Launched in 2015 by the Historic Faubourg Tremé Association (HFTA), the Tremé Fall Festival celebrates the unique culture, history, spirit and architecture of the Tremé neighborhood. The festival has served as an economic driver of the neighborhood through investments in musicians, culture bearers, institutions and businesses that contribute to the fabric of America’s most historic African American neighborhood.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Fall Festival was canceled and organizers have reimagined the festival into a virtual spring-season celebration on Saturday, April 24, from 6 to 9 p.m. with an in-person and virtual concert at the New Orleans Jazz Museum.

The Tremé Brass Band, Dr. Michael White, and James Andrews will perform in front of an intimate audience. The concert will also be simulcast live on the Facebook pages of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the HFTA, and OffBeat. The concert will also feature prerecorded elements about Tremé’s history and current residents and business owners. The event will adhere to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, including limited capacity, mask wearing and social distancing.

The goals of the HFTA are threefold: To support local musicians by providing gigs and making investments in the cultural and business economy of Tremé, to raise funds that enable HFTA to provide grants to St. Augustine Church and other cultural institutions, and to build awareness of the unique culture and history of Tremé among local, regional, national and international audiences.

To date, HFTA has provided over $50,000 to help restore the nation’s oldest African-American church, St. Augustine Catholic Church, which will celebrate its 178th anniversary this October.

The HFTA is seeking sponsors. For more information and to purchase tickets to the concert, visit here.