The 2026 Surreal Salon Soiree: Get a Costume and Head on Down to Baton Rouge

The Surreal Salon exhibition + juried competition is one of our favorite events of the year, and luckily, it kicks off annually in January. Part of the celebration is the Surreal Salon Soiree, and on January 24, 2026, the 18th edition of the party/costume extravaganza will be, as the Baton Rouge Gallery notes, “one of the weirdest nights in Louisiana’s capital city with art from across the globe, wild costumes, live music, and a couple surprises.”