Congo Square Rhythms Festival - 3/26 -27/2022

It was in Congo Square that African slaves gathered on Sunday afternoons to practice their ancestral traditions. Their legacy lives on in our Treme Creole Gumbo / Congo Square Rhythms Festival, a free event that celebrates the music, food, and dance of our forebears, creating an event that is fun for the whole family.

We’ve combined two of our favorite festivals into one! The Treme Creole Gumbo and Congo Square Rhythms festivals sit on the outskirts of the French Quarter in Tremé, celebrating the neighborhood as a key proving ground in the birthplace of jazz!

Congo Square Rhythms Festival - 11/16 & 17/2019

Mardi Gras Indians, African dance, brass bands, luscious jazz, soul-funk, Latin jazz and West African highlife – all these are in store for music fans at the 12th annual Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation November 16-17 in Armstrong Park. Celebrating the New Orleans traditions that spring from the African diaspora, the Congo Square Rhythms Festival brings a joyful noise to the spot that those in the know consider the birthplace of American music.