Let’s get Decadent! Southern Decadence will descend upon our city once again with all the revelry, mischief and sexiness! There are so many things to do, not only during the holiday weekend, but the entire month leading up to it. Here are just some of the hot events in August through September 2 to put on your “Gaydar.” If you want your event listed, send me an email at ledgemgp@gmail.com.
Weekly Events
Monday:
* NOAGE New Orleans Walking Group; Audubon Park; 6500 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA; 7 p.m. NOAGE’s weekly walking group meets on Mondays at 6:00 PM. They start walking promptly at 6:00, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early. Please consult with your primary care physician before beginning any new fitness regimen, especially if you are not used to regular exercise.
* Betsy Propane’s Smoke Show; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 8 – 9:30 p.m. Betsy Propane & The Accessories are a Jazz Trio fronted by a female lead singer, who dabbles in the Ancient Art of Bump & Grind, and wants to share those powerful pipes through song & performance. Cover $20
* LAZY SUSAN KARAOKE: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St.; 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Mondays are, once again, a DRAG! See your favorite Queens! Sing your favorite songs! GET WEIRD! With a rotating cast of drag hosts.
Tuesday:
* Trivia Night: Crossing NOLA; 439 Dauphine St.; 7:30 p.m. 5 Rounds of Ten Questions Plus a Bonus Round; Prizes for 1st, 2nd & Last Place; $3 Wells & Domestics til 8PM; Kitchen Open til 10PM. Call the Bar at (504) 523-4517 to Reserve a Table
* George’s Tuesday Night Trivia; George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge; 7 – 9 p.m. Come play trivia every Tuesday with a different theme each week.
* Big Easy Stompers Line Dancing: GrandPre’s; 834 N Rampart St.; 8 – 9 p.m. The Big Easy Stompers have free dance classes every Tuesday at Grandpre’s. They have been giving dance classes to the LGBT community and general public for the last 26 years. Classes are free and start at 8:00PM and open dancing at 9:00pm. All are welcome and beginners are welcome.
* No Judgment Karaoke at Good Friend’s: Good Friend’s Bar; 740 Dauphine St.; 8 p.m. – midnight. Come enjoy karaoke with fabulous hosts and a chance to win great prizes.
* Weekly Pool Tournament; Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 8 – 10 p.m. The Phoenix Pool Tournament is hosted by Jesse every Tuesday night! $5 buy in, winner takes all. Drink specials begin at 7pm.
* Trivia Tuesdays; SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave. Gulfport, MS; 8 – 10 p.m. Come out and enjoy Big Gay Trivia with Tara Shay Montgomery.
* Open Talent Night: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA; 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. Hosted by Debbie with a D.
Wednesday:
* Dance Cardio with NOAGE: Treme Recreation Community Center; 900 N. Villere St.; 6 p.m. Dance Cardio is a low impact dance cardio workout for active adults aging actively, set to high energy hip-hop, rock, R&B, blues and funk.
* Showtunes Sing-A-Long; Bourbon Pub & Parade; 801 Bourbon St.; 8 – midnight. With VJ Brendan Thompson. Grab a Cocktail and Sing – A – Long to some of your all time favorites.
* No Judgment Karaoke; Cafe Lafitte in Exile; 901 Bourbon St.; 8 p.m. – midnight. Come sing you heart out at the oldest Gay Bar in New Orleans.
* Drink & Drown: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave. Gulfport, MS; 9 p.m. – midnight. Drink & Drown every Wednesday from 9pm – Midnight $15 all you can drink; Well single pour liquor drinks and Domestic beers 21+ to enter. Come sing your heart out.
* The Ladies of Oz Show Night; Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St.; 9:30-11:30 p.m. Featuring the Ladies of Oz and DJ Tim Pflueger.
* Queen’s Karaoke; George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge; 10 p.m. – midnight. Hosted every Wednesday by Alvin McGee starting at 10 p.m.
Thursday:
* Karaoke at Pub: Bourbon Pub & Parade; 801 Bourbon St.; 7 p.m. – midnight. Sing your heart out every Thursday upstairs at the Parade. There will be a different special host each week. Choose form over 30,000 songs.
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 8 – 9:30 p.m. The Van Ella Bordella, New Orleans’ Storyville spectacle, is back with an all new show, original music, and courtesans. Limited seating. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
* QUEERS OF COMEDY New Orleans: Oz; 800 Bourbon St.; 8 p.m. A group of queer comedians performing comedy together
* Oz Strip Off; Oz; 800 Bourbon St.; 10 p.m. – midnight. Come enjoy the Oz Strip Off contest sponsored by Swiss Navy and hosted by Persana Shoulders. Contestants in this male gogo competition can win $300 in cash and prizes for 1st Place.
* Clay’s Karao Kiki; George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge; 10 p.m. – midnight. Hosted every Thursday by Clay Donadlson starting at 10pm
* So You Think You Can Drag: B-Bob’s; 213 Conti St., Mobile AL; 11 p.m. Winner chosen by audience applause.
Friday:
* Trixie Minx’s Tease the Season Burlesque Ballroom at The Jazz Playhouse, feat. Romy Kaye: Royal Sonesta; 300 Bourbon St.; 7 and 9 p.m. shows. Come join us for a modern spin on a classic 1960’s Bourbon Street Burlesque Show with a rotating cast of soloists all performing classic strip tease to live music, bringing quality Jazz & Burlesque back to its original home on Bourbon Street. Get tickets at www.eventbrite.com
* Flamingo Night: The Four Seasons Den & Patio Bar; 1229 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA; 8 p.m. Tiffany Alexander hosts a night of crazy fun and games.
* Freaky Fridays: Oz; 800 Bourbon St.; 8 p.m. Oz New Orleans is the place to be this Friday and all Fridays as Ivy Dripp and JoJo host “FREAKY FRIDAYS ,” featuring performances that are sure to amaze and delight! A show that celebrates glam and horror! Join us for this one of a kind variety show spectacular!
* Raw Dog Comedy: Ugly Dog Saloon; 401 Andrew Higgins Blvd.; 8 – 11 p.m.Raw Dog Comedy is a FREE weekly comedy show in the Warehouse District.The open-mic list often features the city’s best comedians, visiting comics, national touring acts & first timers. It’s FREE to attend, but tipping’s highly encouraged (comics gotta eat, too).
* Bayou Blues Burlesque: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Tickets available at eventbrite.com and at the door. An intimate night of live blues music accompanied by burlesque and variety acts. Drink specials by your bartenders and comfy seating to enjoy the art of the strip tease. Music by The Delta Revues Burlesque by Miss Oops C. (AKA Oops the Clown)
* Karaoke Night @ Sipps: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave. Gulfport, MS; 9 p.m. – midnight. Come sing your heart out.
* Flip’n Fridays: Splash Nightclub; 2183 Highland Rd., Baton Rouge; 9 – 11 p.m. Splash presents Flip’N Fridays! Flip a coin each round to see if you win a gift card equal to the value of that round! Featuring a performance at 10:30 where the queen flips a coin to see what she is performing that number!
