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Baton Rouge, on cue · September

What's happening in Baton Rouge this weekend.

Friday through Sunday around downtown and the river: concerts, festivals, family mornings, and the one show everyone will be talking about Monday.

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What's happening in Baton Rouge this weekend?

This weekend (September 25–27, 2026, times in Central Time), the top picks around Baton Rouge:

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Standouts this week

Standout All Hail The Big Chief! A Tribute to Big Chief Monk Boudreaux Sat, Sep 26 · 8:30 PM · Tipitina's Standout Built To Spill Sun, Sep 27 · 8:00 PM · Tipitina's 39 locals watching Standout Honey Island Swamp Band Fri, Sep 25 · 9:00 PM · Tipitina's 55 locals watching
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Cat Video Fest with Cat Haven

Sun, Sep 27 ·

Manship Theatre · Baton Rouge, LA

About 7 mi Nearby

Genre: Cat Videos; Shorts Rated: PG Ticket Price: $12.50, including fees, call for discounts. Meet your new best friend! Enjoy on-site cat adoptions with Cat Haven, and know that a portion of every ticket sold supports their mission of finding loving homes for cats in need. Cat Video Fest is a compilation of the latest and best cat videos pulled from countless hours of unique submissions and sourced animations, music videos, and classic internet powerhouses.

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Official listing · verified Sep 22
FriSep 25
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Fri, Sep 25 ·

Manship Theatre · Baton Rouge, LA

About 7 mi Nearby

In Partnership with the East Baton Rouge Parish Library PAGES TO POPCORN: Bring your library card for free popcorn! Genre: Adventure / Comedy Rating: PG; Common Sense Media 13+ Year: 1975 A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.

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Official listing · verified Sep 22

Local planning guide

Building a Baton Rouge weekend from one board

The weekend is where Baton Rouge's calendar concentrates — club shows at downtown's Third Street blocks, family programming at East Baton Rouge Parish Library branches, the occasional big night at the Manship Theatre. This page holds Friday-to-Sunday only, refreshed daily against the source calendars.

The window is the filter

Everything here starts between Friday evening and Sunday night — no month-out clutter, no stale weekday leftovers.

Mix the weekend

A strong Baton Rouge weekend usually pairs one anchor event with something low-commitment around downtown and the river; cost and distance signals make the pairing quick.

Late calls covered

Saturday-morning decisions work here — listings carry their showtimes and ticket state, so a 9am check still leaves the day plannable.