Uptown Super Sunday 2024

Mardi Gras Indians from all over the city – uptown, downtown, across the Mississippi River – are on parade in all of their feathery and beaded glory this Sunday (canceled due to storms last week) with brass bands in the mix. Activities in A.L. Davis Park, Washington Ave. and LaSalle, begin at noon with live music including the group BRW and some of this city's favorite DJs like Captain Charles and DJ Jubilee.

The procession, or as some Black Indians like to call it, the “strut,” begins at 1 pm starting at the corner of Washington and LaSalle. It heads down LaSalle and takes a left on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It proceeds along MLK and turns left on S. Claiborne Ave. It travels on Claiborne and takes a left on Washington Ave. It returns “home” to A.L Davis.

On the previous day, Saturday, March 23, A.L. Davis Park will play host to a Gospel Extravaganza. Church choirs from around the neighborhood will lift their voices beginning at 1 pm.


Dear Members and Friends of the Backstreet Cultural Museum

The Backstreet Cultural Museum, “A Powerhouse of Knowledge,” will be raising the price of admission by $5 beginning on January 1, 2024. (See prices below.) Taxes will also be applied to all credit card transactions.

Admission to the museum includes a tour of the exhibits that specialize in New Orleans Black street cultures including jazz funerals, Mardi Gras Indians, and Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs' second line parades. At the end of September 2023, the Backstreet Cultural Museum expanded into an adjoining room which, along with other expenses, prompted the increase in admission though it also provides more display space for the wonderful regalia collected over the decades.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you in the new year. Happy holidays!

General Admission: $25.00

Locals: $20.00

Seniors, students and veterans $20.00

Children under 12: $10.00

THANK YOU!

Thanks very much for all of your support and we ask that you continue to donate and keep vital our Building Fund, as we continue raising money for our permanent home.

 

THE HISTORY

The Backstreet Cultural Museum officially opened its doors in 1999. However, its origins can be traced back three decades to when Sylvester Francis paraded with the Gentlemen of Leisure Social Aid & Pleasure Club. A man photographing the parade wanted Francis to pay $35.00 for his own photograph. To avoid such costs in the future, Francis bought both a Super 8mm camera and a still camera and began documenting Carnival celebrations, second-line parades, and jazz funerals throughout New Orleans.

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1531 St. Philip Street

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70116

Hours
Tuesday-Saturday (Closed Sunday & Monday)

10-4pm

$20 Entry

$15 Locals, Seniors & Veterans

$10 Children 12 & Under

Contact us for Groups/Field Trips

Phone
504.657.6700