Upcoming Events

2026 Tremé Fall Festival Patron Party Honors Our Very Own, Baba Luther Gray
Oct
16

2026 Tremé Fall Festival Patron Party Honors Our Very Own, Baba Luther Gray

Fri, Oct 16

George & Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Ctr

Join us for the Tremé Fall Festival Patron Party, featuring a Live Performance by Kurt Brunus, a special Honoree Recognition of Luther Gray, Cuisine, Open Bar, a Great Auction + more!

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@ NOMA Elders Sacred Talk Series: Ashton Ramsey and Alvin “Al” Jackson, also Honoring Big Queen Rita Johnson
Oct
7

@ NOMA Elders Sacred Talk Series: Ashton Ramsey and Alvin “Al” Jackson, also Honoring Big Queen Rita Johnson

NOMA and the Congo Square Preservation Society present the Elders Sacred Talk Series with prolific elder New Orleanians, celebrating the lives they lead while providing the opportunity for visitors to learn firsthand about the impact they’ve had on our city.

This month, join Ashton Ramsey and Alvin “Al” Jackson for their conversation, as well as for a celebration honoring Big Queen Rita Johnson of the Mowhawk Hunters Black Masking Indian Tribe.

This program is included with museum admission, which is free for Louisiana residents every Wednesday courtesy of The Helis Foundation’s Art for All initiative. No registration required. 

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MAAFA
Jul
4

MAAFA

Wear white and comfortable shoes

THE PROCESSION

Drummers, dancers, healers, artists, activists and musicians lead a procession from the sacred space of Congo Square, through historic Tremé, with a brief stop at St. Augustine Catholic Church, the site of the Tomb of the Unknown Slave.  From there, the procession continues through the French Quarter with pauses at historical sites, including those where slave auctions regularly took place.

The procession ends at the Mississippi River with drumming, dancing, singing, and praying. Ancestors are honored by name, those affected by the TransAtlantic Slave Trade, individuals who were victims of tragic events and senseless acts of vilence, as well as all those who were, so that we might be.

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