* The Famous Corner Pocket New Meat Contest; The Corner Pocket; 940 St. Louis St.; 10 p.m. (Boys dancin’ from 7 p.m.). The country’s longest running all-male amateur dance contest (over three decades!) Hosted by Corner Pocket Emcee III Felicia Phillips and former Southern Decadence Grand Marshal. Bring your sexiest, skimpiest, and tightest undies (but no jockstraps) for a chance at a cash prize of $100 ($200 if it’s your first time in our contest). Open to all contestants over 21. New dancers encouraged.
* Dollz with Ballz: The Golden Lantern; 1239 Royal St.; 10 p.m. Come out and enjoy a great show with Taze-Ya-Ballz and cast.
* Guys Night Fridays: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA; 10 p.m, Dance the night away at New Orleans’ #1 Gay Dance Club with DJ Tim Pflueger 15 X Winner GAA “DJ of the Year” / Adam Joseph / Orlando Ricardo. THE OZ GOGOs DANCING ON THE BAR ALL WEEKEND!
* Friday Night Drag: George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge; 11 p.m. Join us Fridays Nights @georgesplacebr for the area’s best drag entertainers.
Saturday:
* Drag Brunch @ the Country Club: Country Club; 634 Louisa St.; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Enjoy delightful Drag performances and a delicious brunch! Reservations can be made at opentable.com
* Free Comedy Jam for Improvisers: Big Couch; 1045 Desire Street; 1 p.m. Just because improv is unscripted, doesn’t mean you can’t practice it! We welcome improvisers of all levels to join us weekly to hone their improv skills, learn new ones, and connect with fun folks. An improv jam is an opportunity for anyone to perform and watch scenes.
* Kingz & Corsets: A Sexy Studded Affair: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA; 8 p.m. Attention: Kings, Queens, and everyone in between! Oz New Orleans is thrilled to announce our newest show under the Oz Entertainment umbrella: Kingz and Corsets! “A Sexy Studded Affair” Starring: Justin Betweener Hosted by: Paris Dee DeLorean. The show will feature weekly special guests.
* JEFF D BIG. GAY. COMEDY.: American Townhouse; 1012 N. Rampart St.; 9 – 10:30 p.m. Nationally touring stand-up comedian and actor Jeff D (seen on Comedy Central, Hulu, FX) brings the FUNNY to American Townhouse at 9pm. Tickets at door or available at eventbrite.com
* Dance Bitches Dance: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA; 10 p.m. Dance the night away at New Orleans’ #1 Gay Dance Club with DJ Tim Pflueger. 15 X Winner GAA “DJ of the Year” followed by DJ Adam Joseph or DJ Orlando Ricardo
* Show Night: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave.; Gulfport, MS.; 11:30 p.m. Come check out the fabulous Nicole DuBois and a rotating cast of drag performers each week.
Sunday
* Drag Brunch @ the Country Club: Country Club; 634 Louisa St.; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Enjoy delightful Drag performances and a delicious brunch! Reservations can be made at opentable.com
* Morning Worship: Metropolitan Community Church of New Orleans; 5401 S. Claiborne Ave.; 10 – 11 a.m. Our worship services are best described as “Blended”. We recognize that many of our congregants come from different religious and spiritual backgrounds. We strive to incorporate elements from those various backgrounds so that all can feel a little more connected to our services.
* Solemn High Mass; St. Anna’s Episcopal Church; 1313 Esplanade Ave.; starts at 10:30 a.m. We are a diverse congregation and our slogan is “All are welcomed. None are shunned.” Our worship style is ornate with deep ritual yet it remains warm and inviting. We are also kid and pet friendly. A real community church, St. Anna’s welcomes all members of the LGBTQ+ community.
* Sunday Drag Brunch: Barrilleaux Restaurant; 2000 Burgundy st.; 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a rotating cast and show director. Bottomless mimosas. Call 504-609-6390 for reservations.
* WigSnatchers Drag Brunch: Marigny Brasserie; 640 Frenchmen St.; 12 – 3 p.m. Hosted by Cosette LaFemme and Mistie Bonét, Drag Brunch @ Marigny Brasserie guarantees a welcoming experience with some of Nola’s finest Drag Queens. Come enjoy performances of some of the most iconic artists of all time while you start the day with a plate of New Orleans, a drink in hand, and a safe space to have fun and express yourself. Email marigny.brasserie@kfkgroup.com to inquire about special event offers and group pricing of parties of 5 or more
* Sing-A-Long Sundays: Bourbon Pub & Parade; 801 Bourbon St.; 4 p.m. – midnight. Join Gay Appreciation Award Winner VJ Brendan for Sing-A-Long Sundays.
* Trash Disco; Cafe Lafitte in Exile; 901 Bourbon St.; 4 – 10 p.m. Come dance the night away at one of the best places to end your weekend of fun, Lafitte’s in Exile, home of the world famous napkin toss that happens every Sunday between 8:30 and 10 p.m.
* The PlayGirlz Show: The Golden Lantern; 1239 Royal St.; 5 – 7 p.m. Come out and enjoy the show featuring Gia GiaVanni with Taze Ya Ballz and a special guest each week.
* Zingo!; The Corner Pocket; 940 St. Louis St.; 6 p.m. Zingo! with the boy’s pullin’ the balls. Can you say, O 69? Come play to win fabulous prizes and bar tabs (free to play). Corner Pocket Emcee III Felicia Phillips and former Southern Decadence Grand Marshal hosts.
* SIPPS Drag Bingo: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave.; Gulfport, MS.; 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Come play bingo for great prizes every Sunday.
* Drag Bingeaux; Oz; 800 Bourbon St.; 7 – 9 p.m. Hosted by Ivy Dripp with gogo boys. 11 games, no cover.
* The Opulence Hour: Maison; 508 Frenchmen St.; 8 – 9 p.m. The troupe that brought you “Talk Nerdy To Me: A Weekly Nerdlesque Revue” is putting on our Sunday best for this new burlesque and variety show. The Society of Sin Burlesque & Variety at The Maison at 7pm. Every week there will be a different show filled with decadent costumes, extravagant aesthetics, and big moods from our rotating cast of entertainers. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com
* Lipstixx Ladies on Parade; Bourbon Pub & Parade; 801 Bourbon St.; 8 – 10 p.m. Hosted by Miss Aubrey Synclaire and starring…Mercedez L’Oreal, Tiffany Alexander and Miss Love Latonia. Showtime 8pm Sharp! Reservations accepted on a “first come first serve” at 504-529-2107.
* Sunday Confession: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. Hot gogo men on stage, every Sunday night.
* The Ladies of Oz Show Night; Oz; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans; 9:30-11:30 p.m. Featuring the Ladies of Oz and DJ Tim Pflueger.
