September 24, 2025 |

Sample garden-fresh cocktails, learn how to make them at home, and vote for your favorites as area distillers and bars compete to create the best cocktails using local ingredients.

Join The National WWII Museum, Eat Local NOLA powered by the New Orleans Food Policy Council, and The American Sector Restaurant & Bar to celebrate the season of eating locally at our annual Garden to Glass event! Sample garden-fresh drinks, learn how to make them at home, and vote for your favorites as area distillers and bars compete to create the best cocktails using local ingredients.

This year, we’re turning back the clock 80 years to September 1945—the end of World War II—with the theme Cheers to Victory! Inspired by this historic moment of hope and joy, we’ll be toasting to peace, perseverance, and the power of community.

Keeping with the theme, The American Sector Restaurant & Bar will serve garden-fresh fare made with local ingredients.

Pricing:

• Museum Members, Eat Local Challengers, and Master Gardeners: $30
• Nonmembers: $35
• Designated Driver: $15

Tickets must be purchased in advance and will sell out fast! General admission includes cocktail samples and food. Designated Driver tickets do not include cocktail samples, but include food and free parking in the Museum’s garage.

Tickets click -> HERE