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Weekend Picks: Father’s Day is here!

If dad isn't big on gifts (or maybe you just forgot to grab one), no worries. There's lots to do in town to celebrate fathers across the city.

by Mary Staes | June 13, 2019

The summer is sailing by, and it’s about to be Father’s Day already! If dad isn’t big on gifts (or maybe you just forgot to grab one), no worries. There’s lots to do in town to celebrate fathers across the city.

Here are our weekend picks:

Fri. June 14, 2019

What: Brother O’Mara Workshop
When: 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Where: NOLA Craft Culture
Price: $50

Join one of New Orleans’ favorite but mysterious artists, Brother O’Mara, to learn how to craft one of his signature skulls, followed by a Q&A with the brother himself! Click here to read more about Brother O’Mara or here to purchase tickets to the workshop.

NOLA Craft Culture
Getting there
127 S Solomon St, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
Hours
Mon Closed
Tue-Sat 10 AM – 6 PM
Sun 12 – 6 PM
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What: Father’s Day Playdate 
When: 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Where: Kindermusik with Madeline
Price: $20 per child

Dads, this playdate is for you (and your kids, of course!). Bond through music, dancing, and fun. Twirl Photography will be on hand to do portraits. Click here for more information. 

Kindermusik with Madeline
Getting there
3900 General Taylor St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA
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Sat. June 15, 2019

What: Fifth Annual Pirates Ball
When: 8 – 11 p.m.
Where: The Cannery
Price: $50

Don your pirate garb and join Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. for a night of adventure! Odyssey House’s mission is to help people overcome addiction, and the Pirate Ball is a swashbuckling good time filled with great food, libations, entertainment from The NOLA Dukes, and a silent auction. Click here to buy tickets.

The Cannery
Getting there
3803 Toulouse St, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
Hours
Mon-Fri 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat-Sun Closed
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What: Not So Skinny Dip: A Plus-Size Pool Party
When: 5 – 10 p.m.
Where: The Drifter Hotel
Price: $15

Treat yourself to a day of fun in the sun, new friends, and slaying outfits. This event is more than a fabulous time – it’s a space for plus-size people to feel comfortable and joyous in their bodies. Click here for more information.

What: Growing up Fatherless: The Father’s Day Tribute
When: 3 – 7 p.m.
Where: 1024 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Price: $25

With Father’s Day slowly approaching, do you ever stop to think about how hard this time of year can be for girls with incarcerated fathers? Each mentee of Daughters Beyond Incarceration feels bombarded with reminders to celebrate their father but don’t know how. This year, DBI is celebrating incarcerated fathers with Navigate Nola using Photo voice. This photo presentation includes all you can eat crawfish and fixin’s with mentees. Click here for more information. 

1024 Elysian Fields Ave
Getting there
1024 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Sun. June 16, 2019

What: Soca Fete
When: 4 – 10 p.m.
Where: Deja Vieux Food Park
Price: $10

A celebration of the pulsating rythyms of Soca music and Caribbean culture. Featuring authentic Caribbean food and drinks, arts & craft vendors, and the event is kid friendly! Click here for more information. 

 

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What: Father’s Day Brews and BBQ
When: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: Urban South Brewery
Price: Free to attend

A BBQ Pop Up, seven special beers on draft, live music from Casey Saba, 15% off men’s merchandise, and a bounce house for the kiddos sounds like an awesome way to spend Father’s Day. Click here for more information. 

Urban South Brewery
Getting there
1645 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
Hours
Mon 11 AM – 8 PM
Tue 11 AM – 8:30 PM
Wed-Thu 11 AM – 8 PM
Fri-Sat 11 AM – 9 PM
Sun 11 AM – 7 PM
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Mary Staes

Mary Staes

Mary Staes is Digital Content Lead for Very Local. She works with our freelancers and crafts content for our social media platforms and website. Before Very Local, she worked with CBS affiliate WWL-TV as a web producer and weekend assignment editor for about 4 years. She has also handled broadcast coverage for 160 Marine Reserve training facilities while she served as an active duty Marine. As a native New Orleanian, she takes being "very local" to heart. She loves being intertwined with the culture and figuring out how there are less than two degrees of separation between us all, whether we're natives or not.

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