Treme Creole Gumbo Festival

Sat 11/8 - Sun 11/9

Celebrating the long heritage of what is believed to be the oldest neighborhood of free African Americans in the United States, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation hosts the annual Treme Creole Gumbo Festival on the second weekend of November each year, just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday.

The festival is staged in Congo Square in the corner of Louis Armstrong Park, as well as in other sections of the park on North Rampart Street between St. Peter and St. Philip streets, directly opposite the French Quarter. Hours are from 11:00 a.m. until just after sunset (between 6:00 and 6:30 p.m.), and admission is free.