Halloween New Orleans Style – You Go Ghoul
Celebrate Halloween in Spooky New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 18, 2009
New Orleans has a reputation for throwing outrageous parties and raising the hair on people’s necks with its haunted history. Come Halloween, and these two special talents collide in a way that leaves a lasting impression.
The city has long been associated with voodoo legends, ghosts, witchcraft and the paranormal. Visitors can spend the day enjoying one of New Orleans’ famous cemetery tours, before getting in the mood with one of the haunted tours through the French Quarter.
Then it’s time for party monsters to get ready to enjoy an unforgettable Halloween. From large street parties and dance parties, down to more intimate Halloween events in almost every bar and club in town, there are frightening festivities all around.
Halloween Street Party Celebrations and Haunted Balls
One of the biggest Halloween celebrations in New Orleans is held on Frenchmen Street in the Marigny. Often referred to as the locals’ Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street fills with locals and tourists who brave the crowds in their elaborate costumes.
Over at The Hotel Monteleone, the ghosts enjoy their very own ball, and the living are invited to join in the fun. One of New Orleans’ most historic hotels, The Hotel Monteleone is known for its haunted rooms and hosts an annual ball for the supernatural guests.
Thousands of gays and lesbians and their straight but not narrow friends throw themselves into one of the biggest party weekends around, Halloween New Orleans. One of the biggest and best gay circuit parties, Halloween New Orleans is more than three days of fun, it also raises money for Project Lazarus, which helps people living with AIDS. For tickets to Halloween New Orleans visit their official website.
Meanwhile the three-day alternative music festival Voodoo Fest will be held in New Orleans over Halloween Weekend. With headliners such as Kiss, Eminem and Jane’s Addiction, the festival will be held from the 30th October to 1st of November, 2009.
New Orleans Embraces Halloween Costumes of Every Kind
One thing you won’t see at Halloween in New Orleans is a sea of jeans and tshirts. Locals and tourists love to dress up for all sorts of parties in New Orleans, and Halloween is the perfect excuse to take those costumes to the next level. From simple fairy wings or cat ears to extravagant, jaw dropping pieces, the city’s costume shops have all the bases covered.
One of the great things about New Orleans is that most of the bars and restaurants have seen it all before, and are more than happy to have strange creatures of the night come in for a drink or a bite to eat. So much so that people who haven’t embraced the Halloween swing of things are more likely to stand out than those in full fancy dress.
Unusual Halloween Gifts and Souvenirs in French Quarter’s Voodoo Shops
The French Quarter’s Voodoo shops are an experience in themselves, and offer a chance to pick up an unusual Halloween gift or souvenir. The French Quarter is also the home of the New Orleans’ Historic Voodoo Museum which is described as one of the most unique museums in the country.
But even if there’s no time to pick up a souvenir, Halloween in New Orleans is something most visitors remember for a very long time.
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