Halloween is near! The actual day of observation is on Wednesday, 10/31, but this weekend, the celebration will commence in the streets of New Orleans. Tons of people, from near and far, will be dressed to the nines, turning UP at one (or some) of the many events happening this weekend.
Here are my picks:
ALL WEEKEND
Boo at the Zoo
@ Audubon Zoo
Fri & Sat: 5-9P (Saturday, SOLD OUT)
Sun: 4 – 8P
Park-A-Boo: Halloween Festival for the Kids
@ Lafreniere Park
Fri: 5p; Sat + Sun: 1P
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
@ City Park
12P
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Mahalia Jackson’s 107th Birthday Tricentennial Celebration
Various locations & times
Brews and Boos
Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and Storyland @ City Park
10:30p – 1A
FRIDAY, OCT. 26
Jim Monaghan’s 23rd Annual Halloween Parade
@ Molly’s at the Market
6P
Aziz Ansari
@ Mahalia Jackson Theater
7P
Wes Craven Double Feature
Last House on the Left + The Hills Have Eyes
@ The Broad Theater
9:30P
The Tipping Point
w/ DJs EF Cuttin + Kelly Green
@ Dragons Den
11P
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
Boo Fest 2018
@ Lakeview Regional Medical Center’s Park (Covington)
10A
Bat Festival
@ Audubon Louisiana Nature Center
10A – 4P
Boo Dat: A Spooktacular Saturday
@ The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk
12 – 3P
FOX 8’s 911 Local First Responders Night
Pelicans vs Utah Jazz
@ Smoothie King Center
6P
LAGNIAPPE w/ DJ RQ Away
+ Cavalier, Ray Wimley & Harbinger Project
@ Tiptina’s
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31
Ed Sheeran: 2018 North American Stadium Tour
@ Mercedes-Benz Superdome