New African Orleans Family Festival | Festival Familial
Schedule
Sat Apr 04 2026 at 04:30 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Broadside NOLA | New Orleans, LA
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The Neighborhood Story Project, Alune Wade's SUNU Crescendo Production, and Alliance Française present a day and night of music, fashion, food, and (of course) books celebrating the connections between West Africa and New Orleans. Hosted by MC Sunni Patterson.. Tickets on sale at three prices according to what you can pay. Kids tickets are $5. No one will be turned away.• Culu Traditional African Dance Company
• Afrissippi
• Leyla McCalla
• Rama Diaw Fashion from Saint-Louis, Senegal
• The Spirit of Fi Yi Yi
• DJ Jubilee with Big Nine, Footwerk Family, Money Wasters, Nine Times, Prince of Wales, The Revolution, Undefeated Divas and Gents, Versatile Ladies of Style, and the Young Men Olympia, Jr.
• Corey Henry and the Treme Funket
• Alune Wade & Friends: Weedie Braimah (djembe), Babacar “Moha” Seck (sabar), Aly Guissé (sabar and tama), Raja Kassis (guitar) Kirk Joseph (sousaphone), Alfred Jordan (drums)
With generous support from the New Orleans Senegalese Association, the Nigerian Women’s Association New Orleans, Collaborative Public Humanities in Action at the University of New Orleans, Jazz Generations Initiative, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, CODOFIL, the Rajan Young Family Fund, Chic Nouvelle Worldwide, The Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange, The House of Dance & Feathers, Assemblage, the Community Book Center, and SproutNOLA..
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Where is it happening?
Broadside NOLA, 600 N Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119-4205, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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