Events in New Orleans in May 2027
New Orleans has 12 sourced events in May 2027. Compare dates, venues, and ticket sources below, then build the rest of your trip around the events you choose.
The New Orleans calendar for May 2027 leads with these:
- New Orleans Jazz Festival 2027Apr 22 - May 2Source: festival calendar
- moe.May 1Chickie Wah Wah · Source: Ticketmaster
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalMay 1New Orleans Fair Grounds · Source: SeatGeek
By TripSapien · Updated November 1, 2026
Sourced events
- May 5
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M's Document
The Joy Theater. Music · Rock.
Source: Ticketmaster
- May 5
- May 6
Meshuggah: The Forty-Year Anomaly w/ Testament & Blood Incantation
The Fillmore New Orleans. Music · Metal.
Source: Ticketmaster
- May 6
- May 7
- May 8
- May 8
- May 9
- May 11
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Planning leads
Early leads on events still lining up. Exact dates and details firm up closer to your trip.
- Dates unconfirmed
Big free music festival at locations all around the French Quarter each Spring, usually the week before the start of JazzFest.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: seasonal calendar
- May 3 - May 13
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans
Planning lead · projected date · Source: festival calendar
Holidays, observances & long weekends
Holiday and observance schedules can affect services and venue hours; confirm each place directly.
- Memorial Day · publicMay 31
- Long weekendMay 29–May 31
Holiday data: date-holidays (ISC/CC-BY-3.0).
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