Upcoming Events Around NOLA
Lots of collectors events, music, and more!
There’s a ton of cool and interesting events happening around New Orleans!
I have listed them below in chronological order, and will be updating/sending out the list beginning and middle of each month.
I won’t be at all of these, but you should be! Check them out by clicking Links below each picture.
Crescent City Comics has thousands of $1 comics, and a good selection of discounted collected editions for sale on 3/7! Sometimes there’s even a box of toys out on a table or two. I try to go to each one of these they put on and then stop for coffee across the street. They have a handful of these sales a year! Check it out before the good stuff is gone!
The CCC website is here
New Planets are back. You read that right. They are playing a show at Courtyard Brewery on 3/8. You read that part right too. Find out more info by following them on Instagram @Newplanets.Nola
Joystick, Atomic Broad, and Daybreak are teaming up for a crazy cool show on 3/13. Friday the 13th! This will be a big show for all 3 bands, so be sure to swing by The Crypt and tell the bands that this flyer looks incredible. This show is also not announced anywhere yet! I am breaking this news early to my loyal Substack followers. Just another perk that you get absolutely for free by being a Cassowary and Coot reader. Huzzah!!
Showcase Comic Con is returning on 3/14 after a long hiatus.
The Facebook event page says
”back at the Harbor Center in the newly created wing, enjoy a collection of the best vendors in the region, a few celebrity guests, and a day of comic con fun! More information to come, and this is the page to watch, so go ahead and mark your calendars now!”
I will update this newsletter with more information once it is made available.
Dead Media Market! The next one is on 3/21 at Chelsea’s Live in Baton Rouge.
This is a must-attend event for those who have a passion for physical media. Hundreds of VHS tapes, Vinyl records, video games, comic books, wax packs, toys, and more! Free admission! This event rotates locations, and is friendly to new vendors.
Check it the Facebook page for these events here
There’s an amazing video made by my friend at SaleOsaurus about the last Dead Media Market a few weeks ago. Be sure to watch this video to get an idea about this event before you get your stinkin paws on these damn dirty tapes!
Louisiana Tiki Fest is happening once again in Baton Rouge. It’s happening on 3/27-29. A fun weekend if you like tiki drinks. On Saturday 3/28 during the “Saturday Sip, Shop, & Seminars” I will once again be vending at this event. It’s usually a cool time, although this isn’t what you may be thinking when you hear “fest”. There’s a lot of seminars about rum and people hosting classes. I honestly don’t know what really goes on during these seminars, because I am vending at a table. Get more info at the Louisiana Tiki Fest website here!
Alright folks, this is the big one. Twice a year, the St Tammany Collectors Con puts together the best convention in the state. They cater to the vendors and collectors, and each year it gets bigger and better. They just announced that the co-creator or Rogue will be attending. Cool! If you go to one collecting event a year, make it this one! Be sure to make it to Mandeville on 4/11-12
More info can be found here
The Capital City show is back again on 5/3. This is an interesting show with lots of vendors who don’t normally appear at the other events listed here. I always find something cool for my personal collection at this event. Check it out!
St. Patrick’s Day is the next holiday that I have a playlist made for. Unfortunately, it is one of my shortest playlists ever! Only two and a half hours! Sheesh. I need to beef this thing up. If you have any suggestions for cool Celtic music, let me know! Check out the link to the playlist Here!