So there’s a cold front in July, eh? By cold front, they really mean temperatures in the 80s, but at the rate this summer heat is rising, we’ll take it.
High of 85. Only 63% humidity. Does that mean it’s fall?
(THNOC, 2006.0150.17) pic.twitter.com/Rp0OXJdOOF
— THNOC (@visit_thnoc) July 24, 2019
Here’s what you can look forward to this weekend:
Fri. July 26, 2019
What: When I Get Home by Solange Knowles: Film Screening at NOMA
When: 6:30 until 7:15 p.m.
Where: New Orleans Museum of Art
Price: Free
Visual artist and singer/songwriter Solange Knowles presents an extended director’s cut featuring new scenes and musical arrangements of her interdisciplinary performance art film “When I Get Home”. Admission is free, but seating in NOMA’s Stern Auditorium is limited. An RSVP is required to attend. Click here for more information.
View this post on Instagram
What: 7th Annual Millennial Awards
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Ace Hotel
Price: $75
The 7th annual awards ceremony celebrates some of the city’s top millennials across 19 categories. Click here for more information.
Sat. July 27, 2019
What: Closing of the Big Blue Doors
When: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: Louisiana Children’s Museum
Price: $10
Come play on the final day that LCM is open to the public and enjoy your favorite exhibits one last time! Receive a temporary tattoo and logo sticker, decorate a second line hanky, and sign your name on a Big Blue Door! At 1:45 p.m.m the “Countdown to Closing” will begin, with a balloon drop at 2 p.m. Click here for more information.
View this post on Instagram
What: 13th Annual Faubourg St. John Bastille Day Block Party
When: 4:45 p.m. until 8:45 p.m.
Where: 3100 block Ponce de Leon Streets, between North Lopez and Esplanade
Price: Free
After being rained out earlier in the month, the Bastille Day Block Party is back! Feeling French? Celebrate Bastille Day in the neighborhood of French Creole aristocracy! Neighborhood merchants will have food and beverages for sale and an arts market. There will be two bands and a costume contest for the best Marie Antoinette or Napoleon costume. Click here for more information.
Sun. July 28, 2019
View this post on Instagram
What: MechaCon Anime Convention
When: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Where: Hyatt Regency Downtown
Price: $10
Sunday is the final day of the New Orleans MechaCon Anime Convention, but you know what they say, save the best for last! Scheduled ambassadors, like Hynden Walch and Mela Lee will be signing autographs, and there will be a Kawaii Corner, vendors market and cosplay repair section will be open. Click here for more information.
What: Self Care Sunday
When: 5 – 8 p.m.
Where: Catahoula Hotel Bar
Price: Free
So with flooding every week and a hurricane scare already this summer, we’re a little stressed. No worries, there’s a free self care Sunday at the beautiful Catahoula Hotel. Enjoy kombucha from Big Easy Bucha, art by Nicholas Buscigilio, chair massages from NOLA Massage Therapy and music from The Night Janitor. Click here for more information.
