COMING THIS WEEKEND!!!
Hey my ghoulish glam squad! 💋 I’m Karen Brem, Marketing Director for the fabulously haunted, freshly glowed-up ✨ and now proudly LGBTQ+ owned and operated 🏳️🌈 Historic Mardi Gras Inn, located just one block off the French Quarter and a two-minute strut to the streetcar stop 🚋.
Halloween in New Orleans isn’t a night, darling — it’s a lifestyle choice 🦇. And the Krewe of BOO! Parade rolling on Saturday, October 25, 2025 is the crown jewel 👑 of our haunted season — a glittering, ghostly, costumed catastrophe (in the best way) 🎃.
If you’re an adult who loves mixing spooky thrills with killer cocktails 🍸, fierce costumes 👠, and a bit of chaos — you need to be above it all. Literally. Here’s your inside scoop on the three balcony viewing parties that will have you shrieking with delight (and maybe regret). 💀🕸️
🕷️ New Orleans + Halloween = Perfection 🎭
Travel & Leisure named New Orleans one of the 13 Best Places in the World to Visit for Halloween 🌍🎃 — and honey, they weren’t wrong. Our cobblestone streets are crawling with vampires 🧛♀️, witches 🧙♂️, and way too many tourists wearing fishnets.
And when you stay with us at Historic Mardi Gras Inn, you’re just a single shriek away from all the action. 🏨 We promise clean, affordable accommodations 🛏️, warm, welcoming staff, and an atmosphere so friendly even the ghosts feel at home 👻.
💋 The Three Balcony Parties to Die For (Not Literally) 💀
Here’s where the true Halloween elite will be sipping, snacking, and side-eyeing the crowd below 👇:
🎃 1️⃣ Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar
📍 701 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans
🕰 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
💸 $200 per person
🎟️ Tickets: kreweofboo.com/viewingparties
Includes:
🍺 3-hour open bar (spirits, beer, wine — pick your poison)
🍔 Tasty buffet bites + private balcony view 👀
🚻 Private restrooms (because witches need breaks too)
🦇 Why go: It’s chill, casual, and perfectly positioned to see every float and flirt roll by. Surfboard optional. 🏄♂️
🧛♀️ 2️⃣ The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
📍 500 Canal Street
🕰 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
💸 $225 per person
🎟️ Tickets: kreweofboo.com/viewingparties
Includes:
🍾 Premium open bar + delicious buffet bites
👑 Private balcony overlooking Canal Street
🚻 Private bathrooms (because no one looks cute in a line)
💋 Why go: Canal Street = center of the spectacle. You’ll have a killer view and zero risk of losing your wig in the crowd.
🦴 3️⃣ Crescent City Brewhouse
📍 527 Decatur Street (French Quarter)
🕰 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
💸 $275 per person (limited tickets!)
🎟️ Tickets: events.com/krewe-of-boo-balcony-party
Includes:
🍹 4-hour premium open bar + chef-curated bites 🦪
👀 Prime balcony on Decatur Street — front-row thrills
🚻 Private bathrooms (for mere mortals and monsters alike)
🎭 Why go: Longest party. Best food. Killer view. It’s where the fabulous and the frightening share cocktails. 🍸
🕯️ Hurry, Boo — These Sell Out FAST! 💀
Every year, these parties vanish faster than a ghost after last call 👻🍹. So grab your tickets now before you’re left haunting the sidewalks wishing you’d listened to Karen.
Then, book your stay at the Historic Mardi Gras Inn — now fully renovated, proudly queer-owned 💅, and located perfectly for all your late-night hauntings.
We promise clean, affordable rooms, warm, welcoming staff, and a home base so close you can stumble back in heels — even if they’re six inches high. 👠
🎃 Make It a Weekend of Wicked Fun 🦇
💀 Friday: Pre-party cocktails & ghost tours ☠️
🧟♀️ Saturday Morning: Krewe of BOO Zombie Run 🏃♀️
🎭 Saturday Night: Your balcony party of choice + after-hours chaos 🍾
🕸️ Sunday: Brunch, beads & bloody marys 🩸
Because sleep? That’s for the undead, darling. 😈
🕷️ Karen’s Creepy Checklist 💋
☑️ Buy your balcony tickets 🎟️
☑️ Book your room at Historic Mardi Gras Inn 🏨
☑️ Pack your fiercest costume 🧙♀️
☑️ Charge your phone for glam-ghoul selfies 📸
☑️ Tag us when you post — we love seeing our guests slay the Quarter 💀
💀 Come Stay, Play & Slay with Us 🎭
New Orleans is calling, sugar — and it’s whispering boo! 👻
So grab your friends, your costumes, and your sense of mischief, and join us for the 2025 Krewe of BOO! Parade — the spookiest, sassiest and most unforgettable weekend of the year.
Don’t wait another minute — book your long-weekend stay at the Historic Mardi Gras Inn today! We’re just one block off the French Quarter, newly glowed-up, and ready to welcome all creatures of the night. 🖤
See you on the balcony, sweetheart — and try to behave (your definition, not mine). 😉
FOR ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION CALL US DIRECTLY AT 504.949.5815 OR 1.800.209.9408. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT US AT historicmardigrasinn.com.
— Karen Brem
Marketing Director | Historic Mardi Gras Inn
🎭🕯️💀🕷️🎃🦇👻🍾