In celebration of twenty years of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden, the New Orleans Museum of Art is hosting an outdoor festival for all ages. This free event will include guided tours of the beautiful highlights of the Besthoff Sculpture Garden, art activities, live music, and more. Food trucks and pop-up restaurants will sell a variety of cuisines. 

Join us for this one-time event to celebrate this important moment in the museum’s history. 

 This event is free and open to the public. Advance registration is encouraged.

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Program Line-Up

Come enter one of our two wearable art costume contests: 

GARDEN COSTUME CONTEST 

Dress up in a garment that is reminiscent of the beautiful outdoor scenery present in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden.

ART COSTUME CONTEST 

Show us your most fashionable interpretation of your favorite art piece or even artist. 

FOOD TRUCKS AND POP-UPS 

Bonafried
La Cocinita
Cafe Noma
Imperial Woodpecker Sno-Balls
Nori Guys
La Tangariné

ENTERTAINMENT

DJ Audio Jocks
Party Peeple Painters
Bubble Lady Linda
Move Ya Brass

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY

The Roots of Music 

ACTIVITIES

Move Ya Brass Class
Garden Costume Contest
Art Costume Contest

Thank You to Our Sponsors for this Event

Lead Sponsor

Entertainment and Program Sponsors

Howard Family Foundation
Cammie and Charles Mayer

Art Activity Sponsors

Community Partners 

Links Voter Registration
Congo Square Preservation Society
kidsmART
Kolaj Institute
Broadmoor Arts and Wellness
Master Gardeners
Greater New Orleans Iris Society
Son of a Saint
Move Ya Brass
Created to Create
Glass Half-Full
Master Gardeners
Iris Society
Indian Arts Circle
Move Ya Brass
Mo’s Art Supply
Middle American Research Institute (MARI)
New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation (NOHHF)