Events

Private Event - St. Louis Room

Private Event - Classroom or Bierstube

Private Event - Festival Hall

Ladies Auxiliary The Ladies Auxiliary meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm

Casual walk or run every Thursday. We’ll go for a 2 or 3 mile route in the park or neighborhood then gather at the Haus for Gemütlichkeit. Gather at 5:30 pm, leave for run/walk at 6pm.

Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm.

Damenchor and Saengerchor Choir Groups meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. The Damenchor (ladies) meet at 7:00 pm and the Saengerchor (men) meet at 8:00 pm

Cooking Class  Join us in the Deutsches Haus Kitchen with Peter Longerich Gefüllte Nudelrollen - German Noodle Rolls Limited registration, so sign up soon!

KINO - Riefenstahl Regie Andres Veiel’s multiple award winning 2024 Doku is the first look at the influential, controversial filmmaker’s life using her own personal estate to take a closer look at her past. Riefenstahl’s heirs’ donation to the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation included over 7,000 boxes of scripts, letters, film notes, photos, super 8 recordings, cassette tapes, phone recordings & memoir drafts. Film will be screened in German/English, & subtitled in English. “Sobering & profoundly eerie, a masterful documentary, about political evasion, self-preservation, & the limits of denial.” – Kevin Maher/”The Times” Kino Night at the Haus! Join us every other week as we showcase a curated selection of German-language films—ranging from classics and comedies to contemporary dramas, documentaries, and music. Whether you're practicing your German, exploring German culture, or just love a good movie, Kino Night is the perfect midweek escape. Admission is free and open to the public, and the bar will be open for drinks before and during the screening. Bring a friend, settle in, and enjoy an evening of film, culture, and Gemütlichkeit.

Private Event - Festival Hall

Private Event - Festival Hall

Private Event - Festival Hall

Casual walk or run every Thursday. We’ll go for a 2 or 3 mile route in the park or neighborhood then gather at the Haus for Gemütlichkeit. Gather at 5:30 pm, leave for run/walk at 6pm.

Galvez Night is held monthly on the 2nd Friday of the month. Schnickelfritz is calling everyone to come celebrate and re-live old memories and lore [...]

Kulturabend - Lecture Mike Larkin presents: The Civil War in New Orleans The Civil War in New Orleans tells the story of the city and region during that most turbulent period in our history. The city fell after only a token defense, so many of the uncomfortable elements of the narrative were deliberately excised. As a consequence, the real life stories of courageous Southern women facing seemingly insurmountable challenges were not adequately told. Similarly, the accounts of thousands of black men and women who struggled to find their rightful place amidst the chaos of war were also not sufficiently mentioned. Missing too are the stories of the thousands of local creole and immigrant men, blacks and whites, who filled the ranks of Union regiments occupying the city. But also largely forgotten was the decisive impact made in this region by locally raised regiments, batteries and battalions that fought for the Confederacy. Many of these soldiers died in battles far from home. Also erased from the narrative were Union soldiers stationed here. The Civil War in New Orleans tells these stories of mostly ordinary people thrust into extraordinary circumstances and how they coped. It is our history and most of it took place in neighborhoods we now call home. Michael "Mike" Larkin is a Retired Lieutenant Colonel USAF. He was shot at in three wars, author of two works; The Civil in New Orleans Book I and Book 2. He has been a member of Deutsches Haus since 2005, co-leading the Main Food Tent during Oktoberfest. He and his wife Paula Fruthaler have been together for 56 years. Tuesday, September 15th -  Program starts at 7:00 Free and Open to the Public This is sponsored by the German-American Cultural Center of Gretna and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Deutsches Haus.

Private Event - Bierstube

Casual walk or run every Thursday. We’ll go for a 2 or 3 mile route in the park or neighborhood then gather at the Haus for Gemütlichkeit. Gather at 5:30 pm, leave for run/walk at 6pm.

German folk music. Come sing along with just for fun.

All are welcome to meet members of Schlaraffia and practice speaking German. 

Damenchor and Saengerchor Choir Groups meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. The Damenchor (ladies) meet at 7:00 pm and the Saengerchor (men) meet at 8:00 pm.

