New Orleans Halloween & Things to Do 2025

Your complete guide to the best halloween in New Orleans and surrounding areas

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New Orleans welcomes Halloween 2025 around the French Quarter with ghostly tours, voodoo-themed events, and frightful happenings in the city center. Experience supernatural tours, themed events, and family pumpkin picking along with haunted mansion visits, costume parades, and jazz-age fright nights.

Find the best New Orleans Halloween happenings this year!

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Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

16 events
The Official Halloween Bar Crawl - New Orleans • Oct 31 – Nov 1

Two-day Halloween bar crawl with 5+ venues and included drinks.

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Family-Friendly Fall Activities

12 events
Krewe of BOO! Halloween Parade • Oct 25

New Orleans' official Halloween parade with custom monster floats

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Haunted Experiences

6 events
New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House • Sep 20 – Nov 8

America's top haunted house with two main attractions.

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Halloween Activities

14 events
New Orleans Cemetery Night Tour

New Orleans' only night time cemetery and haunted plantation tour

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Editor's Picks (6)

  1. New Orleans Nightmare Haunted House
    America's top haunted house with two main attractions.
  2. Krewe of BOO! Halloween Parade
    New Orleans' official Halloween parade with custom monster floats
  3. Boo Carre Halloween Haunt
    Kid-centric Halloween haunt with free tote bags for costumed children.
  4. The Official Halloween Bar Crawl - New Orleans
    Two-day Halloween bar crawl with 5+ venues and included drinks.
  5. New Orleans Cemetery Night Tour
    New Orleans' only night time cemetery and haunted plantation tour
  6. The Queen's Labyrinth Halloween Masquerade Ball
    Immersive Halloween Masquerade Ball with Queen's Court characters

Halloween Movies, Theater, and Entertainment Near New Orleans

Horror screenings, spooky shows, and Halloween entertainment in New Orleans.

Spooky Movie Nights at Columbia Theatre

Dive into the Halloween spirit with a series of spooky movie nights and...

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Also Near New Orleans

Harvey (3.3 mi) → Terrytown (3.8 mi) → Marrero (3.9 mi) → Metairie Terrace (5.6 mi) → Kenner (10.4 mi) → Laplace (25.5 mi) →
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Halloween Road Trips & Weekend Getaways

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