Historic site
Congo Square
49 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Chris
March 19, 2016
Music anyone? Afro-American rhythms were created here first!
Kay
July 19, 2021
Slaves and free blacks gathered here on Sundays for dancing and drumming, the rhythms and variations of which are an integral part of early jazz, brass band music, second lines and parade beats. The Congo Square Preservation Society convenes on Sundays from 3-5 pm to continue the tradition.
Bella B
July 3, 2015
sunday summer nights have live drumming circle. often has live events that are free
Andy & Tracy
January 2, 2015
The birth place of Jazz! Where African drum beats met native American and European influences.
Linda
March 18, 2019
Congo Square is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The Tremé neighborhood is famous for its history of African American music.
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701 N Rampart St
New Orleans, LA
Tremé / Lafitte