Big Chief Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots joined us live on the New Orleans Music Show to celebrate the start of Carnival 2026 on January 6! Check out their performance below. Read more

Various clubs will be leading second line parades at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls, and many brass bands will also be present, performing onstage and parading throughout the Fair Grounds! Check out the lineu... Read more

Various clubs will be leading second line parades at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell. Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls, and many brass bands will also be present, performing onstage and parading throughout the Fair Grounds! Check out the lineu... Read more

At sunset on March 19, the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans don their elaborate suits of beads and feathers in neighborhoods throughout New Orleans and play out ritual confrontations with song and dance. Below is video from St. Joseph's Night 2024 as the 9th Ward Hunter... Read more

There are three Super Sunday Mardi Gras celebrations that happen each year. Super Sunday is an annual gathering of Mardi Gras Indian Tribes celebrating their heritage and culture in a magnificent display of hand-sewn suits, singing, dancing and chanting. The festival is fre... Read more

Black Masking Indians and other community members gather in honor of Big Chief Tootie Montana, the "Chief of Chiefs," in front of his statue in Congo Square/Louis Armstrong Park. Read more

Treme Fall Fest is celebrating ten years this weekend! Head out to the St. Augustine Catholic Church Yard on Saturday, October 25, 11am-6pm, for wonderful local food, art, and some of the very best in live, local music! The festival will kick off at 10am with a traditional ... Read more

The Lower 9 Fall Festival is happening Saturday, October 25 at Oliver Bush Playground (2500 Fats Domino Ave.)! This is a cultural festival with Mardi Gras Indians, food vendors, live music, and a parade that starts at noon. Special guest Ms. Loretta Tate. Read more

The intersection of Jackson Ave. and Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. in Central City was renamed in honor of Big Chief Bo Dollis, Sr. on Saturday, April 19. New Orleans City Council voted on the name change in recognition of Dollis's significant contributions to New Orleans cultu... Read more