New Orleans weekend guide: Swampus parade, live music and more

• The National Fried Chicken Festival will now be next weekend.
• The Fall Garden Festival at City Park is canceled.

🧌 The Krewe of Krampus presents its Swampus walking parade at 7:30pm Saturday through the French Quarter.

• The Halloween parade focuses on sustainable throws and handmade costumes. It has a dedicated viewing area for people with disabilities.

💀 The Skeleton House is back on St. Charles Avenue for the season.

• More of our favorite things to do this month.

🌶️ Like "Hot Ones" on YouTube? You'll love "Spicy Bits." It's an improv comedy show at Big Couch where performers tackle increasingly difficult games while eating progressively hotter hot sauce.

🎉 Festivals

• NOLAxNOLA at various venues
• Abita Fall Fest on the North Shore. Note — the festival is Friday only and organizers say they're not certain about the event's future.

🏈 Football

• The Saints host the Falcons at the Dome for Monday Night Football.
• LSU vs. McNeese at home.
• Tulane is off.
• Southern vs. University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff for homecoming.

⚔️ Salon de Jeanne d'Arc is a free conference Saturday at the East Bank Regional Library that explores Joan of Arc, medieval history, puppetry, food and military history. There's a historical fencing demonstration too.

🇵🇭 A Filipino cultural celebration is at the New Orleans Jazz Museum as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month. The free event features film, dance and live music.

🎤 Live shows

• Tank & the Bangas perform with Dawn Richard and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra at the Orpheum.
• Comedian Terry Fator is at the Mahalia Jackson.
• George Porter Jr. Trio is at Double Dealer. Free admission.
• Jose Madero is at House of Blues.
• Icelandic indie-folk band Of Monsters and Men is at the Civic.

🎭 Theater

• "My Fair Lady" is at Westwego Performing Arts Theatre.
• "Trolls Jr." is at Rivertown.