Social Aid & Pleasure Club · Est. 1996
2026 Second Line · Sunday, May 10 · 1 PM
Original Big 7
The 2026 Route
START — 1823 Elysian Fields Ave. Home of the Original Big 7 & Red Flame Hunters. Right on N. Claiborne Ave., right on St. Bernard Ave., right on A.P. Tureaud Ave., right on Hope St.
1933 Hope St. — Youth Rebuilding New Orleans. Left on N. Broad St., left on St. Bernard Ave.
1212 St. Bernard Ave. — John Thompson Legacy Center. Left on St. Claude Ave., left on Elysian Fields Ave.
DISBAND — 1823 Elysian Fields Ave. 4.5 miles through the 7th Ward.
Established 1996 · 7th Ward, New Orleans
Built in the 7th Ward.
The Original Big 7 was founded in 1996 in the St. Bernard housing development, deep in the 7th Ward. From day one the club tied its parade to the neighborhood — raising money and lifting up the community that raised its members.
After Katrina the Big 7 became a force for bringing people home, helping rebuild blocks and businesses across the ward. Today it runs youth programs and the Original Little 7 division, passing the culture to the next generation. Their season second line rolls out of Elysian Fields each May.
For the culture. For the 7th Ward.
Downtown · 7th Ward
