The 2026 Surreal Salon Soiree - Juxtapoz

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.”

This one-of-a-kind night always expands the Surreal Salon exhibition to, in essence, include hundreds of works of art by way of the costumes YOU put together to help punctuate this unique exhibition! In addition to the over five dozen works featured in the Surreal Salon exhibition, the big night includes live music from the band Bon Bon Vivant, djs, food trucks, and a number of other surprises.