Today · 📍 Puentes New Orleans

Walk-in HIV testing at no cost, with no appointment needed. It's offered weekday mornings and midday, plus a Saturday session every other week. Hours can shift,…

No appointment needed

Wednesday

Weekly line dancing lessons in New Orleans, with no ticket needed and no cost listed. Drop in on any Wednesday. The details come from a Facebook group post that…

Thursday · 📍 Ogden Museum

Louisiana residents can walk into the Ogden Museum in New Orleans without paying on Thursdays. The Helis Foundation sponsors the access through its Art Access i…

Louisiana residency

Wednesday · 📍 Blue Oak BBQ

Children 12 or younger get a free meal on Wednesdays, up to two kids' meals for each adult entrée you buy. One paying adult covers two kids, but the adult meal …

With purchase · Kids 12 & under; two kids meals per one adult entrée purchased

Thursday · 4pm · 📍 Dot's Diner

Kids get a free meal on Thursday evenings between 4 and 8 p.m. Whether an adult has to buy an entree isn't stated, so confirm with the staff when you order. Che…

With purchase

Tuesday · 📍 Hooters and Denny's Metairie

Kids' meals cost nothing on Tuesdays at Hooters and at the Denny's in Metairie, Louisiana, but an adult has to buy an entrée at Denny's, so it's a kids-eat-free…

With purchase

Monday · 5pm · 📍 gro.nola Pop-Up Pantry

Free tastings of foods from local vendors, offered Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gro.nola Pop-Up Pantry. Expect small bites rather than a full meal. No signup…

Thursday · 5:30pm · 📍 Grande Krewe Wine & Spirits

Weekly wine tastings run every Thursday at 5:30 p.m., with no signup, app, or purchase needed. Walk in at the shop and pour a taste. Age 21+ is almost certainly…

Any day

Library cardholders can reserve free passes to New Orleans museums and cultural sites, including the zoo, through the Culture Pass program. You need a New Orlea…

New Orleans Public Library card; residents aged 18 and older; one pass per cardholder, reservations no more than once per month

Any day

Library cardholders can reserve free e-passes for Louisiana state museums and other state sites. You'll need a valid library card, and you can hold up to four p…

Library card from a participating parish library system; adult resident cardholders

Any day

Medical students run about 30 clinics across the New Orleans area, offering basic screenings like blood pressure and glucose testing at no charge. The clinics a…

Any day

Free blood pressure and diabetes screenings from St. Anna's Medical Mission, offered through its mobile clinic at 1313 Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans. Walk-ins…

Any day

A roundup of free school supply giveaways across the New Orleans area, plus a health fair hosted by Ochsner Children's. Each event has its own sponsor, date, an…