Bywater & Marigny
Events
BYMBO hosts and promotes events across both Bywater & Marigny neighborhoods — from community cleanups and business mixers to corridor activations that bring visitors and locals together.
Calendar
August 2026
Calendar
Upcoming in the Neighborhood
Thu, Aug 6, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
3 Week Pure Beginners Belly Dance
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
A welcoming on-ramp for those brand new to belly dance. Learn foundational movements, explore rhythm, and build confidence in a supportive, no-pressure environment. No experience necessary.
Thu, Aug 6, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM
8 Week Belly Dance Bootcamp
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
You’ll build strength, stamina, and precision through focused drills and layered technique while developing fluidity, musicality, and confident expression. Each session weaves together foundational vocabulary, technique, and performance skills, meeting you where you are and inviting you to rise. Beyond movement, this class honors belly dance as a living tradition. Expect exploration of cultural context, rhythm, history, and musical interpretation, grounding your dance in respect, knowledge, and depth. This is not just about how the movement looks- it’s about why it exists and how it lives in the body. Belly Dance Bootcamp is both challenging and supportive- an intentional container for transformation. Come ready to sweat, focus, learn, and embody your power. This class is ideal for dancers seeking technical refinement, cultural understanding, and a strong, confident stage presence. This is where dedication becomes mastery. Performance Opportunity Nov 6. No Drop Ins | Registration Required.
Sat, Aug 8, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
4 Week Saturday Shimmies Session
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
Kick off your morning with shimmies. Learn Belly Dance technique and energize your body, mind, and soul. Create community. Learn about the history and culture of the dance, different styles, and more.
Sat, Aug 8, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bywater Art Gallery Artist Opening
Bywater Art Gallery · 3161 Burgundy St
Join us for Second Saturday at Bywater Art Gallery featuring the original artwork of visiting artist, Jeremiah Johnson. Refreshments, and wine will be served.
Tue, Aug 11, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
6 Week Sacred Flow
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
Sacred Flow is an improvisational movement class designed by Karla Marie to help you reconnect with the wisdom of your own body. Rooted in exploration rather than choreography, this class invites dancers of all levels to move intuitively, using personal experience, sensation, rhythm, and emotion as creative guides. No prior dance experience is necessary. Interested? At Studio Shakti New Orleans Don’t get me wrong. THIS IS A DANCE CLASS> this is not a trance or free movement class. You will be guided through elements of modern dance, belly dance, ballet, jazz. and other dance forms, but only as an influence to your movement. Through concepts such as weight shift, balance, grounding, musicality, and spatial awareness, students build confidence and freedom in movement while developing a deeper relationship with their bodies. Rather than focusing on mastering a single dance style, Sacred Flow offers a space to explore movement as an evolving personal practice and artistic language. This class is equally welcoming to advanced dancers seeking a deeper improvisational practice and to beginners curious about expressive movement in a supportive environment or wishing to be introduced to dance instruction as an adult. Dancers with a foundation in belly dance will especially benefit from exploring technique through the lens of improvisation and tarab — the deeply emotional and transcendent state of musical connection often described in Middle Eastern arts as becoming fully immersed in the feeling, spirit, and emotional resonance of the music. Through Sacred Flow, technique becomes not just performance, but embodiment.
Tue, Aug 11, 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM
3 Week Latin Dance
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
Latin Dance offers fun and full body joy, through learning salsa, bachata, and more! No prior experience or partner is required, so register or just drop in to move, sweat, and have a good time!
Wed, Aug 12, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
ByMBO Monthly Meeting #13
Flex Design Studio · 1242 Montegut St. New Orleans LA 70117
An evening of connection, collaboration, and community impact!
Sat, Aug 15, 9:00 AM
3rd Saturday Cleanup
Pepp's Pub · 706 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Volunteer street cleanup across the Bywater & Marigny. Coffee + bags provided. Recurring on the 3rd Saturday of every month, starting at Pepp's Pub.
Tue, Sep 8, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Line Dance Class
Studio Shakti · 2372 St. Claude Ave. Ste. 200 New Orleans, LA 70117
Line Dancing is coming to @studioshaktinola Join Andi for an hour of dance fun that you can bring to any dance floor! All levels welcome. Nothing needed except a willingness to learn some new moves with friends or brush off the dust on some old...
Sat, Sep 12, 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Frida Fest & Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Cafe Istanbul · 2372 St. Claude in the New Orleans Healing Center
On Saturday, September 12, we're hosting Frida Fest 2026: A Hispanic Heritage Celebration at Cafe Istanbul in the New Orleans Healing Center. It's a full day of Latin American art, music, dance, food, and community, held during Hispanic Heritage Month and just days before Central American Independence Day. Think artisan markets, live performances, a Frida Look-Alike Contest, and a crowd that shows up with their whole heart. We hope you will join us!!
Tue, Oct 6, 12:00 PM
FQBA Block Party
900 Block of Orleans · 900 Block of Orleans
block party 900 Block of Orleans
Sun, Nov 1, 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Fet Gede - Haitian Day of the Dead Festival
New Orleans Healing Center · 2372 Saint Claude Ave
The New Orleans Healing Center and La Source Ancienne Ounfo invite the public to the annual Day of the Dead and Fet Gede (Haitian Day of the Dead) celebration. For over four decades, this vibrant, FREE, community-centered event has offered a space to honor ancestors and celebrate life through deep-rooted cultural traditions. Held at the New Orleans Healing Center, the evening features beautifully crafted local artist altars, a lively art and craft market, food vendors, and a Haitian rum happy hour to kick off the festivities. Attendees are welcome to bring photos and remembrances of their own loved ones to place on the main stage community altar. The heart of the evening begins with a powerful, traditional Vodou ceremony to invoke the Gede spirits, followed by a closing procession to feed the dead, pass flames, and share multi-tradition prayers. Guests are highly encouraged to immerse themselves in the experience by wearing white with a purple headscarf, or combinations of purple and black. You are also welcome to bring traditional offerings for the spirits, such as rum, cigars, peppers, or flatbreads, as the community gathers to ensure the memories of those who have passed remain vibrant and alive.