The Louisiana Museum Foundation invites you to celebrate the opening of Gálvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution, a major new exhibition opening March 8, 2026, at The Cabildo, exploring Louisiana’s pivotal role in the Revolutionary era under Spanish rule.

Join us for the Spanish Gálvez Gala, a festive night at the historic Cabildo honoring this landmark exhibition and America’s 250th anniversary, set within the world of late 18th-century Spanish Colonial Louisiana.

Spanish Gálvez Gala
Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:00 p.m.
The Cabildo, Jackson Square

Tickets are $250. Sponsorships and tables are available.

Formal attire inspired by 18th-century Spanish Colonial Louisiana Historical costume welcomed; black tie preferred

Tickets & Sponsorships

  • The Cabildo at 701 Chartres Street. We recommend directing ride shares to The Presbytere Museum at751 Chartres via Royal Street from Esplanade or St. Ann Street from North Rampart. It is an easy walk across the edge of Jackson Square to The Cabildo.

    Please note the following street closures:

    • Chartres Street is closed (From Wilkinson, just passed Toulouse, around the St. Peter Street turn at Jackson Square)

    • St. Peter Street is Closed (From Jackson Square at Chartres through the Royal Street intersection)

    • Decatur Street is closed (On the Esplanade Avenue side of the French Quarter, from Barracks Street through St. Phillips Street)

  • While we encourage guests to consider a ride-share (direct to The Presbytere), so you can enjoy the evening’s festivities and avoid parking and traffic limitations. There are also these nearby paid parking lots from Premium Parking:

    ·      P249 at 528 Chartres St.

    ·      P149 at 535 Chartres St.

    ·      P404 & P407 at 433 St. Peter St.

    ·      P405 at 211 Conti St.

    ·      P401 at 500 Decatur St.

  • The Gala is from 7:00-10:00 PM. Tickets at both levels are available for purchase on our website and at the door.

  • The Gala is black-tie optional. We encourage guests to be creative and wear attire inspired by 18th Century Spanish Colonial Louisiana.

  • 7:00–7:30 PM | Flamenco guitarist John Lawrence welcomes guests with traditional Spanish guitar.

    7:30 PM | A formal Gálvez Presentation in the Courtyard featuring:

    • Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard

    • Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser

    • Curator Steven Kling

    • Bernardo de Gálvez Re-Enactor Dennis Carlos

    • A.C. San Borondón Dancers

    8:00–10:00 PM | Chula, featuring Vivi del Rio in the Courtyard

    While the Second Floor Gallery will feature immersive traditional Flamenco performance featuring Flamenco Dancer Leticia “La Canela” Jimenez with a band featuring vocalist Pepele Méndez, guitarist John Lawrence, and percussionist Pedrito Segundo.

Opening to the public on March 8, 2026, the exhibition Gálvez and Louisiana in the American Revolution, at the Cabildo showing Louisiana’s decisive but often overlooked role in the Revolutionary era. Under Spanish Rule, the strategic placement of the bustling port of New Orleans made Louisiana central to intelligence gathering, military action, and diplomacy that shaped the outcome of the war. From crucial port, Spanish Governor Bernardo de Gálvez coordinated covert support to the Continental Army and later led a diverse coalition of free people of color, Native allies, Acadian refugees, enslaved Africans, and Creole and Spanish settlers to a series of stunning victories against British forces.