Name: The Puppet Pants Encounter
Start: 2025-04-04T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-04T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Backyard Ballroom

Jazz & Heritage Gala

Apr 23, 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Generations Hall

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Sundown Striptease: (Un)Covered

9:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge
"Fluorescent Field"

10:00am @ Octavia Art Gallery
Richard "Piano" Scott

1:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Dr. Zach

4:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
Jan Davis

4:30pm @ The National WWII Museum
Colin Myers Band

5:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Or Shovaly Plus

7:00pm @ Salon Salon in Maison Métier
"Bursting Brass"

7:30pm @ Marigny Opera House
Comedy Beast Stand-Up Showcase

7:30pm @ Howlin' Wolf
Shawan Rice Trio

8:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
"What I Wore to Work: a Memoir of Dressing to Undress"

8:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge & Theatre
Fritzel's All Star Band with Kevin Ray Clark

8:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Rebirth Brass Band

8:30pm @ The Rabbit Hole
"All Acts Welcome" open mic

9:00pm @ The Domino
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"What I Wore to Work: a Memoir of Dressing to Undress"

8:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge & Theatre
Tour d'Azur: Saint Tropez

Nightly @ King Brasserie and Bar
Weather Cause and Effect: Insights For Smarter Business Planning

9:00am CDT @ Online
NOCHI Wednesday Walkthroughs

10:00am @ NOCHI
"Fluorescent Field"

10:00am @ Octavia Art Gallery
"Bing & the Belles"

11:45am @ BB's Stage Door Canteen, National WWII Museum
Richard "Piano" Scott

1:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Maximizing Royalties for Musicians

2:00pm @ Algiers Regional Library
High Standards

4:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
Bourbon Street Stars

5:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Evenings with Enrique

5:00pm @ Botanical Garden at City Park
"Know Your Rights" Workshop

5:30pm @ New Orleans Healing Center
"Wednesday @ The Depot"

5:30pm @ Bay St. Louis Historic L & N Train Depot
Nell Simmons-Bradley

6:00pm @ NOPSI Hotel
April Spain

6:00pm @ LaSalle Restaurant, Hilton Airport
Nate DiMeo

6:00pm @ The Garden District Book Shop
Bonsai Workshop

6:30pm @ Parleaux Beer Lab
“Laugh No Matter What”

7:00pm @ Café Istanbul
Geovane Santos + Orkestra Maria Fumaça

7:00pm @ Marigny Opera House
Joey's Backyard "Survivor" Screening + Secret Movie

7:00pm @ BJ's Lounge Bywater
The Roundhouse: Turn It Around With Comedy

7:30pm @ Big Couch New Orleans
Serabee

8:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
Sono Presents: The Shape of Jazz to Come

8:00pm @ Good Measure
WATS Afterparty with DJ FTK

8:00pm @ The Barnett
Jon Cleary

8:00pm @ Chickie Wah Wah
Fritzels All Star Band w/Kevin Ray Clark and Gunhild Carling

8:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Yoshitaka “Z2” Tsuji

8:00pm @ Blue Nile
Karaoke

9:00pm @ Holy Diver NOLA
Dance Hall Classics with DJ T-Roy

10:00pm @ The Rabbit Hole
New Breed Brass Band

10:00pm @ Blue Nile
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Easter Bunny

10:00am @ Audubon Aquarium
"Fluorescent Field"

10:00am @ Octavia Art Gallery
Richard "Piano" Scott

12:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Doyle Cooper Band

2:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Tiffany Hall

4:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
D’Batiste & Friends

5:00pm @ The Press Room at The Eliza Jane
John Saavedra Band

5:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Amanda Shaw

5:30pm @ Historic BK House & Gardens
Chaotic Good Time: The Select Your Own Adventure Burlesque & Variety Show

7:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
Tee Jay & The Peoples Choice

7:00pm @ NOPSI Hotel
Deconstruction: Long-form Improv Comedy

7:30pm @ Big Couch New Orleans
Mahler "Song of the Earth"

