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📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Oct. 5–11

📅 Baton Rouge: Week at a Glance | Oct. 5–11

Why it matters: Saturday is the week's anchor—PlantFest!, Boots on the Farm, Cat Tales and Cocktails, Laser Zeppelin at LASM, Rural Life Alive! and The California Honeydrops all land the same day. Thursday brings three simultaneous free art receptions at the Shaw Center. Friday delivers a televised congressional debate and a new gallery opening at Perkins Rowe.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 7

🎨 Baton Rouge Gallery: First Wednesday Opening—6–9 p.m. 📍 Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive

  • October's First Wednesday opening reception features new works from BRG exhibiting artists John Alleyne, Lauren Cardenas, Ross Jahnke, Brian Kelly and Leslie Koptcho. Live music, complimentary beverages and small bites. Free and open to all. Details at batonrougegallery.org.

🎵 River City Jazz Masters: Alfredo Rodriguez Band feat. Pedrito Martinez—7:30 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

  • The 20th Anniversary season of the River City Jazz Masters series opens with one of Cuba's most innovative pianists and his ensemble. Afro-Cuban jazz meets Latin jazz in what promises to be a standout opening night. Presented by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org.

🗓️ Thursday, October 8

🎨 Free Art Reception: Intelligent Worlds + Dario Robleto + LSU MOA Fall Opening—6–8 p.m. 📍 Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St.

  • Three simultaneous free art receptions at the Shaw Center: Intelligent Worlds: LSU Printmaking Alumni at the Gallery at Manship; Dario Robleto's The First Time, the Heart at the Glassell Gallery; and the LSU Museum of Art fall opening on the fifth floor. Free and open to all. Details at manshiptheatre.org.

🗓️ Friday, October 9

🎨 Second Impression: Artist Talk Series 01—6 p.m. 📍 House of Hues Gallery, 10156 Perkins Rowe, Suite 140

  • The first installment of House of Hues Gallery's Artist Talk Series—Baton Rouge's newest contemporary art space, whose debut show sold out. Free. Details at House of Hues on Instagram.

🗓️ Saturday, October 10

🌱 Red Stick Farmers Market—8 a.m.–noon 📍 5th & Main Street, downtown

  • Fresh produce, local vendors and community at BR's flagship open-air market.

🌿 PlantFest! 2026—9 a.m.–4 p.m. 📍 LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road

  • More than 3,000 plants representing over 300 species—native trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, ferns, succulents and grasses. This year's sale celebrates Hilltop founder Emory Smith by introducing the Emory Smith Legacy Collection. Continues Sunday, October 11, noon–4 p.m. Details at lsu.edu/hilltop.

🌾 Rural Life Alive!—10 a.m. 📍 LSU Rural Life Museum, 4560 Essen Lane

  • Living history and artisan demonstrations every Saturday in October. Free with museum admission ($10 adults). Details at lsu.edu/rurallife.

🎵 Rock the Dome: Laser Zeppelin—LASM Planetarium 📍 Irene W. Pennington Planetarium, LASM, 100 S. River Road

  • Led Zeppelin's greatest hits in an immersive full-dome laser light show. Showtimes and tickets at lasm.org.

🎬 Ancient Beacons Long for Notice—noon and 1:40 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

  • A new film by Dario Robleto uniting art and astronomy to a jaw-dropping effect. Two free screenings. Free RSVP at manshiptheatre.org.

🌾 Boots on the Farm—4–9 p.m. 📍 Baton Roots Community Farm, 5509 Winbourne Ave.

  • An elevated farm-to-table dinner under the stars at Baton Roots Community Farm, with live music and community—benefiting The Walls Project and urban agriculture in North Baton Rouge. Tickets from $108.55 at Eventbrite.

🐱 Cat Tales and Cocktails—6–9 p.m. 📍 Crowne Plaza Executive Center, 4728 Constitution Ave.

  • Cat Haven's annual fundraising gala celebrates more than 24,000 cats and kittens saved since 1999. Costumes encouraged—live music, live and silent auction and costume contest. Tickets at cathaven.org.

🎵 The California Honeydrops—8 p.m. 📍 Chelsea's Live, 1010 Nicholson Dr.

  • The Oakland-based soul, blues and R&B band brings its high-energy live show to Baton Rouge. Tickets at chelseaslive.com.

🗓️ Sunday, October 11

🌿 PlantFest! 2026—noon–4 p.m. 📍 LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road

  • Final day of PlantFest! 2026. Details at lsu.edu/hilltop.

🎵 Sundays in St. George—2–6 p.m. 📍 Highland Road Park, north side, St. George

  • The new free outdoor community concert series continues with Phat Hat. Curated arts market, food vendors and live music. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. Details at artsbr.org.

🎵 Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul—2 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

  • This visionary music documentary traces the turbulent, transcendent life of Gregg Allman—from his musical awakening to the creation of the Allman Brothers Band and the birth of Southern Rock. Proceeds benefit Live After Five. Free popcorn and soda included. Tickets at manshiptheatre.org.

🎨 ARTiculate Artist Talk: Alleyne / Cardenas / Jahnke / Kelly / Koptcho—4–6 p.m. 📍 Baton Rouge Gallery, 1515 Dalrymple Drive

  • Hear directly from this month's five exhibiting BRG artists about their backgrounds, processes and work. Free and open to all. Details at batonrougegallery.org.

🎵 Laundry Day—8 p.m. 📍 Chelsea's Live, 1010 Nicholson Dr.

  • The New York five-piece that went viral on TikTok, toured with The 1975 and played Austin City Limits brings its genre-bending indie pop and alt-rock to Baton Rouge. For fans of Clairo, The 1975 and Tyler the Creator. Tickets at chelseaslive.com.

📋 Civic Duty

🗓️ Monday, October 5

🏛️ Press Club: 2nd Congressional District Candidate Forum—noon 📍 Drusilla Place Catering, Drusilla Shopping Center

  • All five candidates for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District take questions. Doors open 11:30 a.m. $25 members; $30 nonmembers. Public welcome. LPB streams on YouTube.

🗓️ Friday, October 9

🏛️ Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Debate—7–8 p.m. 📍 Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St.

  • A live, televised debate among leading candidates for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District ahead of the November 3 primary. Presented by WBRZ and supported by the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Foundation. Details at manshiptheatre.org.

🗓️ Saturday, October 10

🌳 Downtown Ball Moss Cleanup—8:30 a.m.–noon 📍 City Club of Baton Rouge, 355 North Blvd.

  • Clean Pelican, Councilwoman Laurie Adams, Baton Rouge Green and community partners mobilize volunteers to remove ball moss from trees along North Boulevard. All experience levels welcome. Free. Register at cleanpelican.org/ballmoss.

Reach us: Want to submit an event item for consideration? Email us the information at news@redeyebr.com. Details: The calendar is on a Monday–Sunday rotation, and the submission deadline is the Wednesday prior.