Festival Hall

Coming to America Edward Branley When the French Quarter was Sicilian Between the 1870s and 1920s, roughly 300,000 Italian immigrants, about 90% of whom were Sicilian, came through the port of New Orleans. In When the French Quarter was Sicilian, local author Edward Branley explores the part of the Quarter known as “Little Palermo” from the 1890s into the 1930s. From the riverfront to the French Market, up into the neighborhood, Edward talks about produce farmers, market vendors, grocers, bakers, restaurant and tavern owners, organized crime, and a well-known ice cream maker.

Private Event - Bierstube

Private Event - Bierstube

KINO - Der Zinker  - The Squealer Start your All Hallows Eve  off early with our screening of Der Zinker! Based on a novel by British author Edgar Wallace, The Squealer  was one of dozens of successful Krimi Filme  flooding European Kinos during the 1950s & 1960s. Here, our Kommissar Bill Elford (Heinz Drache) is once again on the scene of several murders, but all of whom died from snake bites! Film costars: Barbara Ruetting, Eddi Arent & Klaus Kinski, and will be screened in original German & subtitled in English. FSK: 16  Kino Night at the Haus! Join us every other week as we showcase a curated selection of German-language films—ranging from classics and comedies to contemporary dramas, documentaries, and music. Whether you're practicing your German, exploring German culture, or just love a good movie, Kino Night is the perfect midweek escape. Admission is free and open to the public, and the bar will be open for drinks before and during the screening. Bring a friend, settle in, and enjoy an evening of film, culture, and Gemütlichkeit.

Private Event - Festival Hall

Private Event - Festival Hall

Casual walk or run every Thursday. We’ll go for a 2 or 3 mile route in the park or neighborhood then gather at the Haus for Gemütlichkeit. Gather at 5:30 pm, leave for run/walk at 6pm.

Test your knowledge and have some fun. Bring friends - make new ones - compete for prizes! Food available at 5:30pm with the game starting at 7pm.

Oktoberfest Work Party Looking for volunteers to help ready for Oktoberfest Prep work for food venues to clean equipment and make sure it works Grounds to be cleaned and prepped Unwrap all glassware Fix and tighten up White Tables 9:00 am - Saturday, September 26th and Saturday, October 3rd 

Available Training for Oktoberfest ServSafe Alcohol Class $tba Non-Refundable 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Responsible Vendor License is necessary to work in any booth serving alcohol. Prior volunteers should check their license expiration date! We will need proof of your RV license before you can be scheduled to volunteer. Having a RV license DOES NOT guarantee serving alcohol. Limited Space WATCH THIS SPACE FOR LINKS TO REGISTER

Oktoberfest Training ServSafe Food Handler Training $tba Non-Refundable 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM This class is for anyone who is volunteering in a food area. It teaches Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-Contamination & Allergens, Time & Temperature, and Cleaning & Sanitation. Limited Space WATCH THIS SPACE FOR LINKS TO REGISTER

Join us at the Haus for an Oktoberfest Warm Up night Get in the mood for Oktoberfest with Food, Music, and Bier. 5:00 Bier Musikanten 7:00 Ira's German Polka Band

Volunteer Meeting for Oktoberfest. This meeting is for all volunteers who will be working at Oktoberfest.  We highly encourage all volunteers to attend to learn expectations and outcomes of volunteers. Sunday, October 5th - 4pm to 5pm.

Live Music - Jazz Guitar Night with Don Vappie, Brian Seeger & John Rankin Free and open to the public. Tips much appreciated.

Ladies Auxiliary The Ladies Auxiliary meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm

Casual walk or run every Thursday. We’ll go for a 2 or 3 mile route in the park or neighborhood then gather at the Haus for Gemütlichkeit. Gather at 5:30 pm, leave for run/walk at 6pm.

Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7pm.

Check out the Deutsches Haus Schlaraffia page https://deutscheshaus.org/schlaraffia/

Damenchor and Saengerchor Choir Groups meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month. The Damenchor (ladies) meet at 7:00 pm and the Saengerchor (men) meet at 8:00 pm