Monster trucks to mermaids: Your New Orleans weekend guide

🛞 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: See the "glow-n-fire" shows Saturday and Sunday at the Smoothie King Center.

🎉 Little People of America: The national conference is in town through Friday.

🎸 Creepy Fest: The underground music festival features 40+ punk, metal and hardcore bands at multiple venues through Sunday.

🎶 Mike Posner: The voice behind "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" is at Republic on Friday.

🐱 Introvert After Dark: The Cat Lounge hosts an after-hours event Saturday designed for "quiet souls." Think low voices in a cozy atmosphere with no forced socializing.

🌀 Hurricane turning ceremony: A public prayer ceremony Saturday in the Bywater to ask for protection. Vodou priestess Sallie Ann Glassman hosts.

🧜🏼‍♀️ "Joanie off the Pony": Participate in an interactive staged reading Sunday of a new French Quarter fairytale about the "mermaid of New Orleans."

⚽️ The World Cup final is Sunday. Finn McCool's, Wrong Iron, Dat Dog and Abita Taproom have watch parties.

🪖 WWII Museum: Louisiana residents get half off admission all month.