Mardi Gras is over, and everyone is TIRED! There isn’t a lot going on this weekend in Jefferson Parish. However, we did find a few fun story times, library activities, and farmers’ markets for you to attend if you need to get out of the house.
Friday, February 20, 2026
Storytime: 10:30 – 11:30 am for ages 0-5 at the Rosedale Library.
Community Garden Work Hour: 11 am – NOON. Everyone is invited to help work in the first ever community garden at the Terrytown Library.
Cat Craft: 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Ages 0-11 can make a cat craft at the Lafitte Library.
LEGO Club: 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Ages 5-10 can build LEGO creations at the North Kenner Library.
Thrillville Fair: Opens at 5 pm. Rides, games, food, and a circus in the parking lot of the Shrine on Airline. Admission is $10 per person, and unlimited ride bands are $35.
Tet Fest: 6 – 11 pm. Mary Queen of Vietnam Church (14011 Dwyer Blvd, New Orleans) hosts an annual Winter Festival celebrating the Vietnamese New Year with traditional Vietnamese cuisine, dance, and music. Plus children’s activities and fireworks displays. FREE
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Grab and Go Craft: All Day. Ages 4-9 can grab a craft to do at home while supplies last at the River Ridge Library.
Saturday Craft: 10 – 10:30 am. Children can come make a craft in the Children’s Activity Room at the East Bank Regional Library. First come, first served.
Gretna Farmers’ Market: 8 am – NOON. Huey P Long and Third Street.
Kenner Farmers’ Market: 10 am – 2 pm. Kenner City Park, parking lot.
Basic Beginner Chess: 10:30 – 11:30 am. Ages 6-11 can learn basic chess skills and strategies at the Harahan Library.
LEGO Club: 10:30 – 11:30 am. Ages 4 and up can build LEGO creations at the Old Metairie Library.
LPO’s Musical Story Hour: 10:30 – 11 am. Percussionist Michael Metz will accompany a special reading of The Little Engine that Could at the Milton H. Latter Memorial Library (5120 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans).
Tet Fest: 11 am -11 pm. Mary Queen of Vietnam Church (14011 Dwyer Blvd, New Orleans) hosts an annual Winter Festival celebrating the Vietnamese New Year with traditional Vietnamese cuisine, dance, and music. Plus children’s activities and fireworks displays. FREE
Habitat Helpers: 11 am. Join others and protect the nature we love at the Audubon Nature Center.
Family Garden Walks: 11 – 11:45 am. Walk through the gardens with native plant specialist and gardener Chris Booth. Included in garden admission.
Story with Craft: 11 am – NOON. Storytime and craft for ages 3-7 at the Gretna Library.
Story with Craft: 11 am – NOON. Storytime and craft for ages 3-10 at the Terrytown Library.
Author Signing and Storytime: 11 am. Children can listen to Paul Schexayder read The Adventures of Boudin Boy at Barnes and Noble in Metairie.
Storytime: 11 am. Children can listen to the story Soul Step at Barnes and Noble on the Westbank.
Teen Game Day: 11 am – 1 pm. Teens can stop by and play a game of Ratchet and Clank on the PS5 at the Westbank Regional Library.
Dewey Doables: 1 – 2 pm. Tweens and teens can make a craft at the Lafitte Library.
Reading to Rover: 1 – 2 pm. Beginning and reluctant readers can read aloud to therapy dogs at the East Bank Regional Library.
Thrillville Fair: Opens at 1 pm. Rides, games, food, and a circus in the parking lot of the Shrine on Airline. Admission is $10 per person, and unlimited ride bands are $35.
LEGO Club: 1 – 3 pm. Ages 6-11 can build LEGO creations at the Rosedale Library.
Cuentos y Manualidades: 2 – 3 pm. Spanish storytime at the Terrytown Library.
Sensory Saturday: 2 – 3 pm. Engaging program designed for all ages and abilities at the Westbank Regional Library.
Taylor the Cat’s Bridal Shower: 3 – 6 pm. Celebrate the upcoming wedding of Taylor the Cat and Travis the dog with games and crafts at this JPAWS Pet Adoption Event at the Gretna Library.
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Tet Fest: 9 am – 10 pm. Mary Queen of Vietnam Church (14011 Dwyer Blvd, New Orleans) hosts an annual Winter Festival celebrating the Vietnamese New Year with traditional Vietnamese cuisine, dance, and music. Plus children’s activities and fireworks displays. FREE
Build a Cat Craft: All Day. Ages 3 and up can create a cat craft at the West Bank Regional Library, while supplies last.
Thrillville Fair: Opens at 1 pm. Rides, games, food, and a circus in the parking lot of the Shrine on Airline. Admission is $10 per person, and unlimited ride bands are $35.
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