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8/1 – 8/11
* A Streetcar Named Desire: Marigny Opera House: 721 S. Ferdinand St., New Orleans; Check website for dates and times. The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans returns to the Marigny Opera House with A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that follows Blanche DuBois from her ancestral Mississippi mansion to the French Quarter. Tickets: www.twtheatrenola.com
8/1
* Tic Trans Toe: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 10pm.Welcome to Tic Trans Toe, an all trans variety show! Tic Trans Toe celebrates the diverse talents and unique voices within the New Orleans trans community with stand-up comedy, burlesque performances, drag acts, and live singing. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* Talk Nerdy To Me: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA; 10:00 p.m. Are you ready to get Nerdy & Flirty? Doors open at 10:00 PM, show starts at 10:30 PM Tickets are available for purchase at the door or at eventbrite.com
8/2
* Drunken Spelling Bee: A Bar Houma; 7181 W. Main St., Houma, LA.; 6 – 9 p.m. Come test your skills at A Bar Houma with Drunken Spelling Bee! A new game to get you lit along with some prizes!
* NOLA Pups and Handlers Beer Bust; Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. – midnight. Mix and mingle with NOLA Pups and Handlers club at their monthly beer bust social! $1 draft Bud Lite on the back patio.
* Oddities: George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge, LA; 10:30 p.m.Come celebrate Anita Razr’s birthday at George’s Place! Hosted by the birthday girl herself and featuring special performances by some not so unfamiliar faces
8/3 – 8/4
* Satchmo SummerFest: New Orleans Jazz Museum; 400 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans. The Satchmo Summerfest brings together some of the best jazz performers in NOLA to perform at this music festival celebrating the life of Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. Satchmo SummerFest includes live bands on two music stages, delicacies, parties, indoor lectures and seminars by Armstrong biographers and historians as well as discussions with musicians who have been inspired by him. For more information, go to www.satchmosummerfest.org/
8/3
* Pleasure Island Drag Brunch: Hard Rock Cafe; 125 Bourbon Street, New Orleans; 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Join us for this Southern Decadence fundraiser filled with entertainment, delicious food, and unforgettable performances. Our event will be held at the Hard Rock Cafe, where you can indulge in brunch while being entertained by talented drag performers. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience that combines great food and fantastic entertainment. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to support a great event and enjoy a drag brunch like no other! Tickets at eventbrite.com
* White Linen Night: White: Arts/Warehouse District; Julia Street, New Orleans; 5 – 9 p.m.. Don white linen attire and stroll through the Arts/Warehouse District on Julia Street and surrounding areas for gallery openings, live music performances, food & drink, and art installations. For more information, go to http://www.artsdistrictneworleans.com/events/fidelity-bank-white-linen-night
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
* Joie des Femmes Improv Comedy: Big Couch; 1045 Desire Street; 7:30 p.m. The femme performers of Big Couch are spreading joy through improv comedy! They’ll take the stage without a script and create everything from nothing. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* The New Orleans High Society Hour!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.NOLA ; 8 p.m. A night of live jazz featuring New Orleans High Society, with vocals and burlesque by Angie Z and a rotating cast of her intoxicating friends. Tickets at eventbrite.com and door.
* Buy A Boy Auction: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans; 8 p.m. Oz Annual SD Fundraiser “Buy a Boy Auction” is back! Join us Saturday. Aug. 3, for your chance to get the winning bid for a dinner date for two! 11 Handsome Bachelors from our community will be up to bid on. Dinners provided by some of the French quarters finest restaurants. Highest Bidder chooses dinner first
* Queer Dance Party: 12 Mile Limit; 500 S. Telemachus St., New Orleans; 9 p.m. queer dance party at 12 Mile Limit! DJ set by warm advice! $5 twelve mile limit cocktail special! No cover!
* It’s Showtime on Rampart Street; GrandPre’s; 834 N. Rampart St.; 10 p.m. – midnight. With an all NEW show with Moanalot Fontaine, Sheeya Mann, Sable Starr and special guests.
* Pink Pony Club Costume & Dance Party: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave.; Gulfport, MS.; 10 p.m. Pink Pony Club – Costume & Dance Party, Showtime @ 10pm. Performances by: Kitty Woods & Special Guests
* Nina West RPDR AS9 Performance: B-Bob’s; 213 Conti St., Mobile, AL; 10:30 p.m.Come watch Nina West from RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9! Tickets at eventbrite.com and door.
* Show Night at Anndrogyny: A Bar Houma; 7181 W. Main St., Houma, LA.; 11:30 p.m. Androgyny Showroom and Event center presents a drag show line-up featuring Kween Kozmik, Thorne Hart, TayTay Love Bonet, and Scarlett A Black! Come have cocktails, enjoy the great vibes, and be entertained!
8/4
* Afternoon Delight: A Benefit Show For Lana O’Day; Four Seasons and Den Patio Bar; 3229 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA.; 3 p.m. A benefit show for Lana O’Day’s Benefit Journey to MGLA
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
*R Bar Takeover – A Southern Decadence Fundraiser: R Bar; 1431 Royal St., New Orleans, LA.; 5 p.m. Come support this Southern Decadence 52 fundraiser featuring Vanessa Carr Kennedy. Band hits the stage at 5 p.m.
8/7 – 8/11
* NOLA Pickleball Fest: Venues around New Orleans. NOLA Pickle Fest, benefitting the Brees Dream Foundation, is a festival-style pickleball tournament featuring 24 tournament-quality PickleRoll courts, live music, a celebrity exhibition match, VIP experiences, and much more. Featured matches will be played on a center court with grandstand seating as well as Kern Studio Mardi Gras floats for VIP viewing. Fore more information, go to https://www.nolapicklefest.com/
8/7
* Burlesque Bingo with Lefty Lucy!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 6 p.m. Chock full of fun facts, bad jokes, & striptease. Win prizes every round including a New Orleans Gift Set as well as Burlesque Roulette where you choose the song Lefty Strips to!
* Esoterotica What We Didn’t Say: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 9 p.m. Do you have something sensual to share? We love new voices. Email us to learn more at info@esoterotica.com. $5 Cash or Venmo at the Door. info@esoterotica.com
8/8
* Brainy Burlesque! A Trivia Night!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Each month we present a different trivia theme, with burlesque performances between rounds, and a featured burlesque performer closing out the show! You needn’t know much to play this game, bribe us for points, and get ready for the silliest, sexiest trivia show in town. We have prizes at the end of each round! Teams may not exceed 6 people (exceptions can be made)
8/9
* Drag Bingo with Tuffy Love & Lana O’Day: Tandem Coffee & Cocktails; 424 Girod St., Mandeville, LA; 6 – 8 p.m. Join Drag Queens Tuffy Love and Lana O’Day for Drag Bingo at Tandem! No Cover, but bring those dollar bills everyone! There will be 6 rounds of bingo plus performances from our Drag Royalty. Prizes for the winners! Lana O’Day has qualified to compete for the title of Miss Gay Louisiana America, a preliminary competition for the Miss Gay America Pageant system. Join us and help send Lana off to capture the crown for the Northshore! Tandem Coffee & Cocktails is making a donation to Queer Northshore from food and drink proceeds from this event. Bingo takes place in the rear courtyard. Food, treats, and drinks (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) available. Open to all ages. Parent Discretion Advised (Adult humor).
