Fet Gede: Haitian Day of the Dead, a celebration of our ancestors

About this event

The New Orleans Healing Center and La Source Ancienne Ounfo invite you to experience the vibrant traditions of Day of the Dead and Fet Gede (the Haitian Day of the Dead). For 45 years, La Source Ancienne Ounfo, a New Orleans-based Vodou society, has celebrated the Day of the Dead/Fet Gede with an annual Vodou ceremony. The celebration offers a comforting reminder that our Dead are not gone, and we can honor and visit with them as a community. In turn, our memory of them keeps their spirits alive and present.

This is a FREE event and open to the public!

Event Details

What: Day of the Dead/Fet Gede Celebration When: Sunday, November 1st, 2026, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Where: New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St Claude Ave, corner of St Roch and St. Claude.

To get into the spirit of the ceremony, attendees are encouraged to wear white with a purple head scarf, or purple and black, which are the Gede’s colors.

What you can Experience See unique altars for the Dead/Ancestors created by various local artists. Guests are invited to bring photos of your Dead or remembrances for the main Ancestors altar located on the main stage.

Shop for art, crafts, and unique goods in our Art Market, and enjoy delicious food options.

Happy Hour: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Enjoy shots of Barbancourt Haitian rum from our by-donation bar.

Ceremony 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Join us in the Grand Hall for the annual ceremony to invoke the Gede.

Procession 10 pm – 10:30 pm. Procession to feed the Dead, say the praise names of the Beloved Dead, pass flame and say prayers from numerous traditions for the Dead.

Offerings: Please feel free to bring offerings for the Gede or your Ancestors. Gede likes rum, cigars, sunglasses with one lens, top hats, flat breads, peppers, goat cheese, goat stew, and more!

Come celebrate your Ancestors and experience the New Orleans Healing Center decked for the occasion!

From New Orleans Healing Center