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.

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 second line parade through the neighborhood featuring brass bands, Baby Dolls, Zulu Tramps, this year's cultural honoree, Big Chief Victor Harris, and more. Meet at the corner of Kerlerec Street & Henriette Delille Street.

This year's performers include Shamarr Allen, Kermit Ruffins, Herlin Riley, Original Pinettes Brass Band, Leroy Jones & the Treme All-Stars with Mitchell Player and Shannon Powell, and Eliza Sonnenschein.

There will also be a Sunday Gospel Mass held at the church on October 26 starting at 10am.

Full details at tremefest.org!

Original Four [Photo by Action Jackson]

START Armstrong Park @ N. Rampart. Proceed up N. Rampart to S. Rampart. Continue to Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. 

STOP Under the Bridge: Dumaine Gang. Proceed forward LEFT on Jackson to Brainard St. RIGHT on Philip St., LEFT on Baronne St., up Baronne to Washington Ave. RIGHT on Washington Ave., up Washington to Dryades St.

STOP Sportsman Corner. Up Dryades to Philip, LEFT on Philip, RIGHT on Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., proceed to Jackson St., LEFT on Jackson St.

STOP Jackson St. & S. Liberty St. C.T.C. Social & Pleasure Club. LEFT on S. Liberty, proceed forward, RIGHT on Simon Bolivar to LaSalle.

DISBAND Washington & LaSalle

In the player below, hear our interview with Original Four's Wendell Jackson!