* Greetings from Queer Mountain Storytelling Show – Ep. 86 Unhinged!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 7 – 8:30 p.m. Our August theme is unhinged. Doors at 6:30, show at 7 pm. Hosted by Amanda G. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. We accept cash or Venmo (@GFQMNOLA). Email amandagcomedy@gmail.com with any questions!
* Southern Decadence 52 Flamingo: The Four Seasons Den & Patio Bar; 1229 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA; 8 p.m. Join us for a special evening of Flamingo raising funds for our Southern Decadence 52 Grand Marshalls. The evening will include performances by several special guests. $10 donation at the door This week’s prizes will be provided by the Southern Decadence sponsors.
* Lords of Leather Beer Bust: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. – midnight. Mix and mingle with the Lords of Leather gay Mardi Gras krewe at their monthly beer bust social. $1 draft beer one the back patio
* Psychedelic Speakeasy; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10 p.m. – midnight. Vivacious Miss Audacious presents: Psychedelic Speakeasy! Immerse yourself in a surreal evening of burlesque and performance art filled with untold delights, wild sensations and outrageous acts! Colorful and neon attire is highly encouraged! RSVP REQUIRED: tickets@missaudacious.com or buy tickets at www.eventbrite.com
* PokéDrag! A Pokemon Drag Battle Royale!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 10:30 p.m. PokéDrag is a Pokémon themed party. Come dressed as your favorite Pokémon and get “caught” by one of our PokéDrag Trainers! Pokemon will compete in three categories: A Lipsync Battle Royale, PokéFashion, and PokéKnowledge! The winning Pokémon and their trainers will receive Pokémon themed prize packages! Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* New Queens on the Block: SIPPS Gulfport; 2218 25th Ave.; Gulfport, MS.; 11:30 p.m. New Queens on the Block – Show Night Show time @ 11:30pm, No cover charge. Hosted by Nicole Dubois. Performances by Ivy Serena White ~ Analytika ~ Gabriella Indigo Cruise. Music by DJ T-Shay
8/10
* Red Dress Run: Crescent Park and French Quarter; 9 a.m. Start. The Red Dress Run is a charity “run” hosted by the New Orleans Hash House Harriers. This local drinking club hosts the world’s most unique running event. All locals and visitors attend this annual event dressed in red attire, specifically, dresses. This event involves a two-mile run beginning at Crescent Park along the Mississippi River. Participants who register to participate must be 21 or older and are treated to live music, drinks and food upon their return to the Park. For more information, go to https://www.neworleanshash.com/reddressrun/
* NOAGE Coffee; Talk; CrescentCare; 1631 Elysian Fields Ave.; 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. A great way to stay connected with the community sponsored by New Orleans Advocates for GLBT Elders.
* Dirty Linen Night: Royal Street Arts District; New Orleans. 6 – 9 p.m. Royal Street Arts District celebrates their 21st Dirty Linen Night! 300-1100 blocks of Royal Street . For tickets and more information go to dirty linen.org
* Lieder & Lingerie: Opera Burlesque: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, LA; 7 p.m.Lieder and Lingerie is a live music opera burlesque show featuring a rotating cast of opera singers, burlesque performers, and live musicians pushing the boundaries of opera. Tickets at eventuate.com and door.
* Cheers! An Improvised Comedy Celebration: Big Couch; 1045 Desire Street New Orleans; 7:30 p.m.This improvised comedy show takes inspiration from the awesome things that have happened to anyone that comes to the show. Got a job promotion? Cheers! Landed a new gig? Cheers! Kissed someone? Cheers! Got out of bed? Cheers! The planet needs some good news. So, bring yours, and we’ll celebrate it! Tickets are $10 in advance via Eventbrite and at the door.
* Diamonds & Rhinestones Drag Show: The Four Seasons Den and Patio Bar; 1229 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA; 8 p.m. Diamonds & Rhinestones drag show features diamond legends of drag and up’n’coming rhinestones entertainers. This weekwill showcase our Diamonds, Tiffany Alexander & Aubrey Synclaire, and our Rhinestones, D’Vious and Destiny Sterling. $10 Cover at the door includes your first cocktail.
* Country Dance: GrandPre’s; 834 N. Rampart St.; 8 – 11 p.m. Join us as we celebrate with some line dancing and two stepping! No cover. Don’t forget to come to our weekly line dance lessons on Tuesday nights at 8:00p also at Grandpre’s Bar. Learn the line dances we do before the dance.
* At The Top: A Collaborative Comedy Competition: Big Couch; 1045 Desire Street New Orleans; 9 p.m. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com 8 Comics! 3 Rounds! 1 Crown! Experience standup comics working together, live & video sketch comedy, and the sweetest honey roast you’ve ever tasted! Doors open at 8:30 pm, and the show starts at 9:00 pm.
* Rougaroux Rugby Social: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. – midnight. Get to know our Rouxgaroux Rugby team at their monthly social! Join them for Jell-O shots and drink specials on the back patio from 9pm – midnight.
* Le Vampyre Cabaret: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. A deviously campy andsexy macabre theater show! $40 per person or $50 each for front row seating. Burlesque, live music, & story time with these bloodthirsty beauties! For tickets email salonrougeallways@gmail.com or go to eventbrite.com
* Godless A Cabaret: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. A bawdy cabaret for hedonistic heathens, presenting burlesque, drag, comedy and more! Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
8/11
* Summer Brunch Drag Bingo: Four Columns; 3711 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, LA; 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Welcome to the **Summer Brunch Drag Bingo**! Join us for drag queens, bingo, male burlesque and brunch. $50 gets you brunch with performances and bingo. Cash bar or The Four Columns offers an open bar option for an additional $25 at the event. A gay carnival ball fundraiser. All sales final, no refunds. Tickets available at eventbrite.com
* Toucans! Peacocks! Flamingos! Oh My!: A Southern Decadence 52 Fundraiser: Just Us Lounge; 901 Division St., Biloxi, MS; 2 – 7 p.m. Join the gang at Just Us Lounge for a fundraiser in honor of Southern Decadence. For $15, guests get a drag show that starts at 6 p.m., Johnny Funng & Lasy Patrice from 2 – 5 p.m. and a BBQ Buffet.
* Rocky Horror Striptease Show The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 10:30 p.m. Rocky Horror Striptease Show brings you the cult classic movie but with a drag-lesque flair to our shadowcast! We have prop bags for audience participation and play the movie on the theater screen while we live act it out on the stage and throughout the audience. Tickets are on eventbrite.com or at door.
