Friends of the Cabildo Calendar
2024 Ghostly Gallivant Online Auction
Take advantage of hotel nights, Saints tickets, restaurant gift certificates, high end bourbon and more. The online auction last until 10/31 at 5pm.
Lecture Schedule: 9:45 a.m. – 10:25 a.m: Lafayette Before the Revolution | Dr. Charles Chamberlain
10:30 – 11:15p.m: TBA
11:20 – 12:05p.m: From the End of the American Revolution to 1824 | Julien Icher
12:10 – 12:30p.m: Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:20p.m: Marquis de Lafayette Returns: The Farewell Tour of 1824-1825 | Elizabeth Reese
1:25 – 2:25p.m: Lafayette in America: 1771 to 1781 & 1824 to 1825 I Alan Hoffman
2:30 – 3:20p.m. – Lafayette’s Triumphant Visit to New Orleans | Dr. Derek Wood
3:30 – 4:00p.m. – Preview of the Louisiana State Museum’s Lafayette 200 Exhibit Opening April, 2025 at the Cabildo | LSM Staff
2024 FOC Zoom Symposium
Lafayette’s 50th Anniversary Tour of America at 200 | Saturday, December 14th | 9:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Tickets: Free for Jefferson & Orleans Parish Students | $30 FOC Members / $40 Non-Members
The Friends of the Cabildo will host its 11th annual educational symposium via zoom for members, general admission and students of Orleans and Jefferson Parish. The day will include six (6) speakers on the life of Lafayette, his role in the American Revolution, his time in France during the French Revolution and his extraordinary visit to the United States 50 years after the founding of the country from 1824-1825.
Mostly staying in cities for the day, Lafayette was so enthralled by New Orleans he stayed for 5 days and held court in the Sala Capitular of the Cabildo We will explore his time here and bring in speakers who will discuss this man’s extraordinary life.
Marigny Tour: Part I, Saturday Nov. 2th | 10 a.m. | $20 Members / $25 GA | Departure: New Orleans Jazz Museum Esplanade Avenue Entrance Gates
Marigny Tour: Part II, Saturday Nov. 9th | 10 a.m. | $20 Members / $25 GA | Departure: Hotel Peter & Paul, 2317 Burgundy Street
Faubourg Marigny was one of the City’s earliest suburbs on land subdivided from the plantation of Bernard Marigny de Mandeville, one of New Orleans most colorful historical figures. Today, the Marigny is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a city-designated historic district, due to its preservation of Creole cottages and many ornamented shotgun dwellings. Due to its odd shape (following the bend in the Mississippi River), locals often divide the Marigny into the ‘Marigny triangle’ and the ‘Marigny rectangle.
Neighborhood & Cultural Tours: Battle of New Orleans & Marigny Tours
Battle of New Orleans Tour: Saturday Oct. 26th, Nov. 16 | 10 a.m. | $20 Members / $25 GA | Departure: New Orleans Jazz Museum Esplanade Avenue Entrance Gates
The Battle of New Orleans was a defining event in America’s national identity. The Friends of the Cabildo Battle of New Orleans tour offers a fascinating look at the battle away from the battlefield, from lost locations of forts that protected the city, to Jackson’s headquarters, to events in the French Quarter related to the unfolding battle. First developed for the Bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans, the tour continues to draw historians, locals and guests for a unique perspective on this turning point in American history.
2024 Creole Christmas Holiday Home Tour
$30 Members | $40 GA, $30 Students (13-College), $20 Seniors +65 | 12 & under Free
The 46th– annual Creole Christmas will be December 27th– 29th from 10 a.m, – 3 p.m. Historic Houses include BK House House & Gardens, Gallier House, Hermann-Grima House,1850 House, Spring Fiesta and a bonus property event. All houses will have their courtyards open to enjoy on the tour as well. You can purchase tickets day of at the 1850 House, Hermann-Grima and BK House & Gardens.
2024-2025 Member Lecture Series
Free to Members | $10 Non-Members/Lecture / All Fall or Spring Lectures Package $25 (Get a Membership for 12 Months of lectures) | All Lectures at 6pm & Tuesdays
History of Carnival Class
4-Part Series | Zoom | Recorded if you can’t attend live | January 8-9, 13-14 | 6pm each class
Friends of the Cabildo will be returning its successful Adult History Class: A History of Carnival in 2024 with a 4-week seminar beginning January 15th. Speakers will include historian Dr. Karen Leathem of the Louisiana State Museum, Dr. Kimberly Vaz of Xavier University, Nola.com writer Doug Macash and Carnival Historian Frank Perez. The class will define the origins of Carnival, explore local African American traditions, break down of the history of Carnival satire, highlight the evolution of Mardi Gras Throws and the role of gay carnival. Finally, we will wrap up with a look at “folk” carnival.