7:30pm @ Orpheum Theater
Joy Noises: A Comedy Open Mic

8:00pm @ Poor Boys
Chubby Carrier & Bayou Swamp Band

8:00pm @ Rock 'n' Bowl
Gabby Bryan

8:00pm @ The Howlin' Wolf
Audrey & The CrawZaddies

8:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
Fritzels All Star Band w/Kevin Ray Clark and Gunhild Carling

8:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Queers Of Comedy

8:15pm @ Oz
Irvin Mayfield

9:00pm @ Blue Nile
Drivin n Cryin

9:00pm @ Chickie Wah Wah
John Saavedra

9:00pm @ Double Dealer Bar
Tainted Love '80s Night

10:00pm @ Santos Bar
Irvin Mayfield

11:00pm @ Blue Nile
Reggae Night with DJ T-Roy

11:00pm @ Blue Nile Balcony Room
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"A Song of Persephone: A Springtime Cabaret from the Underworld"

7:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
Hippity Happity Breakfast - Sensory Friendly

7:30am @ Ruby Slipper
"Fluorescent Field"

10:00am @ Octavia Art Gallery
Easter Bunny

10:00am @ Audubon Aquarium
Richard "Piano" Scott

12:30pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Sam Friend Jazz Band

2:30pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Or Shovaly Plus

3:00pm @ The Press Room at The Eliza Jane
Ellen Smith & April Spain

4:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
Miss Sigrid and the Zigzags

5:00pm @ Seawitch Oyster Bar & Restaurant
Sam Lobley Band

6:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Fellowship w/ DJ Jess

6:00pm @ NOPSI Hotel
Mia Borders

6:00pm @ d.b.a. New Orleans
Jacquees & Dej Loaf

7:00pm @ House of Blues New Orleans
Good Friday service

7:00pm @ Victory Church
Papa Mali Trio

7:00pm @ NOLA Brewing
Joie des Femmes: Improv Comedy from an all femme cast

7:30pm @ Big Couch New Orleans
The Bad Sandys

8:00pm @ Bourbon Street Honky Tonk
Terrain, Across Phoenix, Donner Party, Ben & DC

8:00pm @ Holy Diver NOLA
JuJu & Odd Corey's Big Damn Show

8:00pm @ The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
"Nanibu"

8:00pm @ Marigny Opera House
Mem Shannon Trio

8:00pm @ Bourbon O Bar
The Caesar Brothers' FunkBox

8:00pm @ Blue Nile
Fritzels All Star Band w/Kevin Ray Clark and Gunhild Carling

9:00pm @ Fritzel's European Jazz Club
Jenavieve Cooke and the Winding Boys

9:00pm @ Double Dealer Bar
Drivin n Cryin

9:00pm @ Chickie Wah Wah
Bon Bon Vivant, Sweet Magnolia

9:00pm @ Carrollton Station
Who Knows What? Comedy Quiz Show

9:00pm @ Big Couch New Orleans
Slow Motion Cowboys w/ Max and the Martians

9:00pm @ BJ's Lounge Bywater
Burning Hell Burlesque - Rock & Roll Burlesque Show

10:30pm @ The AllWays Lounge
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"Clay: A Southern Census"

All day @ Clay Center of New Orleans
"Making It Home: From Vietnam to New Orleans"

All day @ Historic New Orleans Collection
Fighting for the Right to Fight

9:00am @ The National WWII Museum
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The Puppet Pants Encounter

Backyard Ballroom

Fri, Apr 4

5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Sweet & spooky souls on strings perform tricks, transfix, and give out gifts to an all-original soundtrack in this ethereal and delightfully charming variety show. *NOLA Giant Puppet Festival

FULL DESCRIPTION

Founded in Atlanta in 2024, Puppet Pants is committed to providing top quality marionette entertainment for audiences of all ages, and has performed at music festivals, private events and independent tours of the South East United States.

If you like CLOWNS, MONSTERS, WEIRD STUFF, or simply want to see something you've never seen before.. come to The Puppet Pants Encounter!

There are some moments of audience participation.

While appropriate for all ages, the show has been described as "INTENSE FOR CHILDREN" but it is safe for kids and does not have any violence, language, or adult themes.

Puppet Pants likes to say - "cool kids like it"

Ticket link https://www.neworleansgiantpuppetfest.com/ticketsandmerch/p/puppetpants