Upcoming Event: Treme Creole Gumbo Festival

Events in New Orleans are huge and the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival is no exception. This event helps to celebrate the heritage and history of the oldest neighborhood of Free African Americans in the entire country. It will be hosted by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival for the ninth time on November 18th and 19th.

The Festival

Faubourg Treme is known as the birthplace for Jazz music. It’s also one of the most unique neighborhoods in New Orleans. The Treme Creole Gumbo Festival is a celebration of both jazz and the neighborhood heritage. It will feature plenty of New Orleans jazz performances from well-known artists, plenty of gumbo and so much more.

This is a free festival providing all kinds of entertainment including jazz, brass jazz band, R&B and so much more. An Art Market will be available between sets to purchase hand-made crafts and gifts. In addition, the Brass Menagerie second line parade is a part of this event.

The Performers

Plenty of great performers will be on hand for the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival including:

•          Tuba Skinny
•          Treme Brass Band
•          Original Pinstripe Brass Band
•          Free Agents Brass Band
•          TBC Brass Band
•          Hot 7 Brass Band
•          Trumpet Mafia
•          LPO Brass Ensemble
•          Rebirth Brass Band
•          Pinettes Brass Band

Performances will start at 11am both Saturday and Sunday and the final performance will begin at 6:15pm both nights.

The Gumbo

Of course, the music isn’t the only thing featured during this festival. Gumbo will be available from some of the best restaurants and cooks in the entire Louisiana area. This signature dish will be provided with plenty of variations throughout the festival including chicken, sausage, seafood, vegan, Creole file and so much more. There will even be a vegan gumbo cook off and a number of cooking demonstrations from area chefs.

More Fun

If the music and the gumbo isn’t enough, enjoy plenty of other local food vendors, the art market and plenty of kids’ activities at this incredible event.

Event Information

The event will be held on November 18th and 19th at Congo Square in Armstrong Park. It’s free to attend and will run from 11am to 7:30pm both days. For more information visit the official event website here: http://www.jazzandheritage.org/treme-gumbo/