Lecture Schedule:
Jan. 8 : The Origins of Carnival Day to Modern Day – Dr. Karen Leathem
Jan. 9 : Satire and Folk Carnival – Dr. Karen Leathem | Barry Ancelot – Cajun Mardi Gras
Jan 13: African American Carnival: Origins and Thriving Today | Dr. Kim Vaz- Deville
Jan.14: Evolution of Mardi Gras Throws – Doug Macash | To Be A Star: The Carnival Costume Designs of San Nicholas – Wayne Phillips
Hidden Treasures of the Louisiana State Museum – Carnival Edition Returns for One Night
For all you hardcore Carnival fanatics, join the Friends of the Cabildo and the Louisiana State Museum for one night only as we allowed to view the impressive Carnival Collection for an exclusive behind-the-scenes viewing of historic costumes and other rarely seen artifacts. Wayne Phillips, Curator of Costumes and Textiles for the Louisiana State Museum, will guide you through an in-depth, first-hand look at Carnivals of years past through a tour of the storage rooms of the State Museum, usually off limits to the general public. Only 25 in-person spots per tour.
Hidden Treasures of the Louisiana State Museum: Carnival Edition takes place Thursday, January 30th. Tours are at 5:45 p.m. and 7:15 pm (with zoom option) at the Louisiana State Museum’s Collection Storage Facility, located at 1000 Chartres Street in the French Quarter. Cost is $30.00 per person or $20.00 Foc Members
Reservations are required (15 Spots/Tour), and space is extremely limited. No tickets are sold at the door.
2024-2025 FOC Concert Series
All Concerts at 7pm at the NO Jazz Museum 3rd Floor | 100 tickets/Show
Individual Concert Ticket – $30 GA / $25 Members
$200 GA Season Front Row Guaranteed Seat / $180 Member Season
$150 GA Season Second Row Guaranteed Seat / $125 Member Season
$125 GA Season / $100 Season Member (Non Front Two Rows)
Missed Any of our Classes? We Record All Lectures
Purchase a ticket by emailing jason@friendsofthecabildo.org and we can get you copies you can watch for up to 6 months.
5-Part Neighborhoods of New Orleans Class w/Dr. Karen Leathem, Joyce Miller and Dr. Charles Chamberlain | Zoom | Tickets: $40 | Members $30
Founding Neighborhoods- Vieux Carre, Faubourg St. Marie: The American Sector
Downtown Faubourgs- Treme, Marigny, Bywater, 7th Ward
Uptown Neighborhoods- Garden District, Uptown and Carrollton
Expansion of the City – Broadmoor, Mid City, Lakefront
Suburbs of the Metro Region – Jefferson Parish, St. Bernard and the Northshore
Previously Recorded Classes that can be purchased for 6-month use (Educational Only)
Researching Your New Orleans Property Seminar and History of New Orleans Architecture Lecture (3 hour Class) ($25 Member – $35GA)
Founding of New Orleans Class (4 Classes) ($30 Member – $40 GA)
History of Carnival Class (4 Classes): ($30 Member – $40 GA)
History of Louisiana and New Orleans Music (4 Classes): ($30 Member – $40 GA)
History of Rum with Wayne Curtis (3 Classes): ($25 Member – $35GA)
We also have recorded all of our symposiums, over 75 lectures on Louisiana History and Culture!
Yoga at the Cabildo
Yoga at the Cabildo takes place at the Cabildo (701 Chartres Street) on beautiful Jackson Square. Layla Ross gives classes every Saturday morning for Friends of the Cabildo Members, locals and tourists. Member tickets are $10 and non-members are $20. If you have a mat you are welcome to bring one if not we have plenty available at no charge. Become a member HERE and you can access a $10 Yoga ticket and get access to the Cabildo, Presbytere, 1850 House, Jazz Museums and a free walking tour ticket (The 1850 House can give you temporary card, $69 Value, Memberships start at $25)
Second Thursday Lecture Series
Thursday, November 10th, 6pm | Sponsored by Friends of the Cabildo | Free | Zoom
Join us for November’s 2nd Thursday lecture, brought to by the Louisiana State Museum and the Friends of the Cabildo, featuring Mike Bunn discussing his new book This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile.