Fried Chicken Festival, Gretna Fest and more things to do in New Orleans this weekend

• Check out WWOZ's Livewire for the live music calendar.

Thursday

🎶 The sprawling NOLAxNOLA festival continues through Sunday with live performances across the city. (Events)

Friday

🎉 Gretna Fest brings local and touring acts, family-friendly cultural stages and a marching band showcase to downtown Gretna all weekend long. (Details)

• Go deeper: Our fall festival guide.

Saturday

🎨 Stop by the Contemporary Arts Center for the opening of "EXPOSE 2024," a new exhibition featuring work by seven artists, all in the museum's windows, so you can see it from the street. (Details)

🐶 🐱 Have a barking good time at the LASPCA's annual Carnival fundraiser. (Tickets)

🍗 Get all the finger-lickin' fried chicken you can handle at the National Fried Chicken Festival through Sunday. (Tickets)

💃 Que Pasa Fest is in Lafreniere Park through Sunday. The event celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in the metro area. (Details)

🍷 Art for Art's Sake offers a chance to sip and stroll down Magazine Street and the downtown arts district along Julia Street to check out shops and entertainment. (Details)

Sunday

🏇 Stomp divots (that's what you do, right?) during the Town & Country Classic, a polo match in Folsom. It's a collaboration between the Southern Hotel and The Windsor Court. (Details)