBTQ comedy and drag show hosted by Laveau Contraire, 8:30PM.
Weekly11:30 PM - 1:30 AM
Oz New Orleans, New Orleans
The Oz Str!p Off at Oz New Orleans in the French Quarter, New Orleans: a weekly late-night Thursday strip contest with DJ Adam Joseph and a spotlight from the Ladies of Oz or Oz GoGos, sign-up 10PM, contest 11:30PM.
Weekly
7 PM - 9 PM
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, New Orleans
7 PM - 7 PM
New Orleans
Halloween New Orleans (HNO) 2026 — the gay Halloween weekend, Oct 30–Nov 1. The Lazarus Ball, costume parties, the French Quarter gay bars, and where to stay.
7 PM - 10 PM
The Barnett
The Lazarus Ball opens HNO 43: Halloween New Orleans, benefiting Project Lazarus. Fri Oct 30, 2026, 7–10 PM at The Barnett.
8 PM - 9 PM
The Corner Pocket, New Orleans
New Meat Amateur Dance Contest is The Corner Pocket's weekly Friday 8PM amateur dance contest in New Orleans' French Quarter, where fresh faces jump on the bar and compete for the crowd at this male-dancer bar.
Weekly8 PM - 9:30 PM
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, New Orleans
8 PM - 10 PM
Oz New Orleans, New Orleans
Freaky Fridays at Oz New Orleans in the French Quarter, New Orleans: a weekly Friday drag show hosted by Ivy Dripp and The Lady Munster with DJ Daniel Gray, doors 7:30, show at 8PM.
Weekly
10 AM - 1 PM
The Country Club, New Orleans
Weekend drag brunch at The Country Club in New Orleans' Bywater, served Saturday and Sunday with seatings at 10AM and 1PM in the dining room and by the pool, hosted by a rotating cast of local queens.
Weekly7:30 PM - 9 PM
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, New Orleans
10 PM - 3 AM
The Fillmore New Orleans
HNO's Halloween night costume party at The Fillmore New Orleans with DJ Kitty Glitter, 10 PM–3 AM. Sat Oct 31, 2026, benefiting Project Lazarus.
10 PM - 12 AM
Golden Lantern, New Orleans
Drag Me to the Lantern! at Golden Lantern in the French Quarter, New Orleans: a weekly Saturday night drag revue, 10PM to midnight.
Weekly10:30 PM - 12 AM
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret, New Orleans
10 AM - 1 PM
The Country Club, New Orleans
Weekend drag brunch at The Country Club in New Orleans' Bywater, served Saturday and Sunday with seatings at 10AM and 1PM in the dining room and by the pool, hosted by a rotating cast of local queens.
Weekly
11 AM - 1:30 PM
Saint John, New Orleans
Monthly first-Sunday drag brunch at Saint John, chef Eric Cook's Cajun room on lower Decatur in the New Orleans French Quarter, with resident queens Debbie with a D and Laveau Contraire working two seatings at 11AM and 1:30PM.
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Robbie S.2 gay events are listed in New Orleans today, including Queens and Queers of Comedy at Oz New Orleans and The Oz Str!p Off at Oz New Orleans. All of them start at 5 PM or later. See today's full list.