8/12
* The Scholastic Book Scare Cabaret!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans; 7 – 9 p.m. This performance art panorama of theater, burlesque, live music, stories, and sideshow features Cassidy Copperhead, Stanley Roy, Sideshow Matt, Dinah Deville, Thugsy DaClown & other surprise guests! Tickets at eventbrite.com and at the door.
* Almost Naked Karaoke: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Enjoy Naked Karaoke with Kip Kendal & Trey Bien. Come sign & Strip (nudity optional). Suggested donation $5 – $10.
8/13
* Power Breakfast with the LGBTQ+ Chamber: Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop; 2309 North Causeway Blvd, Metairie, LA.; 8 – 9:15 a.m. In partnership with Chamber member and LGBT community patron Chef Ron Iafrate, this monthly breakfast networking event features a custom-created buffet-style breakfast menu. The cost will be $15 per person.
* Dine Out For Southern Decadence: Louisiana Pizza Kitchen; 615 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans; All day at LPK Uptown join us to support Southern Decadence 2024 & its charity NOAGE. All day 11am- 9pm dine in or take out. Write “Decadence ” on your bill and we’ll donate 25% back! Easy as pie…pizza pie that is.
* Yvie Oddly Author Talk and Book Signing: Baldwin & Co.; 1030 Elysian Fields Avenue New Orleans; 6 p.m. Yvie Oddly is a drag queen performer, rapper, and fine artist from Denver who won season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In All About Yvie: Into The Oddity, the reader gets an in-depth glimpse into Oddly’s childhood, coming out, and, of course, spills some Drag Race tea. Tickets available at eventbrite.com
8/14
* Whodunit!? A Draglesque Murder Mystery Where You get to choose WHO DUN IT?: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 – 10 p.m. This murder-mystery cabaret show is a piece of interactive dinner theater where each month a new cast of characters has to convince the audience that they are the murderer. GA is $20, GA+ is $30, which includes a plate, VIP is $35, which includes a plate and front row seating. Email peachykingdrag@gmail.com or eventbrite.com
* Rhinestone Cowpoke – Queer Line Dance Night: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 – 9 p.m. Tickets available at eventbrite.com Get ready for a hoedown throwdown with your instructor, Jeez Loueez, at Rhinestone Cowpoke queer line dancing night! Enjoy a guided lesson of basic two-step, the cowbabe cha cha, honkey tonk hustle, and more. Partner not required!
8/15
* After Hours Networking Event: SIPPS Gulfport: 2218 25th Ave.; Gulfport, MS.; 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Come network with businesses on the Gulf Coast.
* Jockstrap Lube Wrestling: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10 p.m. This tournament is filled with lubed up bodies and entertainment, including but not limited to drag and burlesque, throughout. Never wrestled before? Unlike other wrestling events, winning a round is purely performance based, and each winner is chosen by the audience’s applause. 1st place wins $100, 2nd place wins $50, and the rest get to have a great time on stage nearly nude. Tickets available at the door and any eventbrite.com
8/15 – 8/17
* Miss Gay Louisiana America 2024: Coughlin Sanders Performing Arts Center; 1202 3rd St., Alexandria, LA; Doors 6, pageant 7 p.m. Tickets and more information at missgaylouisianaamerica.com 33rd Anniversary Miss Gay Louisiana America Pageant honoring Aubrey Synclaire and featuring Miss Gay America 2024, Dessie Love Blake. A direct preliminary pageant to Miss Gay America 2025, showcasing nearly 20 of the state’s most talented entertainers in the artform of female illusion. The event consists of 3 nights of pageantry, starting with a Revue show of former titleholders, then on to preliminary night of competition and culminating in the final night of competition and eventual crowning of the new Miss Gay Louisiana America.
8/16
* Renegade Bears Social: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. – midnight. Mix and mingle with the Renegade Bears social club at their monthly social! Join them for drink specials on the back patio from 9pm – midnight.
* The Million Dollar Variety Show 2: Electric Boogaloo; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Tickets available at eventbrite.com and at the door. An evening of drag, burlesque, short films and more brought to you by film industry workers! Each of our performers is a master of their craft in the film industry but for one night only they’ll be showing you what else they can do. Featuring performances from Babie Bokchoi, Miss Fancy, Princess Dominance, Ember Alert, Roux La La, Cece Dynamite, Sassy Bidet and more!
* Venusian Nights: A Drag & Burlesque Spectacle: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Tickets available at eventbrite.com and at the door. Experience the Venusian Nights for a night filled with glamor and camp.
* Oddities: Lip Sync Battle Royale: George’s Place; 860 St. Louis St., Baton Rouge, LA; 10:30 p.m. 8 contestants will battle it out bracket style until 1 remains victorious! Competition starts at 10:30 sharp. Interested in competing? The list will open on August 1st. Contact Anita Razr for any inquiries about the rules if you want to know more!
8/17
* Snowball Fight Presented by Krewe of Krampus: Madame Vic’s; 1500 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans; 1 – 8pm. At the 3rd Annual Barbegazi Snoball Fight some of your favorite Krewes will battle it out to see who has the best snoball flavor. Free to attend, snoball purchases encouraged–every snoball sold goes directly to the Krewe of Krampus’ “Parading for All” initiative, supporting the goal of making parades accessible to everyone.
* APAS 2024 Drag Bingo Fundraiser: Phở Orchid Restaurant; 3117 Houma Boulevard Metairie, LA; 6 – 10 p.m. Pho Orchid hosts an adult only Drag Bingo. The team of performers will be led by Lexxanna Vanderhurst and be filled with dinner, performances, bingo games, prizes, and 50/50 raffle. All proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit Asian Pacific American Society (APAS) of New Orleans. Tickets at eventbrite.com
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
* Revenge of the Nerd Party: A Bar Houma; 7181 W. Main St., Houma, LA.; 9 p.m. Prizes will be given out at midnight for best dressed nerd, and sexiest nerd. Winner must be present.
* Class: A Classic New Orleans Burlesque Show with a Twist: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10 p.m. Experience the world of burlesque and exotic dance. Doors 10pm, Show 10:30pm. Prettieboi.com for tickets or eventbrite.com
* It’s Showtime on Rampart Street; GrandPre’s; 834 N. Rampart St.; 10 p.m. – midnight. An all new show with Moanalot Fontaine, Sheeya Mann, Sable Starr and special guests.
8/18
* Gulf Coast Derby Drag Brunch: The Cypress Taphouse; 6616 Rose Farm, Ocean Springs, MS; 10 a.m. Tickets at eventbrite.com Join Gulf Coast Equality and The Cypress Taphouse as we present “Gulf Coast Derby Drag Brunch”, a fundraiser for Gulf Coast Equality. Doors open at 10 AM and the show starts at 11 AM. There will be a prize for the best derby hat. The brunch will feature mother/daughter drag performers. Tickets will be $40 in advance or $45 at the door. Your ticket price includes a brunch buffet and drag show. Drinks will be available for purchase. SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE: We will be collecting school supplies & personal hygiene items (deodorant etc.) for students in need this upcoming school year at area schools. Everyone that donates to our school supplies drive will receive a free raffle ticket (up to five tickets) for your donation. NOTE: Due to limited seating if you have a large group attending, please drop us an email at info@gcequality.org with the party’s name and chair count. We will reserve a table for your group. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to sit together at the same table.
* Drag Brunch: Lucy’s Retired Surfer Bar & Restaurant; 701 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans; 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $45 (tax and tip included) and include a brunch buffet and a front-row seat to The Divine Ms. Emms & Her Fabulous Femmes (Adonis Addicktion, Toni Dee, Yira Nikoma, and Ms. Jessica Emms). Alcohol is not included in the cost of your ticket. The Attic opens at 10am with brunch starting at 10:30am and the show beginning at 11am sharp. Limited seating is available and advanced purchased tickets are required for entry. We strongly suggest purchasing tickets on a single order for groups who wish to sit together. Event is nonrefundable, non-transferable, and guests must be 21+ to attend. Please note that The Attic is ADA accessible – an elevator is available to bring guests up to the second floor as needed. Questions? Please feel free to call us at (504) 523-8995 or send us an email at neworleans@lucyssurf.com. To purchase tickets, visit https://lucyssurf.com/shop
* Naughty Games SD52 Fundraiser: Good Friends Bar; 740 Dauphine St., New Orleans; 2 – 6 p.m. Come out and play some Naughty Games with the Grand Marshals of Southern Decadence. Try your luck at the Dildo Races, our Stick Your Hand in My Hairy Hole, or even Pin the Penis on the Stud. There will be raffle prizes and other fun entertainment. All the proceeds go to raise funds for the Southern Decadence 52 Parade and their charity NOAGE.
* Worship: A Burlesque Experience in Chapel Club: Hotel Saint Vincent; 1507 Magazine Street New Orleans; 7 p.m. Expect an intimate and immersive show with performances full of mischief, surprise, and decadent delight. Doors at 7 p.m. Show starts promptly at 8 p.m. Limited $25 general admission tickets are available; general admission tickets do not include food, beverages, or table seating. Tickets at eventbrite.com and at the door.
8/19
* Sundown Striptease: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 9 p.m. A variety show that puts a queer twist on the macabre and all things that go on after dark featuring burlesque, sideshow, live music, drag, standup comedy, aerial arts and more! Tickets at eventbrite.com and door
8/20
* Intergenerational Game Night: New Orleans Pride Center; 2762 Orleans Ave., New Orleans; 6 – 8 p.m. Come out for a fun and fabulous game night with members of the community from across the generations, and feel free to invite friends!
8/21
* Burlesque Bingo with Lefty Lucy!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 6pm. Chock full of fun facts, bad jokes, & striptease. Win prizes every round including a New Orleans Gift Set as well as Burlesque Roulette where you choose the song Lefty Strips to!
* NOAGE Potluck: St. Anna’s Episcopal Church; 1313 Esplanade Ave.; 6:30 – 8 p.m. A potluck dinner for the community. Come to eat, and make new friends. Fully-vaccinated adults of all ages welcome. If you are able, please bring a dish (main dishes, meats, sides, soups, salads or vegan/vegetarian dishes, desserts, etc.). Please also consider bringing non-perishable food items for St. Anna’s Food Pantry. The event is in the back of St. Anna’s Parish House (the building to the right of the church itself, located at the corner of Esplanade Ave. and Marais St.). Enter from the back door; the front door remains locked at all times. The back door is accessible from the Marais St. side of the building, by the parking lot. It’s the door with the wheelchair accessible ramp. Note: This event is intended for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
* Hot Dog Drag Bingo: GrandPre’s; 834 N. Rampart St., New Orleans, LA; 8 – 11 p.m. Hosted by Eureeka Starfish and Bartender Brien! No cover, get a card and play for weird and maybe fancy cheap prizes! Cece’s Divine Hot Dogs will be selling wieners for you! We strongly encourage you to dress for fun–leather sexy, himbo/bimbo…or hot dog!
* Drag-Tanic Ship of Queens: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 8:30 p.m. Get ready for a fabulous night aboard the Drag-tanic, Ship of Queens – it’s gonna be a wild ride!
* Esoterotica Rekindling & Reclamation: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 9 p.m. …of Love, of Trust, of Self, of Sex. Do you have something sexy or sensual to share? We love new voices. Email us to learn more at info@esoterotica.com. $5 Cash or Venmo at the Door info@esoterotica.com, www.esoterotica.com
8/22
* Dine Out For Southern Decadence: Chef Ron’s Gumbo Stop; 2309 N. Causeway, Metairie, LA.; 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Write “Southern Decadence” on your receipt & 10% of the total price will be donated to Southern Decadence. So come with an appetite and enjoy amazing food.
* Grand Drag Dinner: Cafe Sbisa; 1011 Decatur St., New Orleans; Seatings 6 and 8 p.m. Come out and have a drag dinner at one of the oldest restaurants in the French Quarter. Cafe Sbisa welcomes Malysia Ravor Black, Eureeka Starfish and Debbie with a D. Seatingn are at 6 and 8 p.m. For reservations, go to https://www.opentable.com/r/cafe-sbisa-new-orleans?corrid=eede649f-1f80-4634-b2a9-079cea5c1289&avt=eyJ2IjoyLCJtIjowLCJwIjowLCJzIjowLCJuIjowfQ&p=2&sd=2024-07-27T19%3A00%3A00
* Pink Polyester Peckers, A Tribute to John Waters Films: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 8 – 10pm. From Desperate Living to A Dirty Shame, from Female Trouble to Pecker, John Waters never changed his tune and for over 50 years he has remained the King of Trash cinema, introducing us to Divine, an inspiration to drag artists the world over. Join us for an all-star lineup of NOLA’s most radically trashy and provocative artists as they embody the vast work of gay icon John Waters! Hosted by The Grand MAW (Female Trouble/Pink Flamingos) Doors open at 7:45pm, Showtime 8:15pm Cover 20$ at door Cash or Venmo (includes 3 raffle tickets)
8/23
* Crescent City Leathermen Social: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave.; 9 p.m. – midnight. Mix and mingle with the Crescent City Leathermen at their monthly social! Join them for drink specials on the back patio from 9pm – midnight.
* Gagorama: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 11 p.m. Tickets at eventbrite.com and at door. Gagorama features drag and burlesque artists who bring what makes them unique, creating a show that is unpredictable and absurd. Trash drag next to immaculate queens next to sexy burlesque. All hosted by the talented and disgusting Sissy Latrine!
8/24
* NOAGE Virtual Coffee Talk: Virtual; 10:30AM. Virtual Coffee Talk (On Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/971171285)
* Gay Appreciation Awards: Oz New Orleans; 800 Bourbon St., New Orleans; 6 – 9 p.m. Gay Appreciation Awards thanks those in the LGBTQ community who are often not recognized for the outstanding services and efforts they perform. These individuals and businesses have made the LGBTQ Community into the viable, successful and powerful community it is today across the Gulf South.
