The Junior League of New Orleans is taking its 15th annual TOUCH-A-TRUCK to a new address on Saturday: the Alario Center in Westwego, with more than 20 trucks, machines and vehicles for children who want more than a wave from the sidewalk.
Gambel Communications calls the Alario Center a new, larger home for the Saturday, Nov. 14 event. The league's event page lists the building at 2000 Segnette Boulevard, Westwego.
A Bigger Room, Same Early Start
Last year's TOUCH-A-TRUCK was held at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, New Orleans Mom reported, on Nov. 15. The clock has not moved with the venue. A Gambit sponsored listing has VIP early access at 9 a.m. and general admission at 10 a.m., the same split Kenner families were offered in 2025.
General admission is $13, a family five-pack is $52, and VIP Early Access is $22. Children ages 1 and under attend free. Online sales end at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; after that, the league says tickets are at the door on Saturday.
Quiet Hour, Then a Cheaper One
From 2 to 3 p.m., the Westwego schedule sets aside a sensory-friendly quiet hour, with loud noises and bright lights turned off. That is a carryover with a slightly fuller description. Last year's 2 p.m. hour had sirens and horns off and the lights dimmed.
A half-price ticket hour follows from 3 to 4 p.m. The listing does not turn the morning into an all-day premium: families who can wait get a published discount before the trucks pack up.
Students Before the Ticket Line
The public day is not the first time the keys get turned. The league is scheduled to host Field Trip Friday on Nov. 13, giving hundreds of local children access at no cost. A $100 Hard Hat Helper donation is billed as covering 10 of those students at no cost.
Last year's preview welcomed hundreds of local students into the event space free. This year's school day is expected to give hundreds of local children access at no cost, before Saturday's paid admission begins.
Who Is in the Lineup
The advertised mix runs from helicopters and bulldozers to fire engines, ambulances, tow trucks and tractors, and children can meet the people who operate them. WGNO also lists utility trucks among the vehicles. Gambel puts the count at more than 20 trucks, machines and vehicles.
The 2025 advertisement was busier on paper: more than 30 vehicles, including cranes, police units, delivery trucks and utility vehicles. A larger building and a shorter published list are two different facts. Neither figure is a guarantee of who rolls in on the day.
League president Shelby Wynne has said the event is meant to celebrate everyday community heroes, and that meeting children and hearing their curiosity is her favorite part, WGNO reported.
Saturday's sequence is the part worth saving: VIP entry at 9 a.m., everyone else at 10, a quieter hour from 2 to 3, and half-price tickets from 3 to 4, at 2000 Segnette Boulevard. If the online cart has already closed, the door is still selling tickets.
