Widespread Panic Returns To New Orleans For 2026 Halloween Run

By Scott Bernstein Aug 17, 2026 • 12:25 pm PDT

Widespread Panic will celebrate Halloween in New Orleans for the first time since 2021 this fall. The band just announced a two-night run at UNO Lakefront Arena on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31.

UNO Lakefront Arena first hosted Widespread Panic on Halloween 1997. The Georgia-based sextet returned to the venue for Halloween celebrations each year until 2003. Additional Panic Halloween runs at the UNO Lakefront Arena took place in 2010, 2013, 2019 and 2021.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 21 at 10 a.m. CT.

Widespread Panic typically follows a theme for their Halloween concerts. Alice In Wonderland was the theme on October 31, 2025 in Savannah, Georgia. The show featured several cover debuts as well as a string of bustouts.

The band is currently touring without Jimmy Herring. Nick Johnson has been filling in for Herring on lead guitar.