* Tora Himan’s Charity Drag Bingo: Gabby’s Country & Western Bar; 2021 Paris Rd., Chalmette, LA; 6:30 p.m. Community Center of St.Bernard Parish 1 card for 6 rounds – $15. 2 cards for 6 rounds- $25, 3 cards for 6 rounds – $30. Raffle tickets available for purchase. Payment option: cash, credit card, venmo or cashapp.. Cards sold at door
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
* GottMik Drag Race All Star: Splash Nightclub; 2183 Highland Rd., Baton Rouge;, LA 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. Doors open at 9 p.m. show starts at 11:30 p.m. GA – $20 and presale VIP Skip the Line Tickets – $30.
* Flamingo After Hours/GAA After Party SD52 Fundraiser; Rawhide New Orleans; 740 Burgundy St., New Orleans; 9:30 p.m. Celebrate a night of flamingo fun. There will be music, raffles, go go boys, dancing, special performances and drink specials. This is also the afterparty for the Gay Appreciation Awards.
* Burning Hell Burlesque – Rock & Roll Burlesque Show: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10 p.m. From the UK’s jewel of burlesque and badass showgirl Pinky DeVille comes Burning Hell Burlesque, a night of rock & roll cabaret. $20 General Admission (unreserved seating) $25 Lounge Seating (reserved raised lounge seating at back of theater) $30 VIP includes guaranteed table seating and goodie bag. Tickets available at door and eventbrite.com.
* Brooke Lynn Hytes: B-Bob’s; 213 Conti St., Mobile, AL; 10:30 p.m. Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Canada’s Drag Race Brooke Lynn Hytes performs at B-Bob’s. Tickets at evenntbrite.com and at the door.
* It’s Showtime at Anndrogyny: A Bar Houma; 7181 W. Main St., Houma, LA.; 11:30 p.m. A night of amazing performances from Giselle Triviani, Coca Mesa, Destiny Sterling, and Chester Mclovin’!
8/25
* The Van Ella Bordella: A Storyville Burlesque; The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 7 p.m. Join Madam Lola van Ella and her courtesans for an evening of debauchery, scandal, decadent delights and scintillating Victorian era brothel history. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com.
8/26
* Almost Naked Karaoke: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10:30 p.m. Enjoy Naked Karaoke with Kip Kendal & Trey Bien. Come sign & Strip (nudity optional). Suggested donation $5 – $10.
8/28
* Two Beer Queers: McClains Pizzeria; 115 Gerard St., Mandeville, LA; 7 p.m. Come hangout and grab a drink with your QNS friends at McClains Pizzeria! We’ll be downstairs under the restaurant. Kids are welcome. Dogs are welcome. This venue is wheelchair accessible.
* Double Duos: Improv Comedy in Pairs: Big Couch; 1045 Desire Street New Orleans; 8 p.m. Big Couch has asked some of its favorite improvisers to partner up in this unscripted comedy show. Two pairs will perform long-form improv comedy separately, and then mash-up for a double duo. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* Wet Underwear Contest Southern Decadence 52 Kickoff; Phoenix; 941 Elysian Field Ave., New Orleans; 10 p.m. Kick off Southern Decadence a day early with Crescent City Leathermen. We will host our 3rd Annual Wet Underwear Contest Southern Decadence Kick Off. Registration starts at 10:00pm Contest at 10:30pm 1st place $100 cash prize Additional prizes for 2nd and 3rd place
8/29 – 8/30
* Lust/Filth Part VI: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.; 10 p.m. both days. Uncensored performance art, a homage to the obscene. Award-winning professional perverts will travel in from all over the country to showcase their signature styles and erotic expertise. www.PrettieBoi.com for tickets Day One New Cummers: — Bare witness to an eager load of New Cummers as they each share their homage to the obscene! Day Two, Royal Court of Lust Filth: Prepare to be blessed by our Royal Court as they present their HUGE…talents for your entertainment. RSVP REQUIRED Brought to you by Eddie Lockwood and The Great Dane, prettieboishowcase@gmail.com or at eventbrite.com
8/29
* Allies Against Cancer: Generations Hall; 310 Andrew Higgins Dr., New Orleans; 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.. In its third year, Allies Against Cancer raises awareness and funds for the disproportionate rates of cancer in the LGBTQ+ community which includes unique risk factors, screening disparities, and obstacles to prevent, detect, treat, and survive a cancer diagnosis. The event includes an open bar, local cuisine, show-stopping performances, silent auction, and recognition of our Allies Ambassadors who fundraise prior to the event. For tickets, go to https://secure.acsevents.org/site/STR/ACTIVEFundraising/CFPCY24SOR?px=59779424&pg=personal&fr_id=109346
* Renegade Bears of Louisiana Pizza Party: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA; 9 p.m – midnight. $5 donation includes pizza and first drink
8/30
* Halloween New Orleans/Virgin Decadence Party: Virgin Hotel New Orleans; 550 Baronne St.; 6 – 9 p.m. Join us for our kickoff to Southern Decadence at the rooftop of the Virgin Hotel. DJ, Drag performances, complimentary cocktails. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* Decadent Soggy Bottoms: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave.NOLA ; 7 – 10 p.m. We’re taking your favorite baking show to silly, sexy extremes where a soggy bottom doesn’t ruin the showstopper but IS the showstopper! Snag yourself a seat in the VIP “splash zone” at the tables in the front for only $35 or general admission for $20. Get tickets at eventbrite.com, or Email peachykingdrag@gmail.com
* The NOLA Radical Faeries’ PoP Ball XX: 708 Touro Street in the Marigny Triangle
(go thru gate & down the alley); 7pm—Midnight; Join us as our new Prince of Perversion is Collared! Collaring/Sashing 7:45pm-ish; Theme: No Fake Erections; Colors: Red, White & Blue, but especially Blue. Costumes Encouraged. Entertainment by Debbie With a D, Aqua Mob Water Ballet, Quijote Duo and more! Followed by 80’s Alternative Dance. Suggested Donation: $20 at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds, BUT an additional $15 to enjoy the open bar. Swimming pool is bathing suit optional but please bring your own towel.
* Simply The Best: A Tina Turner Story: Double Dealer Bar New Orleans; 129 Roosevelt Way New Orleans; 8 – 10 p.m. This tribute show celebrates the life and music of Tina Turner with electrifying performances and iconic hits, from “Proud Mary” to “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” featuring a five-piece live band! Tickets at eventbrite.com
* Alyssa Edwards: Glitz and Giggles New Orleans: House of Blues; 225 Decatur St., New Orleans; 8 – 10 p.m. Join RuPaul’s Drag Race’s + RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars’ Alyssa Edwards for an evening of sickening looks, laughs, and fun. Alyssa will perform a gag-worthy opening and closing number and delight the audience with original comedy and storytelling. Alyssa will be supported by a fantastic cast of local entertainers. Bring your dollars to tip the queens! VIP meet’n’greet begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets available at ticketmaster.com
* Club Closet: Toulouse Theater; 615 Toulouse St., New Orleans; 9:30 p.m.. Shed your inhibitions and embrace the sensual, the scandalous, the sublime at Club Closet Southern Decadence Edition. Featuring sounds by: Bright Light Bright Light Tommy Hart. Doors open at 9:30 PM – The party goes until 2am. Dress code: Southern charm meets Bourbon Street tease. Think: Sweaty tank tops, barely-there cutoffs, and just a hint of leather. Tickets here https://wl.seetickets.us/event/club-closet/611974… General Admission: 1st Tier $25 2nd Tier $30 VIP:$50
* Bearracuda Decadence 2024: Joy Theater; 1200 Canal St., New Orleans; 11 p.m. – 4 a.m. Bearracuda New Orleans DJ WAYNE G (UK), DJ Freddy King of Pants (Seattle), Go-Go’s All Night, GA & VIP (includes VIP Bar, restroom, seating & Viewing Area) tix available: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00606D8D381B57.
8/31
* Drag Brunch River Cruise: Creole Queen; 1 Poydras St., New Orleans; 10 a.m. Join us for a unique drag brunch experience. Cruise the Mississippi River and indulge in a brunch buffet (included) while being entertained by New Orleans’ own drag queens. Hosted by Eureeka Starfish and accompanied by Queens such as Kayla Starr, Katrina Waters, Tibby Honest, Champagne Munroe, Kookie Baker, Monique Michaels Alexander and Giselle Trivianni. Take advantage in advance and add $14 bottomless mimosas, $20 at the door. Full cash/credit bar available also. Live jazz by The Muddy River Time Machines. Boarding begins at 10am. The boat will depart at 11am sharp. Recommended to arrive by 9:45/10. We will return at 12:30. **NOTE** If your guests book separately you must email reviverevents@gmail.com with all reservations that will be seated together to ensure a table for the proper amount of guests. 21 and up event ID required.Tickets at eventbrite.com
* Deco-Dance Drag Queen Bingo: Brennan’s Restaurant; 417 Royal St., New Orleans; 3 – 5 p.m. Join Brennan’s for an afternoon of fun at Southern Deca-DANCE Drag Queen BINGO! Our glamorous drag queens, Debbie with a D and Laveau Contraire, call out the numbers and bring the house down with their fierce performances. Enjoy music, prizes, and laughter. Champagne Sabering Kick-off in Courtyard Complimentary Glass of Champagne upon Arrival 4 Bingo Card Rounds, Brennan’s Prizes and more! Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
* Queerbait: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., NOLA ; 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. We’ve got some of the city’s best drag artists to thrill and titillate you. Hosted by the outhouse queen herself, Sissy Latrine. Tickets at eventbrite.com and at door.
* Daytton Turner: A Bar Houma; 7181 W. Main St., Houma, LA.; 11:30 p.m. Daytton Turner Live @ dat A Bar in Houma! Come enjoy a great night of music and drinks! Daytton will be on stage in the Androgyny showroom 8pm til 12am! $5 Entry and Ladies Free til 10pm!
* Last Dance: A Tribute To Donna Summer: Double Dealer Bar New Orleans; 129 Roosevelt Way New Orleans; 8 – 10 p.m. Last Dance: A Tribute to Donna Summer features Anais St. John & a live five-piece band, and will take you back when Disco reigned supreme, and Donna Summer was the Queen. Come dressed to impress in your best disco, groovy attire. Tickets at eventbrite.com
* Horse Meat Disco – Southern Decadence – New Orleans – 2024: Fillmore New Orleans; 9 p.m. – 3 a.m. Horse Meat Disco returns for the 9th year in a row with crates of underground disco and classics that have been slaying crowds from London to dancefloors worldwide. Main Room: Horse Meat Disco/London, Dark Room: Honcho/PGH, Secret Performance: TBA. Tickets at door and eventbrite.com
* Crescent City Leathermen Social: Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans; 9 p.m. – midnight. Mix and mingle with Onyx at their bi-monthly social! Join them for drink specials on the back patio.
* Gimme Gimme Disco: A Disco Dance Party Inspired by the music of ABBA!: Tipitina’s; 4395 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans; 9 p.m. Tickets at ticket web.com
* KAPOW: Burlesque, Drag & Variety with a BANG!: The Allways Lounge & Cabaret; 2240 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 10 p.m. Featuring a rotating cast of burlesque, drag and variety artists that pack a punch! Doors 10:00pm, Show 10:30pm. RSVP Required; No Refunds tickets@missaudacious.com
* It’s Showtime on Rampart Street; GrandPre’s; 834 N. Rampart St.; 10 p.m. – midnight. With Moanalot Fontaine, Sheeya Mann, Sable Starr and special guests.
9/1
* Southern Decadence 52 Parade: Golden Lantern; 1239 Royal St., New Orleans; 2 p.m. Start. Come out to the 52nd Annual Southern Decadence Parade through the French Quarter.
* The 7th Annual Bette Bathhouse and Beyond (Southern Decadence edition): Cafe Istanbul; 2372 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans; 9 p.m. – 4 a.m. Singer/comedienne Amber Martin recreates one of Bette Midler’sshows at NYC’s gay bathhouse the Continental Baths from 1971. Audience required to wear only towels, bathrobes or underwear (BYOT: bring your own towel, or rent one from Dworld Staff for only $3 to recreate the vibe of the bathhouse). DJ Johnny Dynell will be playing “Bathhouse Disco” from the era. Drew Brody will be “Barry” on piano to Amber’s Bette featuring three 20 min all-Bette sets of songs. Shows at 10, 11 and 12 then all Bette’s are off! Clothing optional. Tickets at https://www.redeyetickets.com/bette-bathhouse-beyond…/America’s only LGBTQ ticketing company!
*Renegade Bears of Louisiana Bears Breakfast; Phoenix Bar; 941 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Contests, prizes and lots of fun. Free Breakfast inside the bar. Donations accepted.
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* Labor Day Drag Brunch: The Country Club: 634 Louisa St., New Orleans; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. A special Labor Day Drag Brunch! You can view the brunch menu here:https://thecountryclubneworleans.com/menus/brunch-menu/ Space is limited so book your reservation today: https://thecountryclubneworleans.com/reserve-a-table/
* Labor Day Bash Strut Southern Decadence: Symone: Virgin Hotels New Orleans; 550 Baronne Street, New Orleans. 12 – 6 p.m. Join Strut Southern Decadence with RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Symone! Enjoy performances, DJs, pop-up shops, a charity auction, and a pool! Poolside Tea Dance on the Rooftop. Featuring London Manchester, Beaujangless, Brigitte Bandit, Dylon Joel, Laveau Contraire, Otto Von Blotto, Qween Quan, Siren, Tarah Cards, Virginia SlimJim, Visqueen.For table Inquiries, please email: derycktodd@gmail.com.
