Events in Baton Rouge area for Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2026 | Entertainment/Life

The following is a calendar of community events in the Baton Rouge area from Friday through Thursday, Feb. 5.​ 

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

EVENING SKY VIEWING: 8:30 p.m.-10 p.m., BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. See the majesty of the night sky in these public viewings for those 6 and up. hrpo.lsu.edu/events.

SATURDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce, goods, cooking demonstrations. breada.org.

FAMILY-HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. lasm.org.

“MARTY SUPREME”: 2 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. New-release film starring Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. Also starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion. $8.50. manshiptheatre.org.

MARDI GRAS CAJUN DANCE: 7:30 p.m., Ric Seeling Dance Studio, 10776 N. Harrells Ferry Road. Free dance lessons at 6:45 pm for anyone with paid admission. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Costumes encouraged, but optional. Bring snacks and beverages. $10, Cajun French Music Association members; $15, nonmembers; $10, students with ID; free, children 12 and under. batonrougecajundance.com

SUNDAY

FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Old Governors’ Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; and Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus reduced-price entry to LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows.

MONDAY

POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP: 3 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Watch poetry writing tutorials, offer various prompts for inspiration and share poems. Free. ebrpl.com.

TUESDAY

BATON ROUGE CHESS CLUB: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, Unit 360. A chance to play and learn; all levels welcome. Free. 

WEDNESDAY

“RIGHT IN THE EYE”: 7:30 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Live movie concert based on Georges Méliès’ films.

THURSDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m.-noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket. 

WEEKLY SOCIAL BIKE RIDE: 7 p.m., Geaux Ride, 521 N. Third St., Suite A. Free. fareharbor.com.

ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. Classes for February include Claudine Diamond — Intro to Gel Plate and Collage, Feb. 22, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sarah Sedwick — Dynamic Still Life in Oil or Acrylic, Feb. 27-March 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Larry Downs — The Complete Artist Using Eyes, Hands, and Brain — the Basics of Art, Feb. 5, 3 p.m.-6 p.m.; Roberta Loflin — Watercolor Basics — Tools and Techniques, Feb. 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon; and Dana Mosby: Interpreting the Landscape in Pastel: Infusing Your Work with Passion, March 14, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. All classes at Studio in the Park, 2490 Silverest Ave. (225) 773-8020 or artguildlouisiana.org.

BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. New work by Kathryn Baczeski (debut BRG show), Christopher Scott Brumfield, Rosemary Goodell and Heather Ryan Kelley. batonrougegallery.org.

CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation,” “The Louisiana Experience: Discovering the Soul of America,” “African American History,” “Music and Musicians,” and “Mardi Gras,” permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org.

CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. “The Great Reunion,” a contemporary exploration of the Great Migration, through Feb. 21. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. artsbr.org.

THE GALLERY AT MANSHIP: 100 Lafayette St. “A New Frame of Mind,” group exhibition that challenges the traditional role of the picture frame, through Sunday. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.

LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Pinpointing the Stars,” through Aug. 1; “Crossroads & Connections: A Century of the Railway in Baton Rouge,” through Oct. 1; “Landscapes Along the Railway: The Art of John Cleaveland,” through March 15; “Going Places: Transportation Toys of the Past,” through July 6, and “Shelf Queens: Model Train Masterpieces,” also through July 6. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org.

LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “AI: Artistic Interpretations, Studio Art Quilt Associates,” Thursday-May 10. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org.

LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Dressing Louisiana Histoires de la mode de la Louisiane,” through March 6. (225) 578-5992 or email [email protected].

MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound.

OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com.

OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. “A More Perfect Union: Reconstruction’s Legacy in Louisiana,” new permanent exhibit; and “Louisiana Photographic Society Presents: Present Day Traces of Segregation, Civil Rights, and Collective Memory in Louisiana,” through March 14. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org.

USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for dry dock repairs. usskidd.com.

WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “Gone But Not Forgotten: Black Cemeteries of West Baton Rouge,” through March 8. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.