Cirque du Soleil and more things to do in New Orleans

🪲 Cirque du Soleil: Ovo is at the Smoothie King Center through Sunday. (Tickets)

🎶 The French Market is doing a free lunchtime concert Friday for Hispanic Heritage Month. (Schedule)

🎪 The Carden Glow Circus is in Kenner Friday through Sunday. (Tickets)

🆓 The New Orleans African American Museum is waiving admission Saturday. (Details)

🏃🏽‍♀️ The Crescent City Connection Bridge Run is at 6pm Saturday. The 6k starts near Oakwood Center and ends in the Warehouse District. (Details)

🎤 Franz Ferdinand is at The Joy Theater on Saturday. (Tickets)

• Check out WWOZ's Livewire for more live music.

🎉 Free festivals

• Westbank Heritage Food & Music Festival is at the Alario Center on Saturday and Sunday. (Schedule)
• NOMA's fall festival is Saturday in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden. (Details)
• Fiesta Latina is at The Broadside on Saturday. (Schedule)

🏈 Football

• LSU plays Southeastern Louisiana at home at 6:45pm Saturday.
• Tulane plays Ole Miss in Oxford at 2:30pm Saturday.
• Southern plays Jackson State at home at 6pm Saturday.
• The Saints play the Seahawks in Seattle at 3pm CT Sunday.

📆 Coming up

• Hozier is at the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday. (Tickets)
• The James Beard Foundation hosts a special dinner on Wednesday at Calcasieu with chefs Nicole Cabrera Mills of Peche and Camille Cook of Mosquito Supper Club. (Tickets)