The Downriver Festival is back for it’s fourth annual “multi-sensory” celebration of the Mississippi River that will be hosted at the Old U.S. Mint and French Market on Saturday, September 10. This year’s theme is “Oysters & The Future of our Coast.”

With live music, cooking demonstrations, presentations, panels, and walking tours, the festival aims to offer guests the full New Orleans experience. There will be indoor symposiums that are free and open to the public and will be held on the third floor of the Old U.S. Mint.

Here is a schedule of some of the events:

Cooking Demonstrations at the French Market:
11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

National Park Service Centennial Anniversary Stage at the Old U.S. Mint
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. Pepe Coloma
1:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fredy Omar con su Banda
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. National Park Service Centennial Band
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Bruce Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Honey Island